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Launch this lab in the IP Lab Portal, then follow the steps below in the AWS console. Open IP Lab Portal

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Overview

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Prerequisites

  1. Basic Linux Command Knowledge
    • Understanding of AWS CLI
  2. Laptop/Desktop
  3. Internet Browser
  4. Internet connection

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Challenge Instructions

  1. AWS Region: Make sure to use us-east-1 region to create all the resources.
  2. You will be provided with the requirements of the challenge. If you are new to AWS Cloud, we recommend you go through our hands-on Labs before taking this challenge.
  3. Challenge Duration: 60 minutes.

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How to submit the challenge

  1. After building the infrastructure, click on the Check my work button, to validate if you have built the required infrastructure and completed the challenge successfully.
  2. Validation status:
    • Success - You have completed the challenge successfully.
    • Failed - You have failed to complete the challenge.
  3. Once you have successfully validated the challenge, click on End lab button to end the challenge.

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Launching Challenge Environment

  1. To launch the challenge environment, click on the Launch lab button.
  2. Please wait until the cloud environment is provisioned. It will take less than a minute to provision.
  3. Once the Challenge is started, you will be provided with IAM username, Password, Access Key, and Secret Access Key.
You can only start one challenge at any given time.

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Lab guide

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Sign in to AWS Management Console

  1. Click on the Open console button, and you will get redirected to AWS Console in a new browser tab.
  2. On the AWS sign-in page,
    • Leave the Account ID as default. Never edit/remove the 12-digit Account ID present in the AWS Console. Otherwise, you cannot proceed with the lab.
    • Now copy your Username and Password in the Lab Console to the IAM Username and Password in AWS Console and click on the Sign in button.
  3. Once Signed in to the AWS Management Console, Make the default AWS Region as US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1.

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Architecture diagram

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Cloud Challenge Details

  • In this challenge lab, you will use AWS CloudShell and the AWS CLI to launch a secure EC2 instance in the us-east-1 region. The instance must allow SSH and HTTP access and serve a basic web page using the Apache Web Server.
  • You have recently joined as a Cloud Administrator at a startup company that hosts lightweight static web pages for internal tools. Your manager has asked you to spin up a secure EC2 instance in the US East (N. Virginia) region using AWS CloudShell and the AWS CLI. The instance should be accessible via SSH and HTTP and serve a custom web page using Apache Web Server.
  • To simulate real-world expectations, all tasks must be done via command-line in AWS CloudShell, and you must follow naming conventions strictly.
  1. Configure AWS CLI
    • Configure the AWS CLI in CloudShell using the provided credentials.
    • Hint: Use the aws configure command.
  2. Create a Key Pair
    • Create an EC2 key pair using CLI and store the PEM file securely.
    • Hint: Use aws ec2 create-key-pair.
  3. Create and Configure a Security Group
    • Create a security group using CLI.
    • Allow SSH (port 22) and HTTP (port 80) access from anywhere.
    • Hint: Use aws ec2 create-security-group and aws ec2 authorize-security-group-ingress.
  4. Launch an EC2 Instance
    • Launch an EC2 instance in the specified region using CLI with:
    • Instance Type: t2.micro
    • AMI: Amazon Linux 2
    • Key: (use the previously created key)
    • Security Group: (use the created security group)
  5. Connect and Configure Apache
    • SSH into the EC2 instance using the key pair.
    • Install and start the Apache HTTP server.
    • Host a basic HTML page displaying a custom welcome message.
  6. Verify the Web Page
    • Open the EC2 Public IP in a browser and verify that the hosted page displays correctly.

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End lab

  1. Sign out of the AWS Account
  2. You have successfully completed the challenge.
  3. Click on End lab button in the IP Lab Portal and wait till the process gets completed.

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What gets checked

When you press Check my work, the platform verifies each of these:
  • Launch an EC2 Instance — Check whether an EC2 Instance is launched or not.
  • Launch EC2 AMI type Amazon Linux — Check whether the EC2 instance is launched using an Amazon AMI.