Creating a Workstation

virtual workstations kindly hosted by IAPP.org

First login to the AWS Console. Open your browser and navigate to the AWS Cloud9 Product page:

https://us-east-2.console.aws.amazon.com/cloud9/home/product

NOTE: Your instructor will provide you with the login information.

Make sure you are in the US East N. Virginia (us-east-1) region

Click on the Create Environment button

Step 1

Enter your name as the Name of the new environment.

NOTE: Do not use the Name The Instructor

Step 2

Select the following:

• Environment type: Create a new EC2 instance for environment (direct access)

• Instance type: m5.large

• Platform: Amazon Linux2

• Cost-saving setting: After a day

• Network Settings > VPC: vpc-aws-sandbox

• Network Settings > Subnet: subnet-aws-sandbox-DMZ-subnet-A

Please add the following New Tag before clicking Next step

Click Next step

Step 3

Your review page should look like this (with your own name as the Name)

Click Create environment

After your environment is created, you should in your virtual workspace.