Launch an Instance

To begin, launch a new instance in us-east-1 using the parameters below. As a refresher, you can use these instructions.

 

Parameters:

Parameter Value
Region us-east-1
Amazon Machine Image Amazon Linux 2 AMI, SSD Volume Type, 64-bit (x86)
Instance type t2.micro (free tier eligible)
Instance Details (accept all defaults)
Storage (accept default 8GB SSD volume)
Tags Key=Name, Value=your last name
Security Group SSH, Source=My IP
Key Pair Create a new key pair and name it: your_last_name-us-east-1.pem (download to desktop)

 

Login to the instance and continue to the next step.

Please update the class roster when you finish with Exercise 1.