[how-to] Secure Internet Access for Private EC2 Instances | AWS NAT Gateway Tutorial

Want to give your private EC2 instances secure internet access without exposing them to inbound connections? In this AWS tutorial, we’ll walk you through setting up a NAT Gateway step-by-step — from creating your VPC to testing connectivity.

What you’ll learn in this video:
How to create a VPC and subnets (public & private)
Setting up an Internet Gateway
Configuring route tables for public and private traffic
Launching and connecting to Windows EC2 instances
Testing internet access without a NAT Gateway
Creating and attaching a NAT Gateway with an Elastic IP
Updating the private route table to route through the NAT Gateway
Verifying secure internet access from private EC2 instances

Why this matters:
A NAT Gateway allows outbound traffic from private instances while blocking all inbound internet traffic, making it a key component of secure AWS architectures.

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