Personalisation Hub installs into your own AWS account from AWS Marketplace. The whole process takes a little over an hour, of which roughly 7 minutes is hands-on — the rest is AWS building the stack and installing the platform.

This page is the map. Each stage has its own article with the detail.

Before you begin

  • An AWS account, with permission to subscribe to Marketplace products and create CloudFormation stacks that include IAM resources.
  • The decisions and assets in the pre-installation check-list, agreed with your IT team.
  • Someone who can add DNS records for your domain within 3 days of installation finishing.

The six stages

StageWhat happensHands-onWaiting
1. SubscribeSubscribe in AWS Marketplace and launch the CloudFormation template~1 min—
2. Create the stackSet the stack parameters and submit~3 min~4 min
3. Master Admin accountOpen the Installation Wizard and create the account~1 min—
4. InstallChoose environment, size and platform domain, then install~1 min~55 min
5. DNSAdd 2 CNAME records and verify the domainYour DNS teamWithin 3 days
6. First loginSign in and set a strong password~1 min—

Follow the stages in order

  1. Step 1 — Deploy the platform through AWS Marketplace — subscribe, launch, and create the CloudFormation stack.
  2. Step 2 — Run the Installation Wizard — create the Master Admin account and install the platform.
  3. Step 3 — Set up DNS after installation — add the CNAME records and verify your domain.
  4. Step 4 — First login and platform set-up — sign in and start configuring the platform.
  5. Step 5 — Upload your brand, logos and icons.
  6. Step 6 — Add your stores from Google Places.
  7. Step 7 — Restrict platform access by IP address.
Two decisions in stage 4 are permanent: the platform domain, which must sit on your organisation's primary domain, and the AWS Region. Agree both before you start.

Verify it worked

Installation is complete when you can sign in at your platform domain (for example ph.yourdomain.com) with the Master Admin email address and your new password.

Next step

Step 1 — Deploy the platform through AWS Marketplace