Step 2: Setup Elastic IP

Learn how to Setup an Elastic IP Address.

An Elastic IP Address is a static IPv4 address designed for dynamic cloud computing. Uniquely associated with your AWS account, the Elastic IP address allows for masking of instance failures by rapidly remapping the address to another instance in your account.

An Elastic IP address is a public IPv4 address, accessible via internet. If your instance does not have a public IPv4 address, associating your instance with an Elastic IP address will enable communication with the internet.

Steps to Setup an Elastic IP Address

• On the left sidebar under 'Network & Security', select 'Elastic IPs'

• Choose 'Allocate New Address'

• Select 'Allocate', then 'Close'

• Associate New Elastic IP Address with Instance by selecting the Instance Drop-Down and choosing 'New Instance to Associate'

• Click 'Associate' at bottom right of screen

With the Elastic IP setup complete, the next step is to setup Route 53 with an A-record.