Amazon EC2 Intro

AWS Compute Services

Compute is one of AWS's core service categories. It provides the processing power to run your applications.

Amazon EC2 is the foundational compute service with virtual servers you can configure and control. In later sections, you'll also learn about serverless and container-based options.

Introduction to Amazon EC2 Video

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What is Amazon EC2?

Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) provides virtual servers in the AWS Cloud. Get computing power on-demand without buying physical hardware, and scale capacity as needed.

EC2 uses multi-tenancy meaning multiple customers share the same physical hardware, but virtual machines remain isolated and secure. AWS manages this so you get dedicated resources without managing servers yourself.

Getting Started with EC2

Working with EC2 involves three steps:

1. Launch

Select a template with your operating system and applications, choose an instance type (hardware configuration), and specify security settings to control network traffic.

2. Connect

Connect to your instance through various methods: remote desktop login, SSH, or programmatic access for applications.

3. Use

Run commands, install software, add storage, and manage files just like on a physical server.

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