0A virtual private cloud (VPC) is a virtual network that closely resembles a traditional network that you'd operate in your own data center, with the benefits of using the scalable infrastructure of Amazon Web Services (AWS). After you complete the tasks in this exercise, you'll have an Amazon EC2 instance running in a VPC that you can access from the Internet using SSH (for Linux instances) or Remote Desktop (for Windows instances).
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Create a nondefault VPC with a single public subnet. Subnets enable you to group instances based on your security and operational needs. A public subnet is a subnet that has access to the Internet through an Internet gateway.
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Create a security group for your instance that allows traffic only through specific ports.
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Launch an Amazon EC2 instance into your subnet.
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Associate an Elastic IP address with your instance. This allows your instance to access the Internet.
