AWS VPC Setup - Step by step

In this video I’m going to demonstrate setting up a VPC or virtual private cloud in AWS. I’ll be creating a new VPC, setting up an Internet Gateway, creating both public and private subnets and setting up route tables for those subnets. I’ll also go over Elastic IPs, NAT Gateways and Security Groups. Maybe not in that exact order.

I’d like to point out. AWS is constantly making changes and updates to their entire system. It is very possible that when you watch this video the pages may look different. However, most of the concepts for how things work should be the same.

For those of you that are brand new to AWS, don’t let all the terminology and acronyms scare you away. I’ll do my best to break down each category and explain where and why you would use each service, as well as how they are connected to one another. I am going to assume that you have some background in technology and try not to over explain things since this is just a “getting started” video.

I should also say, this is NOT a how-to video on VPC security in AWS. I will go over some basic security principals, but I like to keep my videos short and to the point. My goal for this video is to provide a basic understanding on setting up an infrastructure that we can later explore more advanced topics.