Table of Contents
How do I use EC2 instance?
Familiarize Yourself with EC2 Instances
- Log Into Your AWS Account. Log into the AWS Management Console and set up your root account.
- Launch Your Instance. Identify which instance type is best for your workload.
- Configure Your Instance.
- Connect to Your Instance.
- Terminate Your Instance.
What is EC2 and how it works?
EC2 setup involves creating an Amazon Machine Image (AMI), which includes an operating system, apps, and configurations. That AMI is loaded to the Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3), and it’s registered with EC2, at which point users can launch virtual machines as needed.
Why do we need EC2 instance?
Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) provides scalable computing capacity in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud. Using Amazon EC2 eliminates your need to invest in hardware up front, so you can develop and deploy applications faster.
What is EC2 in simple terms?
To put it simply, an EC2 is a virtual machine that represents a physical server for you to deploy your applications. Instead of purchasing your own hardware and connecting it to a network, Amazon gives you nearly unlimited virtual machines to run your applications while they take care of the hardware.
How do I know what EC2 instance I have?
To find an instance type using the console Open the Amazon EC2 console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/ . From the navigation bar, select the Region in which to launch your instances. You can select any Region that’s available to you, regardless of your location. In the navigation pane, choose Instance Types.
How do I know my EC2 instance type?
You can find your selected instance type using the Amazon EC2 console or AWS Command Line Interface (AWS). You can launch your instance from a selected Amazon Machine Image (AMI) using any available launch option.
Which is better EC2 or S3?
Amazon EC2 serves as an instance to access cloud-based servers, while Amazon S3 is used for storing data. However, you might need both of them for your operations. For those use cases, Amazon S3 offers an easy and highly scalable storage for any static data, such as data for website hosting, for example.
How do I transfer from EC2 to S3?
Steps to copy files from EC2 instance to S3 bucket (Upload)
- Create an IAM role with S3 write access or admin access.
- Map the IAM role to an EC2 instance.
- Install AWS CLI in EC2 instance.
- Run the AWS s3 cp command to copy the files to the S3 bucket.