How to create AWS EC2 instances with Pulumi

This reference shows how to use Pulumi to define an AWS EC2 resource using pure code which can then be deployed to AWS and managed as infrastructure as code.

What is AWS EC2?

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AWS EC2 is a web service that provides secure, resizable compute capacity in the cloud. It is designed to make web-scale cloud computing easier for developers. Find out more at AWS here.

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Create an AWS EC2 resource using @pulumi/aws

The @pulumi/aws library enables fine-grained control over the AWS EC2 resource meaning it can be coded, deployed, and managed entirely in code.

const pulumi = require("@pulumi/pulumi");
const aws = require("@pulumi/aws");

// Create a VPC.
const vpc = new aws.ec2.Vpc("vpc", {
    cidrBlock: "10.0.0.0/16",
});

// Create an an internet gateway.
const gateway = new aws.ec2.InternetGateway("gateway", {
    vpcId: vpc.id,
});

// Create a subnet that automatically assigns new instances a public IP address.
const subnet = new aws.ec2.Subnet("subnet", {
    vpcId: vpc.id,
    cidrBlock: "10.0.1.0/24",
    mapPublicIpOnLaunch: true,
});

// Create a route table.
const routes = new aws.ec2.RouteTable("routes", {
    vpcId: vpc.id,
    routes: [
        {
            cidrBlock: "0.0.0.0/0",
            gatewayId: gateway.id,
        },
    ],
});

// Associate the route table with the public subnet.
const routeTableAssociation = new aws.ec2.RouteTableAssociation("route-table-association", {
    subnetId: subnet.id,
    routeTableId: routes.id,
});

// Create a security group allowing inbound access over port 80 and outbound
// access to anywhere.
const securityGroup = new aws.ec2.SecurityGroup("security-group", {
    vpcId: vpc.id,
    ingress: [
        {
            cidrBlocks: [ "0.0.0.0/0" ],
            protocol: "tcp",
            fromPort: 80,
            toPort: 80,
        },
    ],
    egress: [
        {
            cidrBlocks: [ "0.0.0.0/0" ],
            fromPort: 0,
            toPort: 0,
            protocol: "-1",
        },
    ],
});

// Fine the latest Amazon Linux 2 AMI.
const ami = pulumi.output(aws.ec2.getAmi({
    owners: [ "amazon" ],
    mostRecent: true,
    filters: [
        { name: "description", values: [ "Amazon Linux 2 *" ] },
    ],
}));

// Create and launch an Amazon Linux EC2 instance into the public subnet.
const instance = new aws.ec2.Instance("instance", {
    ami: ami.id,
    instanceType: "t3.nano",
    subnetId: subnet.id,
    vpcSecurityGroupIds: [
        securityGroup.id,
    ],
    userData: `
        #!/bin/bash
        amazon-linux-extras install nginx1
        amazon-linux-extras enable nginx
        systemctl enable nginx
        systemctl start nginx
    `,
});

// Export the instance's publicly accessible URL.
module.exports = {
    instanceURL: pulumi.interpolate `http://${instance.publicIp}`,
};
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