Learning AWS Day by Day - Day 4 - Creating an EC2 instance

Exploring AWS!!

Day 4:

As discussed we now know what is EC2, so let’s go through the demo on creating an EC2 instance.

To create an instance we need AMIs, what are these AMIs?
Amazon Machine Image(AMI) is a template that contains software configurations like OS, application server and storage required to launch your instance.

Launching an instance:

1. Open Management Console, click on services drop down, and choose EC2.
2. Click Launch Instance, choose an AMI (Amazon Machine Image, here Ubuntu).
3. Choose Instance Type (Free Tier) and Next.
4. Configure instance and add storage and unique tags.
5. Configure network group (Choose Create New Group), Review and Launch.
6. Next, choose Create a New Key Pair, give name and download it.
7. Click on Launch Instance and until it initializes.