Expanding Your Cloud Horizon
Mastering one cloud is a milestone; mastering two is a career-changer. Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) is the AWS equivalent of the virtual machines we’ve explored in Azure, but it operates within its own unique ecosystem of tools and terminology. This guide will walk you through launching your first instance, focusing on the "AWS way" of handling security, networking, and high-performance compute.
Ready to launch your first instance?.
Steps:
1. Type EC2 and hit enter
2. Click the orange Launch instance button
3. Give it a name and choose the operating system you wish to use (e.g Amazon Linux).
4. Scroll down and click Create new key pair, give it a name and click create key pair and the key will download to your pc folder.
5. Click Launch Instance and wait for it to launch
6. Click Connect to Instance and it will load a new tab.
7. Check the bottom right and click Connect and wait for it to Establish Connection...
.....then you will see the Instance page created
8. Since the Operating system used is Amazon Linux, enter sudo -i and then dnf update -y on the Instance command created.
9. If you wish, you can check your Resource to know the Instance state and details
Summary
Launching an instance is just the beginning. The real power of the cloud lies in what you do once you’re "inside." By mastering the dnf command and understanding the Superuser (sudo) relationship, you’re no longer just a user—you’re a Cloud Administrator.
In the cloud, unmanaged resources = unexpected costs.
Always remember to Stop your instance when you aren't using it, or Terminate it if you are completely finished with the lab. This is the best way to keep your Free Tier account truly free.
Mission Accomplished
You have now successfully navigated the AWS ecosystem to deploy and manage a live virtual machine.
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