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Running AKIOS on AWS EC2

Status: AKIOS 1.x is no longer maintained and is not intended for production use. A redesigned AKIOS is in development.

Want to test AKIOS at scale? This guide helps you set up on AWS and validate performance for your specific use case.

Read this if: You're testing AKIOS on AWS, need to understand performance expectations, or want to validate security on your infrastructure.

Time needed: 20 minutes setup + 10 minutes testing = ~30 minutes total.

Quick Decision: Which Instance?

Just testing / budget baseline? Start with t4g.micro (~$3/month)

  • 1 vCPU (ARM64), 1GB RAM
  • Our validated baseline (v1.0.11)
  • Cheapest way to verify AKIOS works

General testing? Use t3.medium (~$15/month)

  • 2 vCPU, 4GB RAM
  • Good for development and learning

Small production workload? Use t3.large (~$30/month)

  • 2 vCPU, 8GB RAM
  • 2x the memory of t3.medium
  • More burstable performance

Continuous high-throughput? Choose c6i.large (~$70/month)

  • 2 vCPU, 4GB RAM
  • Sustained performance (no burst limits)
  • Best for always-on workloads

Unsure? Start with t4g.micro. Test it. Upgrade if needed.

Performance to Expect

On t4g.micro (our validated baseline as of v1.0.11):

  • Security pipeline: ~0.47ms (full pipeline: PII + policy + audit + budget)
  • PII scan: ~0.46ms (44 regex patterns)
  • Merkle hash: ~0.001ms (SHA-256)
  • Docker cold start: ~1.4s

Real talk: These numbers are validated on t4g.micro in us-east-1. Performance on other instances should be comparable or better. Run the benchmark script on your instance to verify.

4-Step Setup

1. Create Instance

AWS Console → EC2 → Launch Instances:

  • AMI: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS or 24.04 LTS
  • Type: t3.medium (or your choice)
  • Key Pair: Create and save the .pem file securely
  • Security: Allow SSH (port 22) from your IP
  • Launch → wait 2-3 minutes

2. Connect

chmod 400 your-key.pem
ssh -i your-key.pem ubuntu@your-instance-ip

3. Install AKIOS

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
sudo apt install -y python3-pip python3-venv
pip install akios

4. Test It

akios setup    # Choose your LLM provider, enter API key
akios run templates/hello-workflow.yml

Check output in data/output/

Verify It Works

# Check security is active
akios status --security
# Look for: "Full (kernel-level)" or "Strong (policy-based)"

# Check PII redaction
echo "email: test@example.com" > sample.txt
akios test --input sample.txt
# Should show email redacted in output

# Review audit logs
cat audit/audit_events.jsonl | head -3

All three pass? Great! AKIOS is working on your instance.

Troubleshooting

Can't SSH?

  • Check security group allows port 22
  • Use correct username: ubuntu for Ubuntu AMIs
  • Try: ssh -v -i key.pem ubuntu@ip for details

Slow performance?

  • Check CPU/memory: top
  • Test network: ping 8.8.8.8
  • Try larger instance if needed

High memory usage?

  • Check available: free -h
  • Reduce workflow input size
  • Try r6i instance for memory-intensive work

Command not found?

pip install --upgrade akios

Costs

t3.medium: ~$15/month
t3.large: ~$30/month
c6i.large: ~$70/month

Tips:

  • Stop instances when not testing (pauses costs)
  • Terminate when done (full cleanup)
  • Watch your bill during testing
  • Set AWS billing alerts

Your Responsibilities

✅ You handle:

  • AWS account security and access keys
  • Instance configuration and security groups
  • Monitoring and stopping instances
  • AWS and data transfer costs

✅ We provide:

  • Secure sandbox isolation
  • PII redaction (44 patterns)
  • Audit logging
  • Budget controls for LLM API calls

Security Basics

  • Keep .pem files secure (never commit to git)
  • Restrict security group to your IP only
  • Use IAM roles, not root credentials
  • Rotate credentials regularly
  • Terminate instances when done

Next Steps

Legal: AKIOS is provided "as-is." You're responsible for AWS security, costs, and validating performance on your chosen infrastructure. We validate baseline performance on t4g.micro in us-east-1 only.

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