The latest articles on DEV Community by Aritpal15 (@aritpal15). https://dev.to/aritpal15 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3902785%2Fbbe322d4-c7f3-4f08-90df-034568388f77.png https://dev.to/aritpal15 en Aritpal15 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:41:50 +0000 https://dev.to/aritpal15/my-first-step-into-aws-launching-an-ec2-instance-1bp9 https://dev.to/aritpal15/my-first-step-into-aws-launching-an-ec2-instance-1bp9 <p>I started learning AWS and tried launching my first EC2 instance.</p> <p>What I did:</p> <ul> <li>Created an EC2 instance</li> <li>Connected to it using SSH</li> <li>Installed a simple web server</li> </ul> <p>What I learned:</p> <ul> <li>Basics of EC2 and Cloud Computing</li> <li>How virtual servers work</li> <li>Importance of security groups</li> </ul> <p>Challenges I faced:</p> <ul> <li>Couldn't connect at first because port 22 wasn't open</li> <li>Took time to understand key pairs</li> </ul> <p>Still learning, but this gave me a good starting point. I will keep sharing what I learn. </p> aws beginners devops cloud