Summary
Deploy AnythingMCP on an AWS EC2 instance with Docker Compose and automatic SSL via Caddy. Production-ready setup for your MCP gateway.
Prerequisites
- An AWS account with EC2 permissions
- A domain name you can point to your server
- An SSH key pair in your AWS region
Launch an EC2 Instance
- Open the EC2 Dashboard and click Launch Instance
- Choose Ubuntu 24.04 LTS AMI
- Instance type: t3.small (2 vCPU, 2 GB) or t3.medium for heavier workloads
- Storage: at least 20 GB gp3
- Security group — add these inbound rules:
| Port | Protocol | Source | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | TCP | Your IP | SSH |
| 80 | TCP | 0.0.0.0/0 | HTTP (Caddy redirect) |
| 443 | TCP | 0.0.0.0/0 | HTTPS |
- Launch and allocate an Elastic IP to the instance
Install Docker
ssh -i ~/.ssh/your-key.pem ubuntu@ELASTIC_IP
curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sh
sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
newgrp docker
Configure DNS
Create an A record pointing your domain to the Elastic IP (Route 53 or external DNS):
| Record | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|
mcp.example.com | A | ELASTIC_IP |
Deploy AnythingMCP
git clone https://github.com/HelpCode-ai/anythingmcp.git
cd anythingmcp
bash setup.sh
Enter your domain when prompted. The script configures Caddy for automatic SSL and starts all services.
Verify & Next Steps
Open https://mcp.example.com. Register your admin account — the first user becomes administrator.
Your MCP endpoint: https://mcp.example.com/mcp
# Update to latest version
git pull && docker compose up -d --build
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