AWS Tutorial for Beginners (2025)

Get started with Amazon Web Services (AWS) in this hands-on tutorial! We’ll cover some of AWS’s most popular and important services step by step.

🌎 Follow along ➜ https://aws.amazon.com/free/

Here’s what we’ll cover:
What AWS is and its key benefits
Signing up for AWS for free
Setting a goal: Hosting a website on AWS
Exploring the AWS Management Console
EC2 - Launching a virtual server
S3 - Configuring file storage
RDS - Creating a database instance
Connecting to an EC2 instance and running commands
Tips for cost savings on AWS
Continuing your AWS journey with AI, Machine Learning, and AWS Certifications

💬 Let me know in the comments: What AWS topics would you like to learn in my next video?

Host: Mike Fisher

📚 RESOURCES
Sign up for a free AWS account https://aws.amazon.com/free/

S3 Bucket Policy:
{
"Version": "2012-10-17",
"Statement": [
{
"Effect": "Allow",
"Principal": "*",
"Action": "s3:GetObject",
"Resource": "arn:aws:s3:::mikes-macaroon-market/*"
}
]
}

EC2 Terminal Commands:
sudo dnf install git
git clone GitHub - https://github.com/kevstrat/MikesMaca...
cd MikesMacaroonMarketWebsite
export S3_BUCKET=mikes-macaroon-market
export S3_REGION=us-east-1
export S3_ACCESS_KEY=AKIA2AUOPCH5LNJZXDMD
export S3_SECRET_KEY=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
export DB_HOST=http://mikes-macaroon-market.c67u2mko...
export DB_USER=postgres
export DB_PASS=MgKAEWOqMRGjlnl3SqxN
sudo dnf install nodejs
npm install
npm start &
disown

AWS Pricing ➜ https://aws.amazon.com/pricing/
Savings Plans ➜ https://aws.amazon.com/savingsplans/
AI & Machine Learning ➜ https://aws.amazon.com/ai/machine-lea...
AWS Certification ➜ https://aws.amazon.com/certification/

⌚ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Benefits of AWS
01:10 - Sign Up for AWS
02:22 - Goal: Hosting Our Website
02:55 - The AWS Management Console
04:14 - What is EC2?
04:47 - Launch EC2 Instance
07:59 - Create S3 Bucket
11:36 - Access Keys
13:01 - Create RDS Database
15:39 - Connect to EC2 Instance
19:48 - Demo: Testing Our Website
20:46 - Cost Saving Tips
21:24 - Next Steps

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