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Enable IPv6 on a VPC with a Private Subnet and Egress-Only Internet Gateway

All IPv6 addresses are public by default. But sometimes there's a need to keep instances private. In this hands-on lab we are going to enable IPv6 on a VPC. We will then configure a subnet to be private, and then validate that our instance will not be accessible over the internet over IPv6. NOTE: If you do not have IPv6 in your environment, please consider using Linux Academy Cloud Playground to validate the IPv6 connectivity.

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Level
Intermediate
Last updated
Aug 22, 2025
Duration
1h 0m

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Table of Contents
  1. Challenge

    Create a VPC

    Add an IPv6 CIDR to the VPC.

  2. Challenge

    Create an Egress-Only Internet Gateway

    Create the egress-only internet gateway, and associate it to a Private Route Table. Verify the connectivity to and from the private instance using the ping command.

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