Week 2 Worklog

Week 2 Objectives:

  • Study the Virtual Machine model on AWS through Amazon EC2.
  • Understand EC2 Instance components such as AMI, Instance Type, Key Pair, and Security Group.
  • Practice connecting to and managing a server through SSH and AWS Systems Manager Session Manager.
  • Learn EC2 Auto Scaling and become familiar with Amazon Lightsail.
  • Study AWS storage services, including Amazon EBS, Amazon S3, and Amazon EFS.

Tasks to be carried out this week:

DayTaskStart DateCompletion DateReference Material
1Study Amazon EC2 and Compute VM
- Learn Virtual Machine, EC2 Instance, AMI, Instance Type, Key Pair, and Security Group.
- Learn the EC2 Instance lifecycle.
- Distinguish Public IP, Private IP, and Elastic IP.		27/04/202627/04/2026Amazon EC2
Introduction to Amazon EC2
2Deploy and access an EC2 Instance
- Create an EC2 Instance from an AMI.
- Configure Instance Type, Key Pair, and Security Group.
- Connect through SSH.
- Create an IAM Role for EC2 and attach AmazonSSMManagedInstanceCore.
- Attach the Role to EC2 and check the SSM Agent status.
- Access EC2 through AWS Systems Manager Session Manager.
- Compare SSH and SSM access methods.		28/04/202628/04/2026Amazon EC2
AWS Systems Manager
Introduction to Amazon EC2
3Study EC2 Auto Scaling and Amazon Lightsail
- Learn Launch Template, Auto Scaling Group, Minimum Capacity, Desired Capacity, Maximum Capacity, Scaling Policy, and Health Check.
- Create an Amazon Lightsail Instance.
- Configure a Static IP and Firewall Rules.		29/04/202629/04/2026EC2 Auto Scaling
Amazon Lightsail
Deploying FCJ Management with Auto Scaling Group
Amazon Lightsail Workshop - Cost Optimization on AWS
4AWS Storage Fundamentals (Amazon S3)
- Study the Object Storage model and Amazon S3 architecture.
- Learn about Bucket, Object, Object Key, and Region.
- Create and configure an S3 Bucket.
- Practice uploading, downloading, copying, and deleting Objects.
- Configure Static Website Hosting on Amazon S3.
- Learn about Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) and configure a CORS Policy for frontend access to S3.
- Study Storage Class, Versioning, Lifecycle Rule, and Server-Side Encryption.
- Learn about Block Public Access, Bucket Policy, and access permissions through IAM Policy.
- Manage S3 through the AWS Management Console and AWS CLI.		30/04/202630/04/2026Amazon S3
Hosting a Static Website with Amazon S3
S3 Static Website Hosting
S3 CORS
5Study S3 Access Points, S3 Storage Classes, data lifecycle, and cold storage
- Learn about S3 Access Point and how to create dedicated access points for applications or user groups.
- Study S3 Storage Classes and selection criteria based on data access frequency.
- Learn about S3 Lifecycle Rule for automatically transitioning or deleting Objects over time.
- Study cold storage services, including S3 Glacier Instant Retrieval, S3 Glacier Flexible Retrieval, and S3 Glacier Deep Archive.
- Compare retrieval time, minimum storage duration, and cost across S3 Glacier Storage Classes.
- Practice configuring S3 Access Point, Lifecycle Rule, and Storage Class transitions.		01/05/202601/05/2026Amazon S3 Access Points
S3 Storage Classes
S3 Lifecycle
6Study Amazon EFS and consolidate the practical work
- Learn the File Storage model of Amazon EFS.
- Create an EFS File System and Mount Target.
- Connect EFS to EC2 and verify read/write operations.
- Compare EBS, S3, and EFS.
- Delete unused resources after practice.		02/05/202602/05/2026Amazon EFS

Week 2 Achievements:

  • Deployed and managed an EC2 Instance using IAM Role, SSH, and SSM.
  • Understood and practiced EC2 Auto Scaling and Amazon Lightsail.
  • Created, attached, and backed up an EBS Volume.
  • Managed S3 Bucket, Objects, Static Website Hosting, and CORS.
  • Understood S3 Access Point, Storage Class, Lifecycle Rule, and Cold Storage.
  • Connected and used Amazon EFS with EC2.
  • Distinguished Block Storage, Object Storage, and File Storage.