Configuring a Network Address Translation Amazon Machine Image
Network Address Translation (NAT) is used to allow EC2 instances in a private subnet to connect to services outside of your VPC. NAT instances are EC2 instances that have been configured to perform NAT on all traffic leaving the private subnet.
Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) can be used to create EC2 instances with pre-configured software.
In this lab, you will configure a NAT instance to allow internet access for EC2 instances in a private subnet. You will also create an Amazon Machine Image (AMI) of the NAT instance.
Learning objectives
Upon completion of this beginner-level lab, you will be able to:
- Configure an Amazon EC2 instance to perform Network Address Translation (NAT)
- Create an Amazon Machine Image (AMI) based on an EC2 instance
Intended audience
- Candidates for AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate & Professional Certifications
- Cloud Architects
- DevOps Engineers
- Software Engineers
Prerequisites
Familiarity with the following will be beneficial but is not required:
- Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
- Amazon EC2
- Amazon Machine Images (AMIs)
- Linux
The following content can be used to fulfill the prerequisites:
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