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Problem installing BC365 Web components AWS ImageBuilder

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Hello, I am working with creating a AWS AMI for BC365 to install the server components as well as the web components on the same EC2 instance.  I got all the powershell commands to install the components, and validated it sets up the way I want it to on an existing server.  However, when running the commands through EC2 image builder, I get the below error:

MSI log file set to: C:\Windows\TEMP\setup.wix.msi.e.log
Done configuring package. Id = 'WebClient' ReturnCode = 1603

ERROR: Package Web Server Components failed with error. See detailed message above.

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WixCreateInternetShortcuts: Creating IUniformResourceLocatorW shortcut 'C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Business Central Web Client.url' target 'localhost:8080/sitename'
WixCreateInternetShortcuts: Error 0x80070003: failed to save shortcut 'C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Business Central Web Client.url'
WixCreateInternetShortcuts: Error 0x80070003: failed to create Internet shortcut
CustomAction WixCreateInternetShortcuts returned actual error code 1603 (note this may not be 100% accurate if translation happened inside sandbox)
Action ended 21:15:40: InstallFinalize. Return value 3.
WixRemoveInternetShortcuts: Error 0x80070103: failed to read shortcut attributes from custom action data
CustomAction WixRollbackInternetShortcuts returned actual error code 1603 but will be translated to success due to continue marking
Action ended 21:15:43: INSTALL. Return value 3.

I am curious to know if there is a work around for this issue.

Thank you,

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    The general best practice is to stick with the official documentation.

    The official documentation does not provide any directions on how to deploy Business Central with AWS.

    It has never been tested with this 3rd party software and cannot guarantee to have this working as intended.

    I leave it to the rest of community if anyone has encountered this stretched scenario.

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