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 **VPC** in the search bar and click on **VPC** to view the VPC Dashboard

**What is VPC in AWS?**

In Amazon Web Services (AWS), a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) is a virtual network environment that you define within the AWS cloud. It allows you to provision a logically isolated section of the AWS cloud where you can launch AWS resources such as EC2 instances, databases, and Lambda functions.

On the VPC dashboard click on **Internet gateways** from the left bar to view the Internet gateways

**What is an Internet Gateway in AWS?**

In AWS, an Internet Gateway (IGW) is a virtual component that allows communication between resources within your Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) and the Internet. It serves as a gateway for internet-bound traffic to and from your VPC.

Internet gateways wizard will open, On the top right corner click on the **Create internet gateway** button

**Create internet gateway** wizard will open, Under the Internet gateway settings provide the **Name tag** as "**my-internet-gateway**" 

Scroll the page and click on the **Create internet gateway** button

On the **Internet gateways** wizard, checkbox the **my-internet-gateway** 

Click on the **Actions** dropdown button and click the **Attach to VPC** option

**Attach to VPC** wizard will open, select **my-custom-vpc** from the dropdown and click the **Attach internet gateway** button

Open the **Command prompt** and run the command [[ping 18.226.251.31]], you will notice that you are getting the replies from the IP address 

Note: If there is no output follow the below steps

Go back to the **VPC** Dashboard and from the left bar click on **Route tables**

Route tables wizard will open, select the route table with no subnets

Scroll to the **Details** tab, you can view the Route table ID and VPC of **my-custom-vpc**

Hover over the selected **Route table** and rename it to "**My VPC Route Table**" and click **Save** button

Scroll to the **Details** tab, you can view the Route table ID and VPC

You will notice that the Route table's target is the default internet gateway so this route table is associated with the Default VPC

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This guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to create an internet gateway and make subnets public.

Creating an internet gateway and making subnets public