Seriously I have to pay money for this? I cannot access the Magento app because the config table has base_url set to an AWS public IP address URL, presumably from when the image was prepared, embedded in the Magento config table. This means I get redirected to http://23.22.54.201  when I try to access Magento. This is ridiculous.

To fix it I did this:

mysql -u root -p
USE bitnami_magento;
select * from core_config_data where path like '%base_url%';
UPDATE core_config_data SET value = 'http://[localIP]/' WHERE config_id = 19;

but now there is some Magento cache that needs to be cleared because I am still being 302 redirected to the public IP. So I am off spelunking in Magento forums to find out the magic commands to clear the cache. I thought I was paying for Bitnami so I would not have to do these sorts of gymnastics!

Hi All

Maybe I am just stupid but I thought that by using a Packaged Template it would work out the Box once the AMI was restored?

Trying to logon with SSH but the link just kept loading with no results and nothing happened.

So again I ask should a Template not work out the Box ?

Open your browser like
http://yourIP/admin 

Magento panel username and password:
(READ the Magento's page at aws marketplace for more details!!!)
User administrator: user (fixed, default)
Password: you must take the password of your instance by clicking:
- select your instance - Actions - Monitor and troubleshoot - Get System Log

Scroll to the about 25% above the bottom of the log, you'll find something like this (inside this kind of box):

###################################################
# #
# Setting Bitnami application password to 'MRWJEUOAeF6s' #
# (the default application username is 'user') #
# #
###################################################

If you are not getting absolutely nothing in the browser, log in via SSH, don't forget your keypair and set the username as 'bitnami'.

After logged in, maybe you need to allow the access to HTTP/HTTPS (via SSH, using curl http://localhost , I faced the error Connection refused):
$ sudo iptables -A INPUT -i eth0 -p tcp --dport 80 -j ACCEPT
$ sudo iptables -A INPUT -i eth0 -p tcp --dport 443 -j ACCEPT

After this, everything will be okay.

Recommended t3a medium instance seems to work well. t2 doesnt work. Took about hour or so for /admin to work. Having built Magento from scratch it can be quite painful and time-consuming. This is a great AMI for getting a Magento installed on a server quickly

I have been working with Magento for over 5 years and I don't think I could do without it. Its a piece of software that is editable at almost every level and that makes it a very very strong product. You can tweak it to resemble any other product out there so there is no use comparing Magento to any other product since it can be edited easily to look like any other product out there. Honestly I do not see the sense in rating software products since they can always be tweaked to fit a different narrative especially when the parent developer allows it and Magento gives you access to almost every level, for free. It deserves more than a 5/5. It must have taken thousands of hours to come up with such a product and be able to offer it for free. At the same time, the product is always going through improvements so a rating that was done yesterday does not mean that it reflects tomorrow's release of the same product.