Create a VPC Peering Connection on AWS
Practice deploying a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Peering Connection between a public and a private VPC, including setting up the peering connection, configuring routing between VPCs, and adjusting security group rules for specific traffic.
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Lab info
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Create a VPC Peering Connection
Configure a VPC Peering Connection between a public VPC and a private VPC.
Challenge
Set up Routes Between Peering VPCs
Add routes onto the route tables of the two peered VPCs.
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Add Port Rules to Security Groups
Set up a rule to allow ICMPv4 traffic between two VPCs along with MySQL/Aurora traffic.
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Guided walkthrough
Follow along with the author’s guided walkthrough and build something new in your provided environment!
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Recommended prerequisites
- Basic understanding of TCP/IP
- AWS EC2 Instances
- AWS Management Portal
- AWS VPC administration