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How to Create an EC2 instance in AWS free tier: A Step-by-Step Guide
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How to Create an EC2 instance in AWS free tier: A Step-by-Step Guide

via Dev.to TutorialLouis Oodo1mo ago

How to Create an EC2 instance in AWS free tier: A Step-by-Step Guide Deploying a virtual server in the cloud is one of the most essential skills for any developer or IT professional. Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides a robust environment to launch these instances via their EC2 service. In this guide, we will walk through the exact steps to get your Ubuntu server up and running using the AWS Free Tier. Step-by-Step Instructions In the search bar of the aws free tier account type EC2. Select the first EC2 Click the dashboard Click the orange launch instance button. Type a name in the name section Click on add additional tags In the application and OS images (Amazon machine image) section select ubuntu In the key pair section Select create new key pair. Type a name in the enter key pair name section Click on create key pair Set everything else as default. Click on launch instance Allow to launch successfully. Click on the connect to instance in the connect to your instance section. Click

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