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/MikesMacaroonMarketWebsite.git 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.c67u2mkoe5d5.us-east-1.rds.amazonaws.com/ 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-learning/ 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 📩 NEWSLETTER - Get the latest high-quality tutorial and tips and tricks videos emailed to your inbox each week: https://kevinstratvert.com/newsletter/ 🔽 CONNECT WITH ME - Official website: http://www.kevinstratvert.com - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinstratvert/ - Discord: https://bit.ly/KevinStratvertDiscord - Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevstrat - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Kevin-Stratvert-101912218227818 - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kevinstratvert - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kevinstratvert/ 🎁 TOOLS AND DISCOUNTS ✅ 🎙️ Voicemod AI Voice Changer | 5% off | https://link.xsolla.com/KZBi89AY ✅ 🌐 Squarespace Websites | https://squarespace.syuh.net/XYaqYM ✅ 🛍️ Shopify | https://shopify.pxf.io/XY9rPa ✅ 📋 Notion | https://affiliate.notion.so/rffva4tr71ax ✅ 🤖 ElevenLabs Text-to-Speech | https://try.elevenlabs.io/taqepq60mptr ✅ 💵 Quickbooks Online | https://bit.ly/intuitquickbooksonline ✅ 👥 Hubspot | https://hubspot.sjv.io/DKo6jb ✅ 📈 Semrush | https://bit.ly/semrush14dayfreetrial ✅ 🎥 Descript | https://get.descript.com/sf22jb63w2tx 🎒 MY COURSES - Go from Excel novice to data analysis ninja in just 2 hours: https://kevinstratvert.thinkific.com/ 🙏 REQUEST VIDEOS https://forms.gle/BDrTNUoxheEoMLGt5 🔔 SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/user/kevlers?sub_confirmation=1 🙌 SUPPORT THE CHANNEL - Hit the THANKS button in any video! - Amazon affiliate link: https://amzn.to/3kCP2yz ⚖ DISCLOSURE Some links are affiliate links. Purchasing through these links gives me a small commission to support videos on this channel. The price to you is the same.