Launch an EC2 Instance in a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)

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Launch an EC2 Instance in a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)

In this hands-on lab, you'll launch an Amazon EC2 instance within a custom Virtual Private Cloud (VPC). You’ll design and configure a basic VPC architecture that includes a public subnet, an internet gateway, and route tables to manage network traffic. Finally, you’ll launch an EC2 instance into the public subnet and configure its security group to allow external access. By completing this lab, you will strengthen your understanding of core AWS networking concepts and gain practical experience deploying compute resources securely within a VPC.

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Lab Info

Level

Beginner

Last updated

Nov 06, 2025

Duration

30m

Challenge

Create a VPC

Create a VPC named labvpc with a CIDR of 10.0.0.0/16

Do not use the VPC Wizard to create your VPC; instead, configure your VPC from scratch.
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Create a Public Subnet

In labvpc, create a public subnet named publicsubnet. It must have the following IPv4 subnet CIDR block: 10.0.1.0/24
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Create and Attach an Internet Gateway

Create an Internet Gateway named inetGW and attach it to labvpc.
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Launch EC2 Instance

Create an EC2 named labec2 in the labvpc, and enable Auto-assigned Public IP. Then, modify the Security Group to allow HTTP and HTTPS traffic from Anywhere.
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Test EC2 Connectivity

Use ping to test outbound connectivity to plurasight.com. Then test inbound connectivity by installing the Apache HTTP daemon and connecting to the EC2's Public IP using a web browser.
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Create and Configure a Route Table

Create a Route Table named publicroutetab for the destination: 0.0.0.0/0 and attach it to the Internet Gateway inetGW, then associate the route table to the publicsubnet.

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