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

**What is Amazon EC2?**

Amazon EC2 is a cloud computing service by AWS, offering resizable virtual servers called instances. It enables users to run applications, scale resources as needed, and pay only for what they use.

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

Refer to this guide to learn how to create an EC2 Instance\
<https://scribehow.com/shared/AWS__Creating_your_first_EC2_Instance__Xcu7ZVCdRfWx56YVktKgbQ>

Select the **Public-EC2-instance** instance

On the top right corner click on the **Instance state** dropdown, here you can start, stop, reboot, hibernate and terminate the selected instance

Scroll the page and click on the **Details** tab to view its details

Click on the **Monitoring** tab to view the CloudWatch metrics

Click on the **Security** tab to view the Security groups details

Click on the **Networking** tab to view the Subnet and Network details

Click on the **Storage** tab to view the EBS storage details

Click on the **Tags** tab to add or delete a Tag

Congratulations on successfully exploring the EC2 instance and completing this lab. Well done!

Amazon Web Services

This guide provides a step-by-step walkthrough of exploring EC2 instances in AWS.

Exploring EC2 Instances in AWS