Before starting, you need the following:
- A MATLAB® Web App Server™ license. To configure a license for use on the cloud, you must obtain the MAC address of the network license manager after deployment to the cloud. For details, see Configure MATLAB Web App Server Licensing on the Cloud.
- An Amazon Web Services™ (AWS) account with an IAM user identity.
- A Key Pair for your AWS account in the US East (N. Virginia), EU (Ireland) or Asia Pacific (Tokyo) region. For more information, see Amazon EC2 Key Pairs.
You are responsible for the cost of the AWS services used when you create cloud resources using this guide. Resource settings, such as instance type, affect the cost of deployment. For cost estimates, see the pricing pages for each AWS service you will be using. Prices are subject to change.
Use this guide to automate running MATLAB Web App Server on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud using an AWS CloudFormation template. The template is a YAML file that defines the resources required to deploy and manage MATLAB Web App Server on AWS. For information about AWS templates, see AWS CloudFormation Templates.
The default MATLAB Web App Server deployment template uses the Network License Manager for MATLAB reference architecture to manage MATLAB Web App Server licenses. The template for using an existing VPC for the deployment provides an option to either deploy the Network License Manager or use your own license server. For more information about the Network License Manager for MATLAB reference architecture, see Network License Manager for MATLAB on Amazon Web Services.
- If you do not have an AWS account, create one at https://aws.amazon.com by following the on-screen instructions.
- Use the regions selector in the navigation bar to choose US EAST (N. Virginia), EU (Ireland) or Asia Pacific (Tokyo), as the region where you want to deploy MATLAB Web App Server.
- Create a key pair in that region. A key pair is necessary since it is the only way to connect to the EC2 instance as an administrator.
- If necessary, request a service limit increase for the Amazon EC2 instance type or VPCs. You might need to do this if you already have existing deployments that use that instance type or you think you might exceed the default limit with this deployment.
To deploy the reference architecture, select your MATLAB Web App Server release from the table and follow the instructions to deploy the server using the provided template. A deployment of MATLAB Web App Server supports MATLAB Runtime versions up to six releases back.
| Release | Supported MATLAB Runtime Versions |
|---|---|
| R2024b | R2024b, R2024a, R2023b, R2023a*, R2022b*, R2022a* |
| R2024a | R2024a, R2023b, R2023a, R2022b, R2022a, R2021b |
| R2023b | R2023b, R2023a, R2022b, R2022a, R2021b |
| R2023a | R2023a, R2022b, R2022a, R2021b, R2021a, R2020b |
| R2022b | R2022b, R2022a, R2021b, R2021a, R2020b, R2020a |
| R2022a | R2022a, R2021b, R2021a, R2020b, R2020a, R2019b |
Warning
*When the server is configured to use MATLAB Runtime versions prior to R2023b, the unsafe-inline attribute is set in the script-src directive of the server's Content Security Policy on the server and cannot be removed. The attribute allows inline JavaScript execution and event handlers contained within a web app to execute on the server. These runtimes are disabled by default in R2024b. You can enable them using the webapps-runtime command.
Note: MathWorks provides templates for only the six most recent releases of MATLAB Web App Server. Earlier templates are removed and are no longer supported.
Deploying this reference architecture creates several resources in your resource group.
Architecture on AWS
| Resource Type | Number of Resources | Description |
|---|---|---|
| AWS EC2 Instance | 2 | This resource consists of two virtual machines (VMs):
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| S3 Bucket | 1 | S3 storage bucket created during the creation of the stack. This resource stores the applications deployed to the reference architecture. |
| Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) | 1 | Enables resources to communicate with each other. |
| CloudWatch | 1 | Enables viewing of logs. |
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