We can run commands at the launch of an EC2 machine using EC2 user data. In this recipe, we will make use of EC2 user data to update our operating system and set up a simple Apache web server. Keeping the operating system updated is an important step for securing our EC2 instances. We will be using this Apache web server in future recipes.
Using EC2 user data to launch an instance with a web server
Getting ready
We need a working AWS account to complete this recipe.
How to do it...
We can set up a simple Apache web server on an EC2 instance at launch using EC2 user data...