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Hello and apologies if this is the wrong stackexchange forum,
I am setting up an AWS EC2 instance of Ubuntu 14.04 for R Shiny apps based on this guide: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/big-data/running-r-on-aws/
I would like the apps to only be accessible in my home so when I setup the Security Groups I set the source for inbound, and outbound (should I set both?) to be my specific IP address. If I understand correctly, this should make it impossible to access the instance from a different IP address (i.e outside my home).
I also found this post that describes how to set up a firewall, and connect with HTTPS: http://ipub.com/shiny-https/
Does it make sense to use both security mechanisms? How effective would these mechanisms be in preventing a third-party from accessing my instance?
Kind Regards,
Carl
Posted 2016-12-22T18:39:19.933
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Please read the tags before posting your question. Then you won't have to say "apologies if this is the wrong stackexchange forum" – DavidPostill – 2016-12-22T18:59:14.863
You are asking an off-topic question. Please read On-Topic, How do I ask a good question? and What types of questions should I avoid asking?
– DavidPostill – 2016-12-22T18:59:50.690How does this not fall under: "personal and home computer networking"? – Carl – 2016-12-22T19:04:09.357
Read the tag. Webapps are off-topic, – DavidPostill – 2016-12-22T19:06:15.120
@DavidPostill Please see https://meta.superuser.com/questions/11991/where-do-ec2-and-aws-questions-truly-belong. Please don't send these to WA in the future.
– jonsca – 2016-12-23T10:02:15.917