Further Reading

Continue your discovery of AWS EC2 and Linux!

Improvements

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Ideas to learn more about Linux and EC2

We’ve collected links to resources to help you round out your understanding of running Linux on AWS. - Try the AWS CloudShell - a barebones Linux instance that you can access from the AWS console. Can you use it to login to the EC2 instance you created in this session?

  • Install the AWS Command Line Interface (CLI) and try to run through the steps in this workshop using only the command line.

  • One of the first things to try would be to automate steps 1-6 using an AWS tool called Cloudformation.

  • Dive deep on Storage Management in Linux to prepare for the upcoming session on Storage in AWS.

  • Dive deep on User Management in Linux

  • Looking for more of a challenge? Dig in to Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) and Git using the links below. Many companies on the cutting edge are adopting CI/CD as a means to develop quality software.

  • Check out some of the HOWTOs on the Linux Documentation Project, particularly this one, a great explanation of the boot sequence of a Linux machine.