In this tutorial, you will learn how to install the APPWRITE backend as a service self hosted application on linux ubuntu 20.04 LTS in the cloud on Amazon Web Services. For this vide demonstration i will use the AWS LIGHTSAIL service, but you can also follow this tutorial even if your are using a different service such as MICROSOFT AZURE, DIGITAL OCEAN, VULTR etc. Appwrite is a self-hosted backend-as-a-service platform that provides developers with all the core APIs required to build any application. Appwrite helps to save you 70% of the time and costs required for building a modern application. It offers a simple and user-friendly web interface that helps you to track your backend API usage and manage your project resources from a web browser. Continue reading this tutorial to learn how to install APPWRITE on Linux Ubuntu and in the cloud in a few simple steps.