Prerequisites

Preparation Steps

ℹ️ Information: Before starting the workshop, you need to complete the following basic setup steps to ensure your AWS environment is properly configured.

  1. Create an IAM User Group to manage permissions.

    • Access Identity and Access Management (IAM) Prerequiste

    • Click on User group.

    • Select Create group.

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    • Enter a name for the User group.
    • Scroll down to Attach permissions policies, select AdministratorAccess.
    • Then select Create group.

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    • Confirm the User group has been created

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  2. Create an IAM User with appropriate access permissions.

    • Access User, select Create User.
    • Name it aws-cli-user. Select Next
    • Add user to group, select the User group just created.
    • Select Next and create user.

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  3. Create AWS Access Key to use with AWS CLI or SDK.

    • Select the User just created.
    • Scroll down and select Security credentials, select Create Access Key.
    • Select Command Line Interface (CLI).

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    • Check the I understand… box, select Next.
    • Enter a description and select Create access key.

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    • After getting the Access key and Secret access key, please copy them to notepad or download the .csv file for use in later steps.

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  4. Similarly, create another user named devops, add that user to group aws-cli and repeat the above steps.

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  5. Launch an EC2 Instance and set up SSH access to manage through AWS CLI.

    • Access EC2.
    • Select Launch instance.
    • Name the instance aws-cli-instance.

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    • Select Amazon Linux 2023 kernel-6.1 AMI.
    • Select t3.micro.
    • Next, proceed to create Key pair.

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    • Enter name aws-cli-keypair.
    • Select RSA.
    • Format .pem.
    • Click Create key pair.

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    • Ensure SSH access is enabled to manage through AWS CLI.
    • Then select Launch instance.

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    • Then wait 2 minutes for the instance to check passed.
    • Save the Public IPv4 address information.

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  6. To perform this lab, we will use MobaXterm, a versatile terminal software used to connect and manage remote servers through protocols such as SSH, SFTP, RDP,….

    • Download MobaXterm HERE

  7. After successfully downloading MobaXterm, proceed with the following steps to SSH into the EC2 instance:

    • Select Session -> Select SSH.
    • In Remote host enter the IPv4 address, in Username enter ec2-user
    • Select Advanced SSH settings, check Use private key, select the keypair file just downloaded.
    • Click OK to connect

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    • Select Accept

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    • Successfully connected

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🔒 Security Note: Always follow the principle of least privilege when granting permissions to IAM Users and ensure you protect your AWS Access Keys.

💡 Pro Tip: Use AWS CloudShell to avoid having to install AWS CLI on your personal computer and to access a pre-authenticated AWS command-line environment.