Sending and Receiving SQS Messages from an EC2 instance
- Hafeez Baig |
- 62 steps |
- 4 minutes
Amazon Web Services
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>
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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
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Type **EC2** in the search bar and click on **EC2** to view the EC2 Dashboard
**What is an EC2 in AWS?**
Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) is a web service that allows users to rent virtual servers on the AWS cloud, offering scalability, flexibility, and pay-as-you-go pricing.
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On the EC2 dashboard click on **Instances** from the left bar to view the EC2 instances
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Click on the **Launch instances** button from the top right of the page
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Create an Amazon Linux EC2 Instance with the name of "**SQS Instance**"
Refer to this guide to learn how to create an EC2 Instance\
<https://scribehow.com/shared/AWS__Creating_your_first_EC2_Instance__Xcu7ZVCdRfWx56YVktKgbQ>
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To create a new **Role**, type **IAM** in the search bar and click on **IAM** to view the IAM Dashboard
**What is IAM?**
IAM (Identity and Access Management) is a service provided by AWS that enables users to securely control access to AWS resources by managing users, groups, and permissions.
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On the IAM dashboard, on the left bar click on the **Roles**
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**Roles** wizard will open, on the top right corner click on the **Create role** button
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**Select trusted entity** wizard will open, select the option **AWS service**
**What is the Trusted Entity type?**
AWS Trusted Entity Type "AWS Service" refers to granting permissions to AWS services to perform actions on your behalf.
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Scroll to the **Use case** section, from the dropdown select the option **EC2**
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Scroll to the **Choose a use case for the specified service** section and select the option **EC2**
Here we are choosing trusted entity as EC2 service, allowing EC2 instances to call AWS service on your behalf
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Scroll the page and click on the **Next** button
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**Add permissions** wizard will open, scroll to the **Permissions policies** section and select the Policy name **AWSLambdaSQSQueueExecutionRole**
**What is AWSLambdaSQSQueueExecutionRole?**
AWSLambdaSQSQueueExecutionRole is an AWS IAM role used to grant permissions to Lambda functions to interact with SQS queues.