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Creating Customized AMI for EC2 instance - Part 1

  • Hafeez Baig |
  • 11 steps |
  • 48 seconds
  • Amazon Web ServicesAmazon Web Services
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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>
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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
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Type **EC2** in the search bar and click on **EC2** to view the EC2 Dashboard
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On the EC2 dashboard click on the **Instances** from the left bar to view instances
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Select the EC2 instance created via the EC2 launch template to create an **Amazon machine image (AMI)**
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Click on the **Actions** button from the top right of the page to select the **Image and templates** option from the Action dropdown
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From the **Image and templates** list select **Create image** option
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Create image wizard will open. Enter Image name and description
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Click the "**Create Image**" button on the same page to generate an **AMI/Image**
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The **AMI** creation process will be initiated and it will take a few minutes to get completed
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On the same page click on the **AMIs** under the Images dropdown from the left bar
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On the **Amazon Machine Images (AMIs)** dashboard, the custom image (**MyCustomizedAMI**) will be shown once the **AMI** process is completed successfully
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Congratulations on completing this lab and Creating a Customized AMI for an EC2 Instance! Good job!