Amazon VPC¶
- allows to establish boundaries around your AWS resources
- allows to organise your resources into subnets
- to allow users form internet get resources you can attach an internet gateway 2023103120223939 AWS Internet Gateway to the VPC
- you can use virtual private gateway for private resources, it enables VPN connection between client and virtual private gateway. 2023103120213232 AWS Virtual private gateway
- A virtual private gateway allows traffic into the VPC only if it is coming from an approved network.
- you can use AWS Direct Connect to establish a dedicated private connection between your data center and a VPC. 2023103120201111 AWS Direct Connect
VPC Properties:¶
- Region
- Range in 202310311934033 CIDR notation, for example 10.1.0.0/16
Subnet¶
- VPC
- AZ
- IP Range - subnet of VPC, for example 10.1.1.0/24
Reserved IPs¶
AWS reserves 5 IP addresses in each subnet for: - routing - DNS - network management.
To get access to your subnet you can use:¶
- 2023103120223939 AWS Internet Gateway
- 2023103120213232 AWS Virtual private gateway
- 2023103120201111 AWS Direct Connect
References¶
- https://explore.skillbuilder.aws/learn/course/external/view/elearning/1851/aws-technical-essentials?da=sec&sec=prep Module 3
- AWS user guide: What Is Amazon VPC?(opens in a new tab)
- AWS user guide: How Amazon VPC Works(opens in a new tab)
- https://explore.skillbuilder.aws/learn/course/134/play/85854/aws-cloud-practitioner-essentials Module 4