Launch EC2 instance

Launch EC2 instance

  1. Go to AWS Management Console
  • Find EC2
  • Select EC2

CreateEC2instance

  1. In the EC2 interface
  • Select Instances
  • Select Launch instances

CreateEC2instance

  1. In the Launch instances interface
  • Name and tags, enter CloudWatch-instance

CreateEC2instance

  1. In the Launch instances interface
  • Select Quick Start
  • Select Amazon Linux
  • Select type AMI

CreateEC2instance

  1. Continue in Launch instances interface
  • Select Instance type
  • Select Create new key pair

CreateEC2instance

  1. In the Create key pair interface
  • Key pair name, enter CloudWatchKey
  • Key pair type, select RSA
  • Private key file format, select .pem
  • Select Create key pair
  • Store the key pair to make EC instance connection in the following steps

CreateEC2instance

  1. In the Launch instances interface
  • In the Network settings section, select Edit

CreateEC2instance

  1. In the Network settings interface
  • VPC, select the newly created VPC
  • Subnet, select Public subnet already enabled auto-assign IPv4 address
  • Auto-assign public IP, select Enable
  • Firewall (security group), Select Select existing security group
  • Select Security group just created

CreateEC2instance

  1. Double check and select Launch instances

CreateEC2instance

  1. Select View all instances

CreateEC2instance

  1. View the details of the newly created instance

CreateEC2instance