Launch an EC2 Instance with Lambda

Lab Details

1. This lab walks you through the launching of an EC2 instance using AWS Lambda. In this lab, we will create a sample lambda function. This lambda function, when triggered, will provision an EC2 Instance.

2. Duration: 30 minutes

3. AWS Region: US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1

Tasks

1. Log into the AWS Management Console.

2. Create an IAM Policy and an IAM Role.

3. Create a lambda function.

4. Configure a test event.

5. Trigger the lambda function manually using the test event.
6. Test the new EC2 instance.

Architecture Diagram