AWS free tier overview - Mini Project: Build & Apply

AWS Free Tier Overview

📖 Scenario: You are starting to learn about AWS cloud services. AWS offers a free tier that lets you try some services without paying. This helps you understand how cloud resources work without cost.

🎯 Goal: Build a simple AWS resource setup that fits within the AWS free tier limits. You will create a basic EC2 instance configuration, add a storage volume, and set up a security group with minimal rules.

📋 What You'll Learn

Create an EC2 instance configuration with free tier eligible instance type

Add an EBS volume within free tier size limits

Configure a security group allowing SSH access only

Use exact variable names and values as instructed

💡 Why This Matters

🌍 Real World

This project simulates setting up basic AWS resources within the free tier limits, which is common for beginners testing cloud services without incurring costs.

💼 Career

Understanding how to configure AWS resources programmatically is essential for cloud engineers and developers working with AWS infrastructure.

1

Create EC2 instance configuration

Create a variable called ec2_instance as a dictionary with these exact keys and values: 'InstanceType': 't2.micro', 'ImageId': 'ami-0abcdef1234567890', and 'KeyName': 'my-free-tier-key'.

AWS

# Create the ec2_instance dictionary with InstanceType, ImageId, and KeyName
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use a dictionary with the exact keys and values given.

2

Add EBS volume configuration

Create a variable called ebs_volume as a dictionary with these exact keys and values: 'VolumeSize': 8 (GB), 'VolumeType': 'gp2', and 'DeleteOnTermination': True.

AWS

ec2_instance = {
    'InstanceType': 't2.micro',
    'ImageId': 'ami-0abcdef1234567890',
    'KeyName': 'my-free-tier-key'
}
# Create the ebs_volume dictionary with VolumeSize, VolumeType, and DeleteOnTermination
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Remember to use the exact keys and values for the EBS volume.

3

Configure security group for SSH access

Create a variable called security_group as a dictionary with these exact keys and values: 'GroupName': 'free-tier-sg', 'Description': 'Allow SSH access', and 'IngressRules' as a list containing one dictionary with 'IpProtocol': 'tcp', 'FromPort': 22, 'ToPort': 22, and 'CidrIp': '0.0.0.0/0'.

AWS

ec2_instance = {
    'InstanceType': 't2.micro',
    'ImageId': 'ami-0abcdef1234567890',
    'KeyName': 'my-free-tier-key'
}
ebs_volume = {
    'VolumeSize': 8,
    'VolumeType': 'gp2',
    'DeleteOnTermination': True
}
# Create the security_group dictionary with GroupName, Description, and IngressRules
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use a list inside the dictionary for the ingress rules with the exact keys and values.

4

Combine all configurations into a deployment dictionary

Create a variable called deployment_config as a dictionary with these exact keys and values: 'EC2Instance' set to the ec2_instance variable, 'EBSVolume' set to the ebs_volume variable, and 'SecurityGroup' set to the security_group variable.

AWS

ec2_instance = {
    'InstanceType': 't2.micro',
    'ImageId': 'ami-0abcdef1234567890',
    'KeyName': 'my-free-tier-key'
}
ebs_volume = {
    'VolumeSize': 8,
    'VolumeType': 'gp2',
    'DeleteOnTermination': True
}
security_group = {
    'GroupName': 'free-tier-sg',
    'Description': 'Allow SSH access',
    'IngressRules': [
        {
            'IpProtocol': 'tcp',
            'FromPort': 22,
            'ToPort': 22,
            'CidrIp': '0.0.0.0/0'
        }
    ]
}
# Create deployment_config dictionary combining ec2_instance, ebs_volume, and security_group
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Combine the previous dictionaries into one deployment_config dictionary.