Create an Amazon EC2 instance and configure AWS CLI step by step

Step by step instructions

    In the AWS Console, click Services, then click EC2 to go to the EC2 dashboard.
    Make sure you are in the Oregon region.
    From the EC2 dashboard, click Launch Instance.
    On the Choose an Amazon Machine Image (AMI) page, select the Amazon Linux AMI. This AMI is free-tier eligible.
    Note: Do not select the Amazon Linux 2 AMI option.
    On the Choose an Instance Type page, select t2.micro.
    Click Next: Configure Instance Details.
    For Network, select edx-build-aws-vpc.
    For Subnet, select edx-subnet-public-a in the us-west-2a availability zone.
    Click Next: Add Storage. Skip through this page and click Next: Add Tags.
    Click Add Tag.
    In the Key textbox, type Name.
    In the Value textbox, type Ex4WebServer.
    Click Next: Configure Security Group. Select the Select an existing security group option.
    From the list of security groups, select exercise3-sg.
    Click Review and Launch.
    On the Review Instance Launch page, review the details and click Launch.
    When prompted for a key pair, select Choose an existing key pair, and then choose the key pair you created in the third exercise.
    Select the acknowledgement check box, and then click Launch Instances.
    Click View Instances to return to the instances page.
    On the Instances page, you can view the status of the launch. It can take a few minutes for the instance to be ready so that you can connect to it. Check that your instance has passed its status checks. You can view this information in the Status Checks column.
    Once the instance is ready, select the instance and note down the IPv4 Public IP found in the Descriptions tab at the bottom.