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# Lab: Create Linux Ubuntu22 EC2 Instance using AWS Console
Search EC2 and click on it
Click on launch instance
Enter details
Name : webserver
Select Ubuntu server 22.04
Select t2 micro as instance type
Next, we will key pair to login using putty, click on "Create new key pair"
Enter key pair details -
Key pair name - login-keypair
Key pair type - RSA
Private key format - ppk
When we click on "Create key pair"
It will download the private key. Remember the path where its downloaded.
In network settings -
Click on Create security group and allow ssh,http,https traffic
In storage section for system disk select size 30GB
On right hand side we can see the Summary and an option to Launch an Instance
Click on Launch instance. We can see instance is launched
In Instances we can see that its Initializing
After few minutes we can see that AWS instance is in Running state
Instance is Ready
To connect using AWS shell (ssh in browser) Click on Instance ID
Click on Connect
Select default option "EC2 Instance Connect" (note down the username)
When we click on Connect new tab will open and we get the shell
**Login using Putty** \
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We can login using private key as well, using key which we downloaded earlier via putty
Open putty
Click on Session and Specify the IP
Next, click on Connection > Auth > Credentials
Browse downloaded keypair.ppk and click on Open
We will be connected