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Access an EC2 instance shell from the AWS console

Sandesh Belthangady

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Beginner level

This guided project is for any job role that needs an Amazon Web Services(AWS) cloud expertise.

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Guided Project
Learn, practice, and apply job-ready skills with expert guidance
4.6

(50 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

Recommended experience

Beginner level

This guided project is for any job role that needs an Amazon Web Services(AWS) cloud expertise.

2 hours
Learn at your own pace
Hands-on learning
Learn more
  • About
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  • Project details
  • Testimonials
  • Recommendations

What you'll learn

  • Launch an Amazon EC2 Instance

  • Connect to Amazon EC2 Instance shell from the AWS console

  • Deploy web application using browser-based ssh client

Skills you'll practice

  • Apache
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Linux Servers
  • Virtual Machines
  • Web Applications
  • Remote Access Systems
  • Public Cloud
  • Application Deployment
  • Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud

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About this Guided Project

In this 1-hour long project-based course, you will learn how to Access an EC2 instance shell from the AWS console

Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud is the service you use to create and run virtual machines (VM), also known as instances. By completing the steps in this guided project, you will successfully launch a Linux VM on Amazon EC2 within the AWS Free Tier. You will also connect to the instance that you launch using the AWS management console and then deploy a web application using the AWS management console.

Learn step-by-step

In a video that plays in a split-screen with your work area, your instructor will walk you through these steps:

  1. •

    Create a security group

  2. •

    Launch an Amazon EC2 Instance

  3. •

    Connect to the instance using the AWS browser-based SSH client

  4. •

    Install Apache HTTP server using a browser-based SSH client

  5. •

    Deploy web application using a browser-based SSH client

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This guided project is for any job role that needs an Amazon Web Services(AWS) cloud expertise.

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