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# Setting Up Your Geth Node.

**Step 1** : Select the AMI and click on Launch instance from AMI

**Step 2 :** Name your Geth Node

<figure><img src="/files/1ZNTclw7sczU3P9AoWsS" alt=""><figcaption><p>1.2 launch an instance</p></figcaption></figure>

**Step 3 :** In instance type please select instance type m5.large&#x20;

<figure><img src="/files/cGub4d8lnwh0J31rHYiD" alt=""><figcaption><p>Instance type 1.3</p></figcaption></figure>

**Step 4**: Choose a name for your keypair

<figure><img src="/files/JJSX7H40YceX88hmCTmT" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

**Step 5:** Choose 1500 GB storage with gp3

<figure><img src="/files/OQdsgORf2sTzyEoquUEq" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

**STEP 6 :** Click on Launch Instance Button

After completing step 6. you can SSH login to the Instance you have just created. To make sure things are working correctly check the docker logs by running the following command in your terminal

&#x20;**`docker logs --follow --tail 100 geth-node`**