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Create VPC

Click Create VPC in the VPC dashboard.

Configure the VPC settings as follows and click Create VPC.

  • Resources to create: VPC and more
  • Name tag auto-generation
    • Auto-generate: Enable
    • Name tag: VPC resource prefix
  • IPv4 CIDR block: VPC address range
  • Tenency: Default
  • Number of Availability Zones: Select 2 or more
  • Number of public subnets: Same as AZ
  • Number of private subnets: Same as AZ
  • NAT Gateway: None
  • DNS options
    • Enable DNS hostnames: Enable
    • Enable DNS resolution: Enable

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Create EC2 Key Pair

Go to EC2 > Network & Security > Key Pairs, click Create key pair, then enter or select the key pair information as follows to create the key:

  • Name: Key pair name
  • Key pair type: Select key pair type
    • RSA
    • ED25519
  • Private key file format
    • .pem: OpenSSH
    • .ppk: PuTTY

When the key pair is successfully created, the key file will automatically download to your local machine. Keep this file in a secure location and ensure it’s not exposed to others or the public.

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Allocate AWS Elastic IP

Go to EC2 > Network & Security > Elastic IPs, click Allocate Elastic IP address, then select the following options and click Allocate:

  • Public IPv4 address pool: Amazon’s pool of IPv4 addresses
  • Network border group: Region