EC2

What is EC2?

• A service that provides cloud computers (elastic in terms of cost, performance, and capacity) from AWS

• Elastic Compute Cloud: Renting a virtual computer that can be controlled remotely from AWS

What Can You Do with EC2?

• The most basic thing you can do through EC2 is installing a web server and providing services that users request through web browsers

• An instance is a unit that means one computer, and renting a computer from AWS is called creating an instance

• Creating an AWS EC2 instance means renting a computer configured with operating system, CPU, RAM, or runtime based on AMI

Benefits of Using EC2

• Short time required for configuration (better than buying a PC and setting it up)

• Through AMI (Amazon Machine Image: template with software configuration), you can choose various operating systems according to your needs

  • EC2 provides various templates called AMI, making it easy to select and configure operating systems as needed

  • Not only operating systems but also CPU, RAM, and capacity can be easily configured