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>
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 **Auto Scaling Groups** from the left bar
**What is Auto Scaling Group in AWS?** In AWS, an Auto Scaling Group (ASG) is a service that automatically adjusts the number of compute resources (such as Amazon EC2 instances) in response to changes in demand or defined metrics. ASGs help ensure that you have the right amount of computing capacity to handle varying workloads efficiently and cost-effectively.
Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling page will open, On the same page right side click on **Create Auto Scaling group** button
Choose launch template wizard will open, scroll to the **launch template** section and click on the **Create a launch template** link
Create launch template wizard will open, provide the Launch template name as "**ASGLaunchTemplate**" and Template version description as "**v1**"
Tick the checkbox under the **Auto Scaling guidance** and click on the **Source template** section
Under the **Source template** section from the dropdown list select the "**MyEc2LaunchTemplate**" as a source launch template
Refer to the following guide to learn how to create an EC2 Launch Template<https://scribehow.com/shared/Creating_Launch_Templates_for_EC2_instances__cPATKkwbTkSqsAvJNxhlLA>
All configurations are Pre-filled from the launch template, click on the **Create launch template** button.
**ASGLaunchTemplate** is Successfully created
Go back to the previous tab to continue creating Auto Scaling group
In the **Choose launch template** wizard under the Name section provide the Auto Scaling group name as "**my-auto-scaling-group**"
Click on the refresh icon under the Launch template section to update and display the latest information of the launch template
Select the **ASGLaunchtemplate** from the dropdown
Scroll the page and click on **Next** button
**Choose instance launch options** wizard will be opened, Scroll to the Network section, under the **VPC** select the Default **VPC** from the dropdown
Scroll to the **Availability Zones and subnets** section and click on the dropdown