AWS CloudFormation Template to Create an AWS VPC and Amazon EC2 Instance ☁️

This is a CloudFormation template that creates a VPC, internet gateway, private subnet, security group, and an EC2 instance in AWS.

Parameters 📝

LabVpcCidr

• Type: String
• Default: 192.168.0.0/24
• Description: The CIDR block for the VPC

PrivateSubnetCidr

• Type: String
• Default: 192.168.0.128/27
• Description: The CIDR block for the private subnet

AmazonLinuxAMIID

• Type: AWS::SSM::Parameter::Value<AWS::EC2::Image::Id>
• Default: /aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest/amzn2-ami-hvm-x86_64-gp2
• Description: The ID of the Amazon Linux image to use for the EC2 instance

Resources Created 🚀

• A VPC with the specified CIDR block
• An internet gateway attached to the VPC
• A private subnet within the VPC with the specified CIDR block
• A security group that allows SSH from anywhere
• An EC2 instance with the specified image and instance type, launched in the private subnet

Resources Created by this Template 📸

Usage 📊

1. Create a new CloudFormation stack in AWS and upload this template file.
2. Fill in the required parameters (e.g. LabVpcCidr, PrivateSubnetCidr, and AmazonLinuxAMIID).
3. Click "Create stack" to create the resources.
4. Wait for the stack to complete (this may take a few minutes).
5. Once the stack is complete, you can access the EC2 instance using SSH and the public IP address of the instance.

Note 🚨

This template is for lab and testing purposes only. Make sure to modify the template to fit your specific needs and security requirements before using it in production.

License 📝

This template is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.