Set Up Instance Key Pair and Elastic IP in Amazon EC2 Dashboard

Set Up Instance Key Pair and Elastic IP in Amazon EC2 Dashboard

Set Up Instance In Amazon

The first thing that you have to do is set up an instance. Start by clicking on EC2 in your Amazon Dashboard.

Set Up Instance In Amazon

Set Up Instance In Amazon

Next click on instances.

Next click on instances.

Next click on instances.

Next click “Launch Instance”.

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Launch Instance

Launch Instance

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Click on Review and Launch.

Click on Review and Launch.

Click on Review and Launch.

Click “Edit Security Groups”.

Edit Security Groups

Edit Security Groups

Configure security group to match what I have below. NOTE: Use your own ip address in SSH and MySql!

Configure security group

Configure security group

Click review and Launch

Review and Launch

Review and Launch

Your screen should look like this now or close to it. You of course will have different ip numbers. Click on the blue launch button.

Screen Should Look Like This

Screen Should Look Like This

Key Pair

IMPORTANT: Generate a new Key-pair and download to your computer. Save it where you will know where it is! This is the only time you will have a chance to do this! After you have it saved to your computer click on the blue “Lauch Instance” button.

Generate a new Key-pair and download to your computer

Generate a new Key-pair and download to your computer

Click on View Instances.

View Instances

View Instances

You will be notified that your instance is now processing.

Elastic IP

Now we are going to generate an elastic ip to make our process easier. Click on Elastic IPs on the left panel.

generate an elastic ip

generate an elastic ip

Click on “Allocate new Address”.

Allocate new Address

Allocate new Address

Then yes.

Yes Allocate

Yes Allocate

Click the ip address generated. Click on “Actions” and then “Associate Address”.

Associate Address

Associate Address

You will see a box pop up. Click on the instance input box and select your instance. Click Associate.

Click Associate

Click Associate

 

Congratulations you have Set Up Instance Key Pair and Elastic IP in Amazon EC2 Dashboard.

Set Up Instance Key Pair and Elastic IP in Amazon EC2 Dashboard was last modified: March 10th, 2023 by Maximus Mccullough
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