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Elastic Cloud Compute, or EC2, is the core service for Compute in Amazon Web Services (AWS). An EC2 instance is effectively a virtual server that you “rent,” meaning you only pay for what you use.

In this video, I’ll provide a short overview of EC2, its benefits, and why you would use it. Then in a hands-on tutorial, I’ll walk through how to create a new EC2 instance (using the Windows Amazon Machine Image or AMI), how to connect, and then finally how to terminate the instance.

🌟***WHAT YOU NEED TO FOLLOW ALONG***🌟
• An AWS account

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🌟***TIMESTAMPS***🌟
00:00 – The problem that Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) solves: a story
01:14 – Overviewing EC2 and its benefits
02:19 – Creating an EC2 instance (Windows) in the AWS Console
02:40 – Choosing an Amazon Machine Image (AMI) for the EC2 instance
03:41 – Choosing an instance type for the EC2 instance
04:44 – Creating a new key pair for an EC2 instance
05:26 – Configuring network settings for an EC2 instance
06:27 – Adding storage to an EC2 instance
06:58 – Reviewing the advanced details for an EC2 instance
07:35 – Reviewing and launching an EC2 instance
08:44 – Connecting to a Windows EC2 instance through Remote Desktop (RDP)
10:44 – Terminating an EC2