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AWS CLI and Console Tour

Get hands-on with the AWS CLI and Console by configuring credentials, launching an EC2 instance, and creating an S3 bucket.

30 minutes
cloud/aws
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Lab Overview

Explore the two primary ways to interact with AWS: the CLI and the web Console. This lab walks you through configuring the AWS CLI, launching and terminating an EC2 instance, and creating and cleaning up an S3 bucket -- giving you practical experience with the core AWS workflow.

You'll learn to:

  • Configure the AWS CLI with access credentials
  • Verify your identity with aws sts get-caller-identity
  • Launch and describe an EC2 instance from the command line
  • Create an S3 bucket and upload objects
  • Clean up AWS resources to avoid unnecessary costs

What You'll Learn

Configure the AWS CLI and verify credentials

Launch and manage EC2 instances from the command line

Create S3 buckets and manage objects

Clean up AWS resources properly

Prerequisites

Basic command line familiarity

Technologies Covered

awsaws-cliec2s3cloud-fundamentals

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