Refer to the following guide to learn how to use IAM in the cloud\
<https://scribehow.com/shared/Creating_an_IAM_User_and_User_Group_in_AWS_Management_Console__hWNiiXlcRJKFqYZZEJD-cg>

Refer to this guide to learn how to create a Launch Template for an EC2 instance<https://scribehow.com/shared/Creating_Launch_Templates_for_EC2_instances__cPATKkwbTkSqsAvJNxhlLA>

Sign in to **AWS Management Console** as an **IAM User**

**Pre-requisite** - Ensure you have selected the AWS region closest to your location\
For this guide, we will be using us-east-2 (Ohio) as a preferred choice

Type **EC2** in the search bar and click on **EC2** to view the EC2 Dashboard

On the EC2 dashboard click on the **Instances** from the left bar to view instances

Select the EC2 instance created via the EC2 launch template to create an **Amazon machine image (AMI)**

Click on the **Actions** button from the top right of the page to select the **Image and templates** option from the Action dropdown

From the **Image and templates** list select **Create image** option

Create image wizard will open. Enter Image name and description

Click the "**Create Image**" button on the same page to generate an **AMI/Image**

The **AMI** creation process will be initiated and it will take a few minutes to get completed

On the same page click on the **AMIs** under the Images dropdown from the left bar

On the **Amazon Machine Images (AMIs)** dashboard, the custom image (**MyCustomizedAMI**) will be shown once the **AMI** process is completed successfully

Congratulations on completing this lab and Creating a Customized AMI for an EC2 Instance! Good job!

Amazon Web Services

This guide offers steps to create a custom AMI (Amazon Machine Image) for an EC2 instance.

Creating Customized AMI for EC2 instance - Part 1