Guide to Launching an EC2 Instance (step-by-step)

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🙋 Introduction

Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) is a web service that provides resizable compute capacity in the cloud.

Launching an EC2 instance is a fundamental step in deploying applications on Amazon Web Services (AWS).

In this comprehensive guide, we'll walk you through the step-by-step process of launching an EC2 instance.

📚 Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have the following:

• AWS Account: You need an active AWS account. If you don't have one, you can sign up for AWS before proceeding.
• Access to AWS Console: Log in to the AWS Management Console, where you can access and manage AWS resources.

🛠️ Launching EC2 Instance

Upon successfully logging in to the AWS Management Console, kindly proceed with the following steps to launch an AWS EC2 instance.

1. In the Find Services search bar, type EC2 and select EC2 from the results.

   

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2. In the EC2 Dashboard, click the Instances link in the left sidebar and Click the Launch Instance button.

   

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3. Choose an Instance Type - select the hardware of your instance. Each instance type comes with varying amounts of CPU, memory, and storage.

   In this tutorial, we will choose Amazon Ubuntu EC2 Instance

   

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4. Please scroll down slightly and click on the create new key pair link.

   

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5. Follow these instructions to generate a key pair:

   1. Key pair name: Type the name of your choice.
   2. Key pair type: Choose RSA.
   3. Private key file format: Choose .ppk.

   Now, click on Create Key Pair button.

   

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6. Kindly scroll down a bit to access the Network settings, and ensure that you have selected the checkboxes of the following:

   • Allow SSH traffic from
   • Allow HTTPS traffic from the internet
   • Allow HTTP traffic from the internet
   

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7. Review and Launch - review your configuration and click Launch.

   

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8. Please return to the instances section to check the current status of the EC2 instance we just launched.

   The image below depicts the successful launch and operation of our EC2 instance.

   

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🎉 Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully launched an EC2 instance on AWS. This guide provides a basic overview, and there are many additional configuration options and features to explore based on your specific needs.

Remember to monitor and manage your instances through the AWS Management Console. For further customization and optimization, refer to the AWS documentation and explore additional AWS services that complement your EC2 instance.

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