How to create EC2 instance on AWS Free Tier plan.
This blog is in continuation of HOW TO CREATE AWS FREE TIER ACCOUNT. If you have missed it, please revisit.
Once your AWS account is active, you can see the following screen after login.
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- 1To create an EC2 instance on AWS Free Tier, log into your AWS account and navigate to the EC2 dashboard.
- 2Select the Ubuntu Server 16.04 AMI and choose the t2.micro instance type to ensure it is free tier eligible.
- 3Create and download a new key pair for SSH access, then launch your instance and adjust security group settings as needed.
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1. AWS Services List
Go to the services link at the top. Once you click on the services link, you will be able to see the following menus:
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Amazon affiliate2. EC2 dashboard Page
Click on the EC2 link to open the EC2 dashboard. Once you click on the EC2 link, you will be able to see the following dashboard page.
3. Launch Instance
You can see there is 0 Running instances. Now click on Running instances to see all instances if they exist already.
Once you click on Launch instance, you should be able to see the following page:
4. Select AMI machine (i.e EC2 Ubuntu ) for Launching
Click on the Launch Instance Button to launch your first EC2 instance (free tier). You will be redirected to the following page. Click on Ubuntu Server 16.04.
5. Creating AMI machine - EC2 Instance
After you select the AMI machine type, you will be asked for the following configurations. Select t2.micro (free tier eligible) instance.
6. Creating Private/Public Key pair for SSH
You will be asked to create a new key pair. This will be used to connect to your EC2 instance through SSH. Create and download the key pair to your system.
7. View EC2 Instances After Successfull Launch
After creating and downloading your key, click on Launch Instances. You will be able to see the following screen, which confirms that your EC2 instance is now running, and you can check on View Instances.
8. Edit Security Group
Click on View Instances. You will be able to see the Instance details. Go to Security Groups to change the security settings for the instance.
Beware: only make those ports public which you want to.
9. AWS Security Group
By default, SSH is enabled in the security group. You can edit it as per your need. (See the below image for reference).
