The document outlines a step-by-step guide for beginners on how to set up and access an Amazon EC2 instance. It covers the process from signing up for AWS, launching a new instance, creating a key pair for SSH access, to configuring the Elastic IP for the instance. It also provides instructions on using PuTTY software for accessing the EC2 server securely.

1. How to begin with Amazon EC2
by Vikrant Labde
http://www.cuelogic.co.in
vikrant@cuelogic.co.in

2. Step 1:
http://aws.amazon.com/ec2/Visit & Signup:
Step 2:
After Signup/Sign in go to Amazon Management Console
https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/home

3. Step 2: This is very handy consol where you can manage all of the Amazon Cloud Server products
Instance = Cloud server on which you port your website.
Elastic IPs = This is the IP address to which you need to point your
domain/website
For now you just get to know What is Instance & Elastic IPs?

4. Step 3: Launch new Instance
Its better to start with predefined EBS device. I am opting for small instance which
has LAMP and ROR

5. Step 4:
We do not need to do much, just click on Continue

6. Step 5:
You can set your own IDs but, at the beginning its not mandatory. Click continue.

7. Step 6:
You can assign tags to your instance. It will just simplify the administration if you have robust
EC2 infrastructure.

8. Step 7:
This is the most important step. It creates Public/Private keypaire for your new instance. You cant access
your instance through SSH without keypair. This will download cuelogic_new.pem file which is Private Key
on your computer. Save that file on appropriate location.

9. Step 8:
This is firewall, you can start with Quick-start-1. Amazon will setup new group if you do not have one.
You can change the rule afterwards.

10. Step 9:
There you go. Click on Launch.

11. Step 10:

12. Your instance is now Up and Running.

13. Now question is, how do I access my instance?
Couple Softwares.
PuTTY.exe — Secure Shell client
PuTTYgen.exe — SSH public/private key generator
One Elastic IP address, which is available at your finger tip 
For that you need
http://www.putty.nl/download.html

14. One Elastic IP address, which is available at your finger tips 
Step 1:
Step 2:
Select newly created IP address and click on Associate. Then in the popup select your instance and
click on “Associate” button.
Grab one IP address for you.

15. Couple Softwares.
I hope you have downloaded both putty softwares from http://www.putty.nl/download.html
Step 1: Open puTTYgen.exe and go to “Conversion > Import key” and select “.pem” file you download
at the time of creating the instance.

16. Couple Softwares.
Step 2: Enter passphrase and Save Public Key on to your computer.

17. Couple Softwares.
Step 3:
Enter any “Passpharase” and Save Private Key on to your computer. Paaspharase is like
Password. You need this at the time of login to your server. So keep it handy.

18. Couple Softwares.
Step 4: Open putty.exe and enter Elastic IP in the text box labeled as “Host Name (or IP address)
Wait!!! I have not asked you to click on Open yet.

19. Couple Softwares.
Step 5: Go to SSH > Auth and Select your private key file which you stored via puTTYgen.exe
Wait!!! I STILL have not asked you to click on Open .

20. Couple Softwares.
Step 6: Go back Session, Name your session under “Saved Session” text box and click on “Save”
Wait!!! I STILL have not asked you to click on Open .

21. Couple Softwares.
Step 7: You will find your session info in the List Box.
Select that and Now you can Click on OPEN 

22. Couple Softwares.
Step 8: Since you are a first time going into your server. Click on “YES”

23. Couple Softwares.
Step 8: Here’s your “Black Screen”, enjoy the “root” access

24. Now you have one Linux server and One
dedicated IP address to access the server
What you are waiting for?
Go to Domain control panel and point “A”
record (DNS) to you’re your “Elastic IP”