In this chapter, we will cover recipes for:
Choosing the right AWS EC2 instance types
Preparing AWS CLI tools
Launching EC2 instances using EC2-Classic and EC2-VPC
Allocating Elastic IP addresses
Creating an instance with multiple NIC cards and a static private IP address
Selecting the right storage for your EC2 instance
Creating tags for consistency
Configuring security groups
Creating an EC2 key pair
Grouping EC2 instances using placement groups
Configuring Elastic Load Balancing
Architecting for high availability
Creating instances for AWS Marketplace