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Connect Multiple VPCs with Transit Gateway
In this lab, we are going to connect two VPCs via a transit gateway and adjust route tables to establish private connectivity. This is important, as it will allow communication to flow through your private network without traversing the public internet.
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Challenge
Create a Transit Gateway
Create a transit gateway to allow communication between the two VPCs.
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Challenge
Attach the Transit Gateway to Both VPCs
Attach the transit gateway to be associated with both VPCs.
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Challenge
Edit Route Tables
Edit the route tables of both VPCs to establish private connectivity. Make sure the project-rtb-private1-us-east-1a route table has a destination CIDR block of 10.0.0.0/16.
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Challenge
Create a VPC
Create a new VPC that we will be using for connections in this lab. Under VPC Settings, set the following parameters:
- Auto-generate: Make sure the box is checked.
- **For the value of the name tag, use project.
- IPv4/CIDR block: Enter 172.21.0.0/16 (or anything you want besides the default CIDR block).
- Number of Availability Zones: Select 1.
- Number of public subnets: Select 0.
- Number of private subnets: Select 1
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