--- title: "How To Create An AWS EC2 Instance Using AWS CLI" lang: "en" author: "Mohammad Abu Mattar" canonical: https://mkabumattar.com/post/how-to-create-an-aws-ec2-instance-using-aws-cli --- ![Blog post image for How To Create An AWS EC2 Instance Using AWS CLI - How to build a VPC, subnets, an internet gateway, a NAT gateway, a route table, and a security group with the AWS CLI, then launch an EC2 instance whose user data installs Apache, PHP, MariaDB, and WordPress.](/_astro/hero.Dh2x9Phr_1WtywK.webp) [Home](/)›[Blog](/blog)›[All Categories](/blog/categories)›[AWS](/blog/categories/aws) Blog [Prev in AWSHow To Create a DynamoDB Table Using AWS CLI](/blog/post/how-to-create-a-dynamodb-table-using-aws-cli)[Next in AWSHow to Deploy a Spring Boot Application to AWS CloudFormation](/blog/post/how-to-deploy-a-spring-boot-application-to-aws-cloudformation) [AWS](/blog/categories/aws)[EC2](/blog/categories/ec2)[VPC](/blog/categories/vpc)[AWS CLI](/blog/categories/aws-cli)[WordPress](/blog/categories/wordpress)[Linux](/blog/categories/linux) # How To Create An AWS EC2 Instance Using AWS CLI [Mohammad Abu Mattar](/authors/mohammad-abu-mattar)Published: 30 Oct 202205 Mins read05 Mins listen [Markdown for AI(opens in a new tab)](/post/how-to-create-an-aws-ec2-instance-using-aws-cli/index.md "Open the plain-Markdown version of this page, for pasting into an AI tool") TL;DR How to build a VPC, subnets, an internet gateway, a NAT gateway, a route table, and a security group with the AWS CLI, then launch an EC2 instance whose user data installs Apache, PHP, MariaDB, and WordPress. Series [AWS CLI Guides](/series/aws-cli-guides)2/4 [PreviousHow To Create A Custom VPC Using AWS CLI](/blog/post/how-to-create-a-custom-vpc-using-aws-cli)[NextHow To Create a DynamoDB Table Using AWS CLI](/blog/post/how-to-create-a-dynamodb-table-using-aws-cli) All posts in this series (4) Blog4 1. [How To Create A Custom VPC Using AWS CLI](/blog/post/how-to-create-a-custom-vpc-using-aws-cli) 2. [How To Create An AWS EC2 Instance Using AWS CLIYou are here](/blog/post/how-to-create-an-aws-ec2-instance-using-aws-cli) 3. [How To Create a DynamoDB Table Using AWS CLI](/blog/post/how-to-create-a-dynamodb-table-using-aws-cli) 4. [How To Create a AWS S3 Bucket Using AWS CLI](/blog/post/how-to-create-a-aws-s3-bucket-using-aws-cli) ### How To Create An AWS EC2 Instance Using AWS CLI Contents [Introduction](#introduction)[Prerequisites](#prerequisites)[Create an AWS VPC](#create-an-aws-vpc)[Create a VPC](#create-a-vpc)[Modify your custom VPC to enable DNS hostname and DNS support](#modify-your-custom-vpc-to-enable-dns-hostname-and-dns-support)[Create a public subnet](#create-a-public-subnet)[Create a private subnet](#create-a-private-subnet)[Enable auto-assign public IP on the subnet](#enable-auto-assign-public-ip-on-the-subnet)[Create an internet gateway](#create-an-internet-gateway)[Create a NAT gateway](#create-a-nat-gateway)[Attach the internet gateway to your VPC](#attach-the-internet-gateway-to-your-vpc)[Create a custom route table](#create-a-custom-route-table)[Create a custom route table association](#create-a-custom-route-table-association)[Associate the subnet with route table, making it a public subnet](#associate-the-subnet-with-route-table-making-it-a-public-subnet)[Associate the NAT gateway with the route table, making it a private subnet](#associate-the-nat-gateway-with-the-route-table-making-it-a-private-subnet)[Create a security group](#create-a-security-group)[Add a rule to the security group](#add-a-rule-to-the-security-group)[Create an AWS EC2 instance](#create-an-aws-ec2-instance)[Get the latest AMI ID](#get-the-latest-ami-id)[Create a key pair](#create-a-key-pair)[Create an EC2 instance](#create-an-ec2-instance)[Check the status of the EC2 instance](#check-the-status-of-the-ec2-instance)[Get the public IP address of your instance](#get-the-public-ip-address-of-your-instance)[SSH into the EC2 instance](#ssh-into-the-ec2-instance)[Show the WordPress website](#show-the-wordpress-website)[Conclusion](#conclusion)[References](#references) ## [Introduction](#introduction) In this tutorial we will create an AWS EC2 instance with the AWS CLI. We will build the network around it first, then launch the instance with a user data script that installs the Apache web server and brings up a working WordPress site. ## [Prerequisites](#prerequisites) To follow along with this tutorial, you will need: - An AWS account. - An AWS IAM user with the following permissions: - AmazonEC2FullAccess - AmazonVPCFullAccess - An AWS CLI installed on your computer. - An SSH client installed on your computer. ## [Create an AWS VPC](#create-an-aws-vpc) Before we create an AWS EC2 instance using AWS CLI, we need to create a VPC. We will also create a public and private subnet, an internet gateway, and a route table. ### [Create a VPC](#create-a-vpc) To create a VPC, run the following command: Terminal window ``` 1# Create a VPC2AWS_VPC=$(aws ec2 create-vpc \3--cidr-block 10.0.0.0/16 \4--query 'Vpc.{VpcId:VpcId}' \5--output text)6 7# Add a name tag to the VPC8aws ec2 create-tags \9--resources $AWS_VPC \10--tags Key=Name,Value=DevOpsVPC ``` ### [Modify your custom VPC to enable DNS hostname and DNS support](#modify-your-custom-vpc-to-enable-dns-hostname-and-dns-support) To modify your custom VPC and turn on both DNS hostname support and DNS support, run the following command: Terminal window ``` 1# Enable DNS hostnames2aws ec2 modify-vpc-attribute \3--vpc-id $AWS_VPC \4--enable-dns-hostnames "{\"Value\":true}"5 6# Enable DNS support7aws ec2 modify-vpc-attribute \8--vpc-id $AWS_VPC \9--enable-dns-support "{\"Value\":true}" ``` ### [Create a public subnet](#create-a-public-subnet) To create a public subnet, run the following command: Terminal window ``` 1# Create a public subnet2AWS_PUBLIC_SUBNET=$(aws ec2 create-subnet \3--vpc-id $AWS_VPC \4--cidr-block 10.0.1.0/24 \5--availability-zone us-east-1a \6--query 'Subnet.{SubnetId:SubnetId}' \7--output text)8 9# Add a name tag to the public subnet10aws ec2 create-tags \11--resources $AWS_PUBLIC_SUBNET \12--tags Key=Name,Value=DevOpsPublicSubnet ``` ### [Create a private subnet](#create-a-private-subnet) To create a private subnet, run the following command: Terminal window ``` 1# create a private subnet2AWS_PRIVATE_SUBNET=$(aws ec2 create-subnet \3--vpc-id $AWS_VPC \4--cidr-block 10.0.2.0/24 \5--availability-zone us-east-1a \6--query 'Subnet.{SubnetId:SubnetId}' \7--output text)8 9# Add a name tag to the private subnet10aws ec2 create-tags \11--resources $AWS_PRIVATE_SUBNET \12--tags Key=Name,Value=DevOpsPrivateSubnet ``` ### [Enable auto-assign public IP on the subnet](#enable-auto-assign-public-ip-on-the-subnet) To enable auto-assign public IP on the subnet, run the following command: Terminal window ``` 1# Enable auto-assign public IP on the public subnet2aws ec2 modify-subnet-attribute \3--subnet-id $AWS_PUBLIC_SUBNET \4--map-public-ip-on-launch ``` ### [Create an internet gateway](#create-an-internet-gateway) To create an internet gateway, run the following command: Terminal window ``` 1AWS_INTERNET_GATEWAY=$(aws ec2 create-internet-gateway \2--query 'InternetGateway.{InternetGatewayId:InternetGatewayId}' \3--output text)4 5# Add a name tag to the Internet Gateway6aws ec2 create-tags \7--resources $AWS_INTERNET_GATEWAY \8--tags Key=Name,Value=DevOpsInternetGateway ``` ### [Create a NAT gateway](#create-a-nat-gateway) To create a NAT gateway, run the following command: Terminal window ``` 1# Get Elastic IP2AWS_ELASTIC_IP=$(aws ec2 allocate-address \3--domain vpc \4--query 'AllocationId' \5--output text)6 7# Create a NAT gateway8AWS_NAT_GATEWAY=$(aws ec2 create-nat-gateway \9--subnet-id $AWS_PUBLIC_SUBNET \10--allocation-id $AWS_ELASTIC_IP \11--query 'NatGateway.{NatGatewayId:NatGatewayId}' \12--output text)13 14# Add a name tag to the NAT gateway15aws ec2 create-tags \16--resources $AWS_NAT_GATEWAY \17--tags Key=Name,Value=DevOpsNATGateway ``` ### [Attach the internet gateway to your VPC](#attach-the-internet-gateway-to-your-vpc) To attach the internet gateway to your VPC, run the following command: Terminal window ``` 1# Attach the Internet gateway to your VPC2aws ec2 attach-internet-gateway \3--vpc-id $AWS_VPC \4--internet-gateway-id $AWS_INTERNET_GATEWAY \5--query 'InternetGateway.{InternetGatewayId:InternetGatewayId}' \6--output text ``` ### [Create a custom route table](#create-a-custom-route-table) To create a route table, run the following command: Terminal window ``` 1# Create a custom route table2AWS_ROUTE_TABLE=$(aws ec2 create-route-table \3--vpc-id $AWS_VPC \4--query 'RouteTable.{RouteTableId:RouteTableId}' \5--output text)6 7# Add a name tag to the route table8aws ec2 create-tags \9--resources $AWS_ROUTE_TABLE \10--tags Key=Name,Value=DevOpsRouteTable ``` ### [Create a custom route table association](#create-a-custom-route-table-association) To create a custom route table association, run the following command: Terminal window ``` 1# Create a custom route table association2aws ec2 associate-route-table \3--route-table-id $AWS_ROUTE_TABLE \4--subnet-id $AWS_PUBLIC_SUBNET \5--output text ``` ### [Associate the subnet with route table, making it a public subnet](#associate-the-subnet-with-route-table-making-it-a-public-subnet) To associate the subnet with route table, making it a public subnet, run the following command: Terminal window ``` 1# Associate the subnet with route table, making it a public subnet2aws ec2 create-route \3--route-table-id $AWS_ROUTE_TABLE \4--destination-cidr-block 0.0.0.0/0 \5--gateway-id $AWS_INTERNET_GATEWAY \6--output text ``` ### [Associate the NAT gateway with the route table, making it a private subnet](#associate-the-nat-gateway-with-the-route-table-making-it-a-private-subnet) To associate the NAT gateway with the route table, making it a private subnet, run the following command: Terminal window ``` 1# Associate the NAT gateway with the route table, making it a private subnet2aws ec2 create-route \3--route-table-id $AWS_ROUTE_TABLE \4--destination-cidr-block 10.2.0.0/24 \5--nat-gateway-id $AWS_NAT_GATEWAY \6--output text ``` ### [Create a security group](#create-a-security-group) To create a security group, run the following command: Terminal window ``` 1# Create a security group2AWS_SECURITY_GROUP=$(aws ec2 create-security-group \3--group-name DevOpsSG \4--description "DevOps Security Group" \5--vpc-id $AWS_VPC \6--query 'GroupId' \7--output text)8 9# Add a name tag to the security group10aws ec2 create-tags \11--resources $AWS_SECURITY_GROUP \12--tags Key=Name,Value=DevOpsSG ``` ### [Add a rule to the security group](#add-a-rule-to-the-security-group) To add a rule to the security group, run the following command: Terminal window ``` 1# Add a rule to the security group2 3# Add SSH rule4aws ec2 authorize-security-group-ingress \5--group-id $AWS_SECURITY_GROUP \6--protocol tcp \7--port 22 \8--cidr 0.0.0.0/0 \9--output text10 11# Add HTTP rule12aws ec2 authorize-security-group-ingress \13--group-id $AWS_SECURITY_GROUP \14--protocol tcp \15--port 80 \16--cidr 0.0.0.0/0 \17--output text ``` ## [Create an AWS EC2 instance](#create-an-aws-ec2-instance) ### [Get the latest AMI ID](#get-the-latest-ami-id) To get the latest AMI ID, run the following command: Terminal window ``` 1# Get the latest AMI ID2AWS_AMI=$(aws ec2 describe-images \3 --owners 'amazon' \4 --filters 'Name=name,Values=amzn2-ami-hvm-2.0.*' \5 'Name=state,Values=available' \6 --query 'sort_by(Images, &CreationDate)[-1].[ImageId]' \7 --output 'text') ``` ### [Create a key pair](#create-a-key-pair) To create a key pair, run the following command: Terminal window ``` 1# Create a key pair2aws ec2 create-key-pair \3--key-name DevOpsKeyPair \4--query 'KeyMaterial' \5--output text > DevOpsKeyPair.pem6 7# Change the permission of the key pair8chmod 400 DevOpsKeyPair.pem ``` ### [Create an EC2 instance](#create-an-ec2-instance) Before creating an EC2 instance, you need to create a user data script. That script automates the previous three blog posts: - [How to Install Apache Web Server on Amazon Linux 2](/blog/post/how-to-install-apache-web-server-on-amazon-linux-2) - [How to Install PHP and MariaDB on Amazon Linux 2](/blog/post/how-to-install-php-and-mariadb-on-amazon-linux-2) - [How to Install and Setup FireWall on Amazon Linux 2](/blog/post/how-to-install-and-setup-firewall-on-amazon-linux-2) You can find the user data script in the [GitHub repository](https://github.com/MKAbuMattar/install-and-setup-wordpress-on-amazon-linux-2) Terminal window ``` 1# Create a bash script to update packages, install git and clone the repo, and run the script2cat < install.sh3#!/bin/bash4 5# Update packages6sudo yum update -y7 8# Install git9sudo yum install git -y10 11# Clone the repo12git clone https://github.com/MKAbuMattar/install-and-setup-wordpress-on-amazon-linux-2.git13 14# Run the script15bash install-and-setup-wordpress-on-amazon-linux-2/script.sh mkabumattar 121612 121612 wordpressdb wordpressuser password16EOF ``` To create an EC2 instance, run the following command: Terminal window ``` 1# Create an EC2 instance2AWS_EC2_INSTANCE=$(aws ec2 run-instances \3--image-id $AWS_AMI \4--instance-type t2.micro \5--key-name DevOpsKeyPair \6--monitoring "Enabled=false" \7--security-group-ids $AWS_SECURITY_GROUP \8--subnet-id $AWS_PUBLIC_SUBNET \9--user-data file://install.sh \10--private-ip-address 10.0.1.10 \11--query 'Instances[0].InstanceId' \12--output text)13 14# Add a name tag to the EC2 instance15aws ec2 create-tags \16--resources $AWS_EC2_INSTANCE \17--tags "Key=Name,Value=DevOpsInstance" ``` ### [Check the status of the EC2 instance](#check-the-status-of-the-ec2-instance) To check the status of the EC2 instance, run the following command: Terminal window ``` 1# Check the status of the EC2 instance2aws ec2 describe-instances \3--instance-ids $AWS_EC2_INSTANCE \4--query 'Reservations[*].Instances[*].[InstanceId,State.Name,PublicIpAddress]' \5--output text ``` ### [Get the public IP address of your instance](#get-the-public-ip-address-of-your-instance) To get the public IP address of your instance, run the following command: Terminal window ``` 1# Get the public ip address of your instance2AWS_PUBLIC_IP=$(aws ec2 describe-instances \3--instance-ids $AWS_EC2_INSTANCE \4--query 'Reservations[*].Instances[*].[PublicIpAddress]' \5--output text)6 7echo $AWS_PUBLIC_IP ``` ### [SSH into the EC2 instance](#ssh-into-the-ec2-instance) To SSH into the EC2 instance, run the following command: Terminal window ``` 1# SSH into the EC2 instance2ssh -i DevOpsKeyPair.pem ec2-user@$AWS_PUBLIC_IP ``` ### [Show the WordPress website](#show-the-wordpress-website) ![WordPress on Amazon Linux 2](/assets/blog/0015-how-to-create-an-aws-ec2-instance-using-aws-cli/wordpress-on-amazon-linux-2-1.png) ## [Conclusion](#conclusion) In this blog post, you learned how to create a VPC, a public subnet, a private subnet, a NAT gateway, a route table, a security group, and an EC2 instance. You also learned how to SSH into the EC2 instance. ## [References](#references) - [AWS CLI Command Reference - EC2](https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/ec2/index.html) - [AWS CLI Command Reference - `ec2 create-vpc`](https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/ec2/create-vpc.html) - [AWS CLI Command Reference - `ec2 create-subnet`](https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/ec2/create-subnet.html) - [AWS CLI Command Reference - `ec2 create-internet-gateway`](https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/ec2/create-internet-gateway.html) - [AWS CLI Command Reference - `ec2 create-nat-gateway`](https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/ec2/create-nat-gateway.html) - [AWS CLI Command Reference - `ec2 create-route-table`](https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/ec2/create-route-table.html) - [AWS CLI Command Reference - `ec2 create-security-group`](https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/ec2/create-security-group.html) - [AWS CLI Command Reference - `ec2 run-instances`](https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/ec2/run-instances.html) - [AWS CLI Command Reference - `ec2 create-key-pair`](https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/ec2/create-key-pair.html) - [Amazon EC2 User Guide for Linux Instances - User Data](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/user-data.html) - [Amazon VPC User Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpc/latest/userguide/what-is-amazon-vpc.html) - [WordPress Official Website](https://wordpress.org/) - [Tutorial: Installing a LAMP Web Server on Amazon Linux 2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ec2-lamp-amazon-linux-2.html) - [GitHub Repository for User Data Script](https://github.com/MKAbuMattar/install-and-setup-wordpress-on-amazon-linux-2) - [AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) User Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/introduction.html) Was this useful? ## Tags [#AWS CLI EC2](/blog/tags/aws-cli-ec2)[#AWS CLI VPC](/blog/tags/aws-cli-vpc)[#VPC Configuration](/blog/tags/vpc-configuration)[#NAT Gateway](/blog/tags/nat-gateway)[#Security Groups](/blog/tags/security-groups)[#EC2 User Data](/blog/tags/ec2-user-data)[#Amazon Linux 2](/blog/tags/amazon-linux-2)[#WordPress Setup](/blog/tags/wordpress-setup)[#Apache](/blog/tags/apache)[#MariaDB](/blog/tags/mariadb)[#AWS Automation](/blog/tags/aws-automation) ## Share [Facebook](https://facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmkabumattar.com%2Fblog%2Fpost%2Fhow-to-create-an-aws-ec2-instance-using-aws-cli "Share on Facebook")[Twitter](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet/?text=How%20To%20Create%20An%20AWS%20EC2%20Instance%20Using%20AWS%20CLI&url=https%3A%2F%2Fmkabumattar.com%2Fblog%2Fpost%2Fhow-to-create-an-aws-ec2-instance-using-aws-cli "Share on Twitter")[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fmkabumattar.com%2Fblog%2Fpost%2Fhow-to-create-an-aws-ec2-instance-using-aws-cli&title=How%20To%20Create%20An%20AWS%20EC2%20Instance%20Using%20AWS%20CLI&summary=How%20to%20build%20a%20VPC%2C%20subnets%2C%20an%20internet%20gateway%2C%20a%20NAT%20gateway%2C%20a%20route%20table%2C%20and%20a%20security%20group%20with%20the%20AWS%20CLI%2C%20then%20launch%20an%20EC2%20instance%20whose%20user%20data%20installs%20Apache%2C%20PHP%2C%20MariaDB%2C%20and%20WordPress.&source=https://mkabumattar.com "Share on LinkedIn")[WhatsApp](https://wa.me/?text=How%20To%20Create%20An%20AWS%20EC2%20Instance%20Using%20AWS%20CLI%20https%3A%2F%2Fmkabumattar.com%2Fblog%2Fpost%2Fhow-to-create-an-aws-ec2-instance-using-aws-cli "Share on WhatsApp")[Telegram](https://t.me/share/url?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmkabumattar.com%2Fblog%2Fpost%2Fhow-to-create-an-aws-ec2-instance-using-aws-cli&text=How%20To%20Create%20An%20AWS%20EC2%20Instance%20Using%20AWS%20CLI "Share on Telegram")[Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmkabumattar.com%2Fblog%2Fpost%2Fhow-to-create-an-aws-ec2-instance-using-aws-cli&title=How%20To%20Create%20An%20AWS%20EC2%20Instance%20Using%20AWS%20CLI "Share on Reddit")[Hacker News](http://news.ycombinator.com/submitlink?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmkabumattar.com%2Fblog%2Fpost%2Fhow-to-create-an-aws-ec2-instance-using-aws-cli&t=How%20To%20Create%20An%20AWS%20EC2%20Instance%20Using%20AWS%20CLI "Share on Hacker News")[Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmkabumattar.com%2Fblog%2Fpost%2Fhow-to-create-an-aws-ec2-instance-using-aws-cli&media=&description=How%20to%20build%20a%20VPC%2C%20subnets%2C%20an%20internet%20gateway%2C%20a%20NAT%20gateway%2C%20a%20route%20table%2C%20and%20a%20security%20group%20with%20the%20AWS%20CLI%2C%20then%20launch%20an%20EC2%20instance%20whose%20user%20data%20installs%20Apache%2C%20PHP%2C%20MariaDB%2C%20and%20WordPress. 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Prerequisites To follow along with this tutorial, you will need:An [#WordPress Installation](/blog/tags/wordpress-installation)[#Amazon Linux 2](/blog/tags/amazon-linux-2)[#Apache Setup](/blog/tags/apache-setup)+5 tags [read more](/blog/post/how-to-install-wordpress-on-amazon-linux-2) [![How to Install and Configure Node.js on EC2 Instance Amazon Linux 2](/_astro/hero.CIYv_zEL_2aFueX.webp)](/blog/post/how-to-install-and-configure-nodejs-on-ec2-instance-amazon-linux-2) ## [How to Install and Configure Node.js on EC2 Instance Amazon Linux 2](/blog/post/how-to-install-and-configure-nodejs-on-ec2-instance-amazon-linux-2) - [Mohammad Abu Mattar](/authors/mohammad-abu-mattar) - [AWS](/blog/categories/aws) - [EC2](/blog/categories/ec2) - [Node.js](/blog/categories/nodejs) - [Linux](/blog/categories/linux) Introduction Node.js does not exist in the default Amazon Linux 2 repository. So, we need to add the Node.js repository to the system. In this post, we will learn how to install and configure Node [#Node.js Installation](/blog/tags/nodejs-installation)[#Amazon Linux 2](/blog/tags/amazon-linux-2)[#AWS EC2 Setup](/blog/tags/aws-ec2-setup)+3 tags [read more](/blog/post/how-to-install-and-configure-nodejs-on-ec2-instance-amazon-linux-2) [![How To Connect A Two EC2 Instances Data Transfer Using AWS CLI Without AWS EFS](/_astro/hero.WG5UXtzN_2uuusz.webp)](/blog/post/how-to-connect-a-two-ec2-instances-data-transfer-using-aws-cli-without-aws-efs) ## [How To Connect A Two EC2 Instances Data Transfer Using AWS CLI Without AWS EFS](/blog/post/how-to-connect-a-two-ec2-instances-data-transfer-using-aws-cli-without-aws-efs) - [Mohammad Abu Mattar](/authors/mohammad-abu-mattar) - [AWS](/blog/categories/aws) - [EC2](/blog/categories/ec2) - [S3](/blog/categories/s3) - [Data Transfer](/blog/categories/data-transfer) - [AWS CLI](/blog/categories/aws-cli) Introduction In this post, I will show you how to transfer data between two EC2 instances using AWS CLI, without AWS EFS. 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