Simple Steps to Launch An EC2 In Aws.

The EC2 Instance, also known as Elastic Compute Cloud, is a web service provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS) that allows users to rent virtual servers (instances) in the cloud to run applications and services. It is easy to scale and is reliable.

How do you create this EC2 Instance? In this article, I will help you through a simple step-by-step process.

STEP 1: If you don’t have an AWS account, it is essential to create one. Click the link HERE for a free account.

STEP 2: Log in to your account, and you will have access to the AWS dashboard.

STEP 3: a. Search for EC2 in the Search box. b. Select an EC2 virtual server in the cloud.

STEP 4: a. Click on the drop-down arrow to select a geographical location (as you can see, mine is in Europe(Stockholm). b. Click on launch

STEP 5: Name your EC2 Instance. You can also add additional. In this test environment, I will just leave it.

STEP 6: a. From the AMI section, select an Operating System (OS), such as Windows. b. I select the 64-bit for Architecture

STEP 7: Instant Type: the type of computer and specifications, e.g., t3.micro, CPU, gigabytes, etc.

STEP 8: a. Click Create a key pair. b. Give the key pair a name. c. Select a key type. d. Select a .pem as private key file format

STEP 9: Network Settings: Leave everything at the default since it is a test environment. However, in a real production environment, note the rule below. Set your network security to limit public access to the network.

STEP 10: Configure Storage. For this write-up, this is ok. However, you can add a new volume of storage, increase gigabytes as the situation requires.

STEP 11: Summary/Launch Instant. Here is a summary of the properties of the virtual machine that is about to be launched. a. number of instances (1). b. The operating system is Windows Server. c. Virtual server is t3. micro. d. 2 vCPUs and 8 GB. Click Launch Instance

Instance successfully launched.

From the diagram, the Instance status (Running), instance type (t3.micro), and status check (all 3 items check passed).

STEP 12: To connect EC2 to the local server, a. Select the Remote Desktop Protocol Client (Leaving other settings at the default). b. Download RDP File (go to the pc file folder, select the downloaded RDP file, and open it (it will request a password once it opens).

Below, click on Get password to generate a password.

A prompt to upload private will be displayed as shown below.

Upload and click on the decrypt password.

Copy the displayed password and paste it into the RDP Client interface (pics below) and click ok. A message about a certificate may pop up. Go ahead and click YES.

Below is our AWS EC2. Now you can develop and host applications in the cloud.

To avoid an unexpected bill from AWS, you must delete any resources that you created. How?

a. Click on Instance and select Instant state, then tap Terminate (delete) instance.

Your instance is terminated.

Note: Because it is a six (6) free subscription, do not leave your resources running. DELETE! DELETE!! DELETE!!! to avoid billing.

Thank you for reading this blog. I believe it was helpful and helps with fundamental knowledge to navigate through this journey.