EC2 Beginner Guide: Launch Your First AWS Instance

Introduction

In my previous IAM article we learnt basics of IAM and how to create Users, Groups and attach Policies. You can refer here: https://dev.to/kadhamvj23/aws-identity-and-access-management-explained-for-beginners-cn7

After setting up secure access to our AWS account using IAM, the next question we mostly have is where do we actually run our application?

The answer is Amazon EC2 - Elastic Cloud Compute.

EC2 is one of the most widely used AWS services and understanding it well is essential for anyone starting their cloud journey. In this article we will cover what EC2 is, why it exists, the different types of instances, pricing models, Regions and availability Zones and finally hands-on walk through of creating your first EC2 instance.