Create a VPC and Subnets

Following are steps for creating an Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) and subnets through the AWS Management Console.

Creating a VPC

To create a VPC in your Amazon account:

1. Go to the AWS Management Console and sign in with your credentials.

2. Navigate to Services > Networking & Content Delivery > VPC.

3. On the VPC homepage, click the Create VPC button.

4. On the Create VPC page, set the following:

   a. For Resources to create, select VPC only.

   b. (Optional) For Name tag, enter a name for your new VPC.

   c. For IPv4 CIDR, enter 10.0.0.0/16.

   d. Keep all other default settings.

5. Click the Create VPC button.

Creating Private or Public Subnets

To create a subnet in your Amazon account:

1. Select Subnets from the side navigation bar.

2. Click the Create subnet button in the top right.

3. On the Create subnet page, set the following:

   a. For VPC ID, select your newly created VPC.

   b. For Subnet name, enter a name for your subnet.

   c. For Availability zone, select a compatible availability zone.

   d. For IPv4 CIDR block, enter 10.0.0.0/16.

   e. Keep all other default settings.

4. Click the Create subnet button.

For public subnets only:

1. On the Subnets page, select your subnet by checking the box next to it.
2. Go to Actions > Edit subnet settings.
3. Check the box next to Enable auto-assign public IPv4 address to enable.
4. Click Save.
5. On the Your VPCs page, select your VPC by checking the box next to it.
6. Go to Actions > Edit VPC Settings.
7. For Enable DNS hostnames, check the box to enable the setting.
8. For Enable DNS resolution, check the box to enable the setting.
9. Click Save.