🚀 Steps to Create a Server in Amazon EC2

1. Log in to AWS Management Console

• Go to: AWS EC2 Console
• Sign in with your AWS account.

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2. Launch an EC2 Instance

1. From the Services menu → Select EC2.
2. Click Launch Instance.
3. Give your instance a name (e.g., MyServer).

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3. Choose an Amazon Machine Image (AMI)

Select an OS (commonly used options):

• Amazon Linux 2 (Free tier eligible)
• Ubuntu Server (20.04/22.04)
• Windows Server (if required)

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4. Choose Instance Type

• Free tier: t2.micro (1 vCPU, 1GB RAM)
• For larger workloads: t3.medium, m5.large, etc.

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5. Configure Key Pair (for SSH login)

1. Under Key pair (login) → Create new key pair.
2. Choose RSA and .pem format.
3. Download the .pem file → Keep it safe (required for SSH).

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6. Configure Network Settings

1. In Network settings:
   • Ensure VPC and Subnet are selected (default works).
   • Enable Auto-assign Public IP.
2. Add Security group rules:
   • ✅ SSH (22) → For Linux (your IP only).
   • ✅ RDP (3389) → For Windows.
   • ✅ HTTP (80) → For web traffic.
   • ✅ HTTPS (443) → For SSL traffic.

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7. Launch Instance

• Click Launch Instance → AWS will provision your server.

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8. Connect to Your Server

🔹 For Linux (using terminal)

chmod 400 my-key.pem   # Set correct permission
ssh -i "my-key.pem" ec2-user@<Public-IP>

🔹 For Ubuntu AMI

ssh -i "my-key.pem" ubuntu@<Public-IP>

🔹 For Windows

• Download RDP file from Connect → RDP client.
• Use Administrator password (decrypt using .pem file).

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9. Install Required Software

Example: Install Nginx on Linux

sudo yum update -y
sudo yum install nginx -y
sudo systemctl start nginx
sudo systemctl enable nginx

• Open browser → http://<Public-IP>

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10. (Optional) Elastic IP

• Prevents IP from changing after restart:
  • EC2 Console → Elastic IPs → Allocate → Associate with instance.

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✅ Your EC2 server is now ready!