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Creating and launching EC2 instances
From the course: AWS for Developers: CLI Tips
Creating and launching EC2 instances
- [Instructor] Now that we have a good understanding of AWS CLI, let's dive into creating and launching Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud instances, also known as EC2 instances using the AWS CLI. By the end of this video, you'll be able to leverage AWS CLI to provision EC2 instances with ease. Let's get started. The first step to creating an EC2 instance is choosing an Amazon machine image, also known as AMI. AMIs provide the foundation for your virtual machine containing the operating system and any additional software you may need. Let's head over to AWS Management console and find a suitable AMI. So, in your AWS Management console in the search bar type EC2, click on the tab that says EC2, and on the left-hand side of the navigation window, you'll see images tab, click on AMIs, and you might have your personal Amazon machine images already that you might see here, but you can also explore the public images that are…