@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ In addition to having a basic familiarity with [AWS](https://docs.aws.amazon.com
-[To create or upload an SSH key](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ec2-key-pairs.html)
to connect to the instance via SSH
- A domain name for the GitLab instance
- An SSL/TLS certificate to secure your domain. If you do not already own one, you can provision a free public SSL/TLS certificate through [AWS Certificate Manager](https://aws.amazon.com/certificate-manager/)(ACM) for use with the [Elastic Load Balancer](#load-balancer) we'll create.
NOTE: **Note:** It can take a few hours to validate a certificate provisioned through ACM. To avoid delays later, request your certificate as soon as possible.