Cloud Setup
To ensure that costs fit within the "Free tier", please refer to the following links:
https://www.oracle.com/nz/cloud/free/
https://docs.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/Content/FreeTier/freetier.htm
In free tier, there is a limit of 2 VCNs. Go to this link to create one.
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After creating a VCN, you will need to create a subnet. You can find it on the following page:
You only need to configure the name and IPv4 CIDR block, the rest can be left as default:
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This step requires further steps for best security, by default this method creates an entry point to 0.0.0.0/0 which allows access from anywhere, resulting in a network weak point.
By default security rules, the compute doesn't have access to the internet, and neither can you connect to it.
For an easier way to enable this, you can look at the following image below (it is in the Network tab of the instance):
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You will then need to enable the HTTPs port (443) within the Security tab of the VNC's Subnet.
To enable HTTPS:
