Kickstart your cloud journey with a practical AWS crash course designed for absolute beginners. Through clear explanations and hands-on labs, you’ll learn the core AWS services and concepts you need to navigate the AWS Management Console and build confidently in the cloud. You’ll set up secure storage with Amazon S3, launch and connect to servers with Amazon EC2, and design a basic network using Amazon VPC. No prior cloud experience required—just a willingness to learn by doing. The course focuses on real-world workflows you can practice using the AWS Free Tier.
What you’ll learn:
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AWS foundations: Understand accounts, regions, and Availability Zones; navigate the AWS Management Console; use tags for organization and cost tracking.
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Amazon S3 fundamentals: Create and configure buckets; upload and organize objects; set permissions with bucket policies and Block Public Access; enable versioning and basic encryption options; understand storage classes at a high level.
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Amazon EC2 essentials: Launch instances with the right AMI and instance type; create and use key pairs; configure security groups; connect via SSH or RDP; manage instance lifecycle (start/stop/reboot/terminate) and attach EBS volumes.
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Introduction to VPC (Virtual Private Cloud): Create a VPC with CIDR blocks; build public and private subnets; configure route tables; attach an Internet Gateway; understand when to use NAT; compare security groups vs network ACLs at a high level.
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Practical labs: Step-by-step exercises to create an S3 bucket, launch and connect to an EC2 instance, and deploy a simple two-subnet VPC with basic routing and security.
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Best practices for beginners: Use least-privilege access with IAM roles/policies for S3 and EC2 tasks, clean up resources, and stay within the AWS Free Tier where possible.
Who this course is for:
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New developers, students, data practitioners, QA, IT/ops, and aspiring cloud/DevOps engineers getting started with AWS.
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Anyone seeking a simple, step-by-step AWS tutorial without prior cloud experience.
By the end: You’ll confidently store data with S3, launch and manage virtual servers with EC2, and design a basic, secure network with VPC. You’ll understand key AWS terms, navigate the console, apply beginner best practices, and be ready for deeper AWS learning.
