This post simplifies critical AWS networking concepts for newcomers, focusing on CIDR, subnets, IP addresses, and VPC structure. It explains each term using straightforward language and diagrams. It serves as a companion to a lab on building a VPC and launching a web server, facilitating easier comprehension for AWS certification candidates.
A step-by-step guide to building a custom Amazon VPC on AWS – covering subnet creation across multiple Availability Zones, route table configuration, security groups, and launching an EC2 web server instance. Part of the AWS Academy Cloud Foundations series.