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# AWS EC2 Deployment Guidelines

AWS EC2 deployments have specific technical and sizing requirements, and a set of Cortex XSOAR best practices.

After you configure and verify your AWS EC2 deployment, install the Cortex XSOAR Server.

**Supported AWS EC2 Instance Types**

Cortex XSOAR server installation is supported on the following Amazon EC2 instance types.

| Instance Type | Instance Name                                           |
| ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- |
| M5            | m5.4xlarge                                              |
| m5.12xlarge   |                                                         |
| m5.24xlarge   |                                                         |
| M4            | m4.4xlarge                                              |
| m4.10xlarge   |                                                         |
| m4.16xlarge   |                                                         |
| C5            | c5.4xlarge                                              |
| c5.9xlarge    |                                                         |
| c5.18xlarge   |                                                         |
| C4            | c4.4xlarge                                              |
| c4.8xlarge    |                                                         |
| R4            | r4.4xlarge                                              |
| r4.8xlarge    |                                                         |
| r4.16xlarge   |                                                         |
| T2            | Only use this instance type for evaluation and testing. |

**Supported EC2 Storage**

We recommend that you use EBS-optimized2 instances (included in C4,M4 instance family types).

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### Note

Minimum disk space for production environment is 500 GB.
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**Network and Security**

Inbound connections: Cortex XSOAR server requires that you open HTTPS port 443 for inbound connections.

Outbound connections: outbound ports depending on your integrations and specific requirements. By default, AWS opens all traffic.

**Supported OS**

Cortex XSOAR supports server installation on these [Linux distributions](/cortex-xsoar-6-installation-guides/6.14/cortex-xsoar-installation-guide/system-requirements/cortex-xsoar-system-requirements.md).

**AWS Backup**

You can use Amazon EBS snapshots3 to back up your AWS EC2 instances. Use snapshots for incremental backups, point-in-time restoration, and to view history data.


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