=== Create EC2 VPC (Network Interface/Subnet Id)

From the “Services” dropdown, select VPC. Then click on the “Start VPC Wizard” button.

The default VPC setup is VPC with a single public subnet. This is what we will use for the example here, however other VPC

setups will work as well.

You can use the default values for everything in this step and create a useable VPC. We recommend that you add a VPC name and

change the default Subnet name to make them both easier to identify later on.

Click the “Create VPC” button and after a short period of time you will receive a confirmation of your VPC creation.

Click the “Subnets” link on the left side of the page and find your new subnet.

Record the Subnet ID. You will need it if you are using the AWS CLI method to create your cluster.

For a more detailed walkthough of creating an AWS VPC please see the Amazon documentation http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonVPC/latest/GettingStartedGuide/getting-started-create-vpc.html[here].

From the “Services” dropdown, select S3 then click the “Create Bucket” button.

image::create-aws-bucket-1.png[scaledwidth="100%",alt="Create bucket"]

Enter your desired name for the bucket, select your region and click the “Create” button.

For more detailed information on creating and using S3 buckets please see the Amazon documentation http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/gsg/CreatingABucket.html[here].

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=== Create EC2 Key Pair

From the “Services” dropdown, select EC2. Then select the “Key Pairs” link on the left side of the page and click the

“Create Key Pair” button.

*Note:* Ensure that your selected region (top right side of the page) is the same as the one you will be creating you

cluster in. Key pairs cannot be used across regions.

Enter a name for the key pair in the popup and click the “Create” button.

image::create-key-pair-1.png[scaledwidth="100%",alt="Create key pair"]

When you create the key pair Amazon will automatically begin to download your private key. Save this somewhere you will

remember, because you will need it to ssh into your cluster.

For more detailed information on AWS EC2 Key Pairs please see the Amazon documentation http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ec2-key-pairs.html#having-ec2-create-your-key-pair[here].

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=== Create EC2 Security Group

From the “Services” dropdown, select EC2. Then select the “Security Groups” link on the left side of the page and click the

“Create Security Group” button.

image::create-security-group-1.png[scaledwidth="100%",alt="Create security group"]

Enter a name for the security group, a description (if desired) and select the VPC to associate this security group with.

If you haven’t created a VPC please see the <<create-ec2-vpc-network-interface-subnet-id, Create EC2 VPC section>>.

Click the “Create” button to create your security group.

Select your security group from the list. Click on the “Inbound” tab towards the bottom of the page and click the

“Edit” button.

image::create-security-group-2.png[scaledwidth="100%",alt="Create security group"]

In the popup window, select SSH from the “Type” drop down, Anywhere from the “Source” drop down, then click the “Save”

button.

image::create-security-group-3.png[scaledwidth="100%",alt="Create security group"]

For more detailed information on AWS EC2 Security Groups please see the Amazon documentation http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/using-network-security.html[here].

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=== AWS CLI Setup

Please see the Amazon documentation http://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-chap-getting-started.html[here].