firing up a new ec2 server NOTE!! Bug in knife ec2 - v knife the server once log in with generic ubuntu once fix encrypted dbag value ensure edbs is at /etc/chef/encrypted_data_bag_secret has the correct key (get from dreamr) knife ec2 server create -r 'role[base], role[app--rails]' -I ami-daac32ea -f m1.medium -G hvst-base,hvst-web -x ubuntu -Z us-west-2b -N app02.hvst.com -i .chef/staginghvstcom.pem --secret-file .chef/encrypted_data_bag_secret Set up route53 machine_id.hvst.com -> public ip machine_id.internal.hvst.com -> private ip deploy the app add the public ip or dns route to your deploy/enviroment cap deploy:setup cap deploy:cold