# Amazon EC2 examples using the AWS SDK for C\$1\$1
<a name="examples-ec2"></a>

Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) is a web service that provides resizable computing capacity—literally servers in Amazon’s data centers—that you use to build and host your software systems. You can use the following examples to program [Amazon EC2](https://aws.amazon.com/ec2) using the AWS SDK for C\$1\$1.

**Note**  
Only the code that is necessary to demonstrate certain techniques is supplied in this Guide, but the [complete example code is available on GitHub](https://github.com/awsdocs/aws-doc-sdk-examples/tree/main/cpp). On GitHub you can download a single source file or you can clone the repository locally to get, build, and run all examples.

**Topics**
+ [Managing Amazon EC2 Instances](examples-ec2-instances.md)
+ [Using Elastic IP Addresses in Amazon EC2](examples-ec2-elastic-ip.md)
+ [Using Regions and Availability Zones for Amazon EC2](examples-ec2-regions-zones.md)
+ [Working with Amazon EC2 Key Pairs](examples-ec2-key-pairs.md)
+ [Working with Security Groups in Amazon EC2](examples-ec2-security-groups.md)

# Managing Amazon EC2 Instances
<a name="examples-ec2-instances"></a>

## Prerequisites
<a name="codeExamplePrereq"></a>

Before you begin, we recommend you read [Getting started using the AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](getting-started.md). 

Download the example code and build the solution as described in [Getting started on code examples](getting-started-code-examples.md). 

To run the examples, the user profile your code uses to make the requests must have proper permissions in AWS (for the service and the action). For more information, see [Providing AWS credentials](credentials.md).

## Create an Instance
<a name="create-an-instance"></a>

Create a new Amazon EC2 instance by calling the EC2Client’s `RunInstances` function, providing it with a [RunInstancesRequest](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-cpp/latest/api/aws-cpp-sdk-ec2/html/class_aws_1_1_e_c2_1_1_model_1_1_run_instances_request.html) containing the [Amazon Machine Image (AMI)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/AMIs.html) to use and an [instance type](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/instance-types.html).

 **Includes** 

```
#include <aws/core/Aws.h>
#include <aws/ec2/EC2Client.h>
#include <aws/ec2/model/RunInstancesRequest.h>
#include <iostream>
```

 **Code** 

```
    Aws::EC2::EC2Client ec2Client(clientConfiguration);

    Aws::EC2::Model::RunInstancesRequest runRequest;
    runRequest.SetImageId(amiId);
    runRequest.SetInstanceType(Aws::EC2::Model::InstanceType::t1_micro);
    runRequest.SetMinCount(1);
    runRequest.SetMaxCount(1);

    Aws::EC2::Model::RunInstancesOutcome runOutcome = ec2Client.RunInstances(
            runRequest);
    if (!runOutcome.IsSuccess()) {
        std::cerr << "Failed to launch EC2 instance " << instanceName <<
                  " based on ami " << amiId << ":" <<
                  runOutcome.GetError().GetMessage() << std::endl;
        return false;
    }

    const Aws::Vector<Aws::EC2::Model::Instance> &instances = runOutcome.GetResult().GetInstances();
    if (instances.empty()) {
        std::cerr << "Failed to launch EC2 instance " << instanceName <<
                  " based on ami " << amiId << ":" <<
                  runOutcome.GetError().GetMessage() << std::endl;
        return false;
    }
```

See the [complete example](https://github.com/awsdocs/aws-doc-sdk-examples/tree/main/cpp/example_code/ec2/run_instances.cpp).

## Start an Instance
<a name="start-an-instance"></a>

To start an Amazon EC2 instance, call the EC2Client’s `StartInstances` function, providing it with a [StartInstancesRequest](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-cpp/latest/api/aws-cpp-sdk-ec2/html/class_aws_1_1_e_c2_1_1_model_1_1_start_instances_request.html) containing the ID of the instance to start.

 **Includes** 

```
#include <aws/ec2/EC2Client.h>
#include <aws/ec2/model/StartInstancesRequest.h>
```

 **Code** 

```
    Aws::EC2::EC2Client ec2Client(clientConfiguration);

    Aws::EC2::Model::StartInstancesRequest startRequest;
    startRequest.AddInstanceIds(instanceId);
    startRequest.SetDryRun(true);

    Aws::EC2::Model::StartInstancesOutcome dryRunOutcome = ec2Client.StartInstances(startRequest);
    if (dryRunOutcome.IsSuccess()) {
        std::cerr
                << "Failed dry run to start instance. A dry run should trigger an error."
                << std::endl;
        return false;
    } else if (dryRunOutcome.GetError().GetErrorType() !=
               Aws::EC2::EC2Errors::DRY_RUN_OPERATION) {
        std::cout << "Failed dry run to start instance " << instanceId << ": "
                  << dryRunOutcome.GetError().GetMessage() << std::endl;
        return false;
    }

    startRequest.SetDryRun(false);
    Aws::EC2::Model::StartInstancesOutcome startInstancesOutcome = ec2Client.StartInstances(startRequest);

    if (!startInstancesOutcome.IsSuccess()) {
        std::cout << "Failed to start instance " << instanceId << ": " <<
                  startInstancesOutcome.GetError().GetMessage() << std::endl;
    } else {
        std::cout << "Successfully started instance " << instanceId <<
                  std::endl;
    }
```

See the [complete example](https://github.com/awsdocs/aws-doc-sdk-examples/tree/main/cpp/example_code/ec2/start_stop_instance.cpp).

## Stop an Instance
<a name="stop-an-instance"></a>

To stop an Amazon EC2 instance, call the EC2Client’s `StopInstances` function, providing it with a [StopInstancesRequest](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-cpp/latest/api/aws-cpp-sdk-ec2/html/class_aws_1_1_e_c2_1_1_model_1_1_stop_instances_request.html) containing the ID of the instance to stop.

 **Includes** 

```
#include <aws/ec2/model/StopInstancesRequest.h>
```

 **Code** 

```
    Aws::EC2::EC2Client ec2Client(clientConfiguration);
    Aws::EC2::Model::StopInstancesRequest request;
    request.AddInstanceIds(instanceId);
    request.SetDryRun(true);

    Aws::EC2::Model::StopInstancesOutcome dryRunOutcome = ec2Client.StopInstances(request);
    if (dryRunOutcome.IsSuccess()) {
        std::cerr
                << "Failed dry run to stop instance. A dry run should trigger an error."
                << std::endl;
        return false;
    } else if (dryRunOutcome.GetError().GetErrorType() !=
               Aws::EC2::EC2Errors::DRY_RUN_OPERATION) {
        std::cout << "Failed dry run to stop instance " << instanceId << ": "
                  << dryRunOutcome.GetError().GetMessage() << std::endl;
        return false;
    }

    request.SetDryRun(false);
    Aws::EC2::Model::StopInstancesOutcome outcome = ec2Client.StopInstances(request);
    if (!outcome.IsSuccess()) {
        std::cout << "Failed to stop instance " << instanceId << ": " <<
                  outcome.GetError().GetMessage() << std::endl;
    } else {
        std::cout << "Successfully stopped instance " << instanceId <<
                  std::endl;
    }
```

See the [complete example](https://github.com/awsdocs/aws-doc-sdk-examples/tree/main/cpp/example_code/ec2/start_stop_instance.cpp).

## Reboot an Instance
<a name="reboot-an-instance"></a>

To reboot an Amazon EC2 instance, call the EC2Client’s `RebootInstances` function, providing it with a [RebootInstancesRequest](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-cpp/latest/api/aws-cpp-sdk-ec2/html/class_aws_1_1_e_c2_1_1_model_1_1_reboot_instances_request.html) containing the ID of the instance to reboot.

 **Includes** 

```
#include <aws/ec2/EC2Client.h>
#include <aws/ec2/model/RebootInstancesRequest.h>
#include <iostream>
```

 **Code** 

```
    Aws::EC2::EC2Client ec2Client(clientConfiguration);

    Aws::EC2::Model::RebootInstancesRequest request;
    request.AddInstanceIds(instanceId);
    request.SetDryRun(true);

    Aws::EC2::Model::RebootInstancesOutcome dry_run_outcome = ec2Client.RebootInstances(request);
    if (dry_run_outcome.IsSuccess()) {
        std::cerr
                << "Failed dry run to reboot on instance. A dry run should trigger an error."
                <<
                std::endl;
        return false;
    } else if (dry_run_outcome.GetError().GetErrorType()
               != Aws::EC2::EC2Errors::DRY_RUN_OPERATION) {
        std::cout << "Failed dry run to reboot instance " << instanceId << ": "
                  << dry_run_outcome.GetError().GetMessage() << std::endl;
        return false;
    }

    request.SetDryRun(false);
    Aws::EC2::Model::RebootInstancesOutcome outcome = ec2Client.RebootInstances(request);
    if (!outcome.IsSuccess()) {
        std::cout << "Failed to reboot instance " << instanceId << ": " <<
                  outcome.GetError().GetMessage() << std::endl;
    } else {
        std::cout << "Successfully rebooted instance " << instanceId <<
                  std::endl;
    }
```

See the [complete example](https://github.com/awsdocs/aws-doc-sdk-examples/tree/main/cpp/example_code/ec2/reboot_instance.cpp).

## Describe Instances
<a name="describe-instances"></a>

To list your instances, create a [DescribeInstancesRequest](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-cpp/latest/api/aws-cpp-sdk-ec2/html/class_aws_1_1_e_c2_1_1_model_1_1_describe_instances_request.html) and call the EC2Client’s `DescribeInstances` function. It will return a [DescribeInstancesResponse](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-cpp/latest/api/aws-cpp-sdk-ec2/html/class_aws_1_1_e_c2_1_1_model_1_1_describe_instances_response.html) object that you can use to list the Amazon EC2 instances for your AWS account and AWS Region.

Instances are grouped by *reservation*. Each reservation corresponds to the call to `StartInstances` that launched the instance. To list your instances, you must first call the `DescribeInstancesResponse` class’ `GetReservations` function, and then call `getInstances` on each returned Reservation object.

 **Includes** 

```
#include <aws/ec2/EC2Client.h>
#include <aws/ec2/model/DescribeInstancesRequest.h>
#include <aws/ec2/model/DescribeInstancesResponse.h>
#include <iomanip>
#include <iostream>
```

 **Code** 

```
    Aws::EC2::EC2Client ec2Client(clientConfiguration);
    Aws::EC2::Model::DescribeInstancesRequest request;
    bool header = false;
    bool done = false;
    while (!done) {
        Aws::EC2::Model::DescribeInstancesOutcome outcome = ec2Client.DescribeInstances(request);
        if (outcome.IsSuccess()) {
            if (!header) {
                std::cout << std::left <<
                          std::setw(48) << "Name" <<
                          std::setw(20) << "ID" <<
                          std::setw(25) << "Ami" <<
                          std::setw(15) << "Type" <<
                          std::setw(15) << "State" <<
                          std::setw(15) << "Monitoring" << std::endl;
                header = true;
            }

            const std::vector<Aws::EC2::Model::Reservation> &reservations =
                    outcome.GetResult().GetReservations();

            for (const auto &reservation: reservations) {
                const std::vector<Aws::EC2::Model::Instance> &instances =
                        reservation.GetInstances();
                for (const auto &instance: instances) {
                    Aws::String instanceStateString =
                            Aws::EC2::Model::InstanceStateNameMapper::GetNameForInstanceStateName(
                                    instance.GetState().GetName());

                    Aws::String typeString =
                            Aws::EC2::Model::InstanceTypeMapper::GetNameForInstanceType(
                                    instance.GetInstanceType());

                    Aws::String monitorString =
                            Aws::EC2::Model::MonitoringStateMapper::GetNameForMonitoringState(
                                    instance.GetMonitoring().GetState());
                    Aws::String name = "Unknown";

                    const std::vector<Aws::EC2::Model::Tag> &tags = instance.GetTags();
                    auto nameIter = std::find_if(tags.cbegin(), tags.cend(),
                                                 [](const Aws::EC2::Model::Tag &tag) {
                                                     return tag.GetKey() == "Name";
                                                 });
                    if (nameIter != tags.cend()) {
                        name = nameIter->GetValue();
                    }
                    std::cout <<
                              std::setw(48) << name <<
                              std::setw(20) << instance.GetInstanceId() <<
                              std::setw(25) << instance.GetImageId() <<
                              std::setw(15) << typeString <<
                              std::setw(15) << instanceStateString <<
                              std::setw(15) << monitorString << std::endl;
                }
            }

            if (!outcome.GetResult().GetNextToken().empty()) {
                request.SetNextToken(outcome.GetResult().GetNextToken());
            } else {
                done = true;
            }
        } else {
            std::cerr << "Failed to describe EC2 instances:" <<
                      outcome.GetError().GetMessage() << std::endl;
            return false;
        }
    }
```

Results are paged; you can get further results by passing the value returned from the result object’s `GetNextToken` function to your original request object’s `SetNextToken` function, then using the same request object in your next call to `DescribeInstances`.

See the [complete example](https://github.com/awsdocs/aws-doc-sdk-examples/tree/main/cpp/example_code/ec2/describe_instances.cpp).

## Enable Instance Monitoring
<a name="enable-instance-monitoring"></a>

You can monitor various aspects of your Amazon EC2 instances, such as CPU and network utilization, available memory, and disk space remaining. To learn more about instance monitoring, see [Monitoring Amazon EC2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/monitoring_ec2.html) in the Amazon EC2 User Guide.

To start monitoring an instance, you must create a [MonitorInstancesRequest](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-cpp/latest/api/aws-cpp-sdk-ec2/html/class_aws_1_1_e_c2_1_1_model_1_1_monitor_instances_request.html) with the ID of the instance to monitor, and pass it to the EC2Client’s `MonitorInstances` function.

 **Includes** 

```
#include <aws/ec2/EC2Client.h>
#include <aws/ec2/model/MonitorInstancesRequest.h>
#include <aws/ec2/model/UnmonitorInstancesRequest.h>
#include <iostream>
```

 **Code** 

```
    Aws::EC2::EC2Client ec2Client(clientConfiguration);
    Aws::EC2::Model::MonitorInstancesRequest request;
    request.AddInstanceIds(instanceId);
    request.SetDryRun(true);

    Aws::EC2::Model::MonitorInstancesOutcome dryRunOutcome = ec2Client.MonitorInstances(request);
    if (dryRunOutcome.IsSuccess()) {
        std::cerr
                << "Failed dry run to enable monitoring on instance. A dry run should trigger an error."
                <<
                std::endl;
        return false;
    } else if (dryRunOutcome.GetError().GetErrorType()
               != Aws::EC2::EC2Errors::DRY_RUN_OPERATION) {
        std::cerr << "Failed dry run to enable monitoring on instance " <<
                  instanceId << ": " << dryRunOutcome.GetError().GetMessage() <<
                  std::endl;
        return false;
    }

    request.SetDryRun(false);
    Aws::EC2::Model::MonitorInstancesOutcome monitorInstancesOutcome = ec2Client.MonitorInstances(request);
    if (!monitorInstancesOutcome.IsSuccess()) {
        std::cerr << "Failed to enable monitoring on instance " <<
                  instanceId << ": " <<
                  monitorInstancesOutcome.GetError().GetMessage() << std::endl;
    } else {
        std::cout << "Successfully enabled monitoring on instance " <<
                  instanceId << std::endl;
    }
```

See the [complete example](https://github.com/awsdocs/aws-doc-sdk-examples/tree/main/cpp/example_code/ec2/monitor_instance.cpp).

## Disable Instance Monitoring
<a name="disable-instance-monitoring"></a>

To stop monitoring an instance, create an [UnmonitorInstancesRequest](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-cpp/latest/api/aws-cpp-sdk-ec2/html/class_aws_1_1_e_c2_1_1_model_1_1_unmonitor_instances_request.html) with the ID of the instance to stop monitoring, and pass it to the EC2Client’s `UnmonitorInstances` function.

 **Includes** 

```
#include <aws/ec2/EC2Client.h>
#include <aws/ec2/model/MonitorInstancesRequest.h>
#include <aws/ec2/model/UnmonitorInstancesRequest.h>
#include <iostream>
```

 **Code** 

```
    Aws::EC2::EC2Client ec2Client(clientConfiguration);
    Aws::EC2::Model::UnmonitorInstancesRequest unrequest;
    unrequest.AddInstanceIds(instanceId);
    unrequest.SetDryRun(true);

    Aws::EC2::Model::UnmonitorInstancesOutcome dryRunOutcome = ec2Client.UnmonitorInstances(unrequest);
    if (dryRunOutcome.IsSuccess()) {
        std::cerr
                << "Failed dry run to disable monitoring on instance. A dry run should trigger an error."
                <<
                std::endl;
        return false;
    } else if (dryRunOutcome.GetError().GetErrorType() !=
               Aws::EC2::EC2Errors::DRY_RUN_OPERATION) {
        std::cout << "Failed dry run to disable monitoring on instance " <<
                  instanceId << ": " << dryRunOutcome.GetError().GetMessage() <<
                  std::endl;
        return false;
    }

    unrequest.SetDryRun(false);
    Aws::EC2::Model::UnmonitorInstancesOutcome unmonitorInstancesOutcome = ec2Client.UnmonitorInstances(unrequest);
    if (!unmonitorInstancesOutcome.IsSuccess()) {
        std::cout << "Failed to disable monitoring on instance " << instanceId
                  << ": " << unmonitorInstancesOutcome.GetError().GetMessage() <<
                  std::endl;
    } else {
        std::cout << "Successfully disable monitoring on instance " <<
                  instanceId << std::endl;
    }
```

See the [complete example](https://github.com/awsdocs/aws-doc-sdk-examples/tree/main/cpp/example_code/ec2/monitor_instance.cpp).

## More Information
<a name="more-information"></a>
+  [RunInstances](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/API_RunInstances.html) in the Amazon EC2 API Reference
+  [DescribeInstances](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeInstances.html) in the Amazon EC2 API Reference
+  [StartInstances](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/API_StartInstances.html) in the Amazon EC2 API Reference
+  [StopInstances](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/API_StopInstances.html) in the Amazon EC2 API Reference
+  [RebootInstances](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/API_RebootInstances.html) in the Amazon EC2 API Reference
+  [DescribeInstances](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeInstances.html) in the Amazon EC2 API Reference
+  [MonitorInstances](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/API_MonitorInstances.html) in the Amazon EC2 API Reference
+  [UnmonitorInstances](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/API_UnmonitorInstances.html) in the Amazon EC2 API Reference

# Using Elastic IP Addresses in Amazon EC2
<a name="examples-ec2-elastic-ip"></a>

## Prerequisites
<a name="codeExamplePrereq"></a>

Before you begin, we recommend you read [Getting started using the AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](getting-started.md). 

Download the example code and build the solution as described in [Getting started on code examples](getting-started-code-examples.md). 

To run the examples, the user profile your code uses to make the requests must have proper permissions in AWS (for the service and the action). For more information, see [Providing AWS credentials](credentials.md).

## Allocate an Elastic IP Address
<a name="allocate-an-elastic-ip-address"></a>

To use an Elastic IP address, you first allocate one to your account, and then associate it with your instance or a network interface.

To allocate an Elastic IP address, call the EC2Client’s `AllocateAddress` function with an [AllocateAddressRequest](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-cpp/latest/api/aws-cpp-sdk-ec2/html/class_aws_1_1_e_c2_1_1_model_1_1_allocate_address_request.html) object containing the network type (classic EC2 or VPC). 

**Warning**  
We are retiring EC2-Classic on August 15, 2022. We recommend that you migrate from EC2-Classic to a VPC. For more information, see **Migrate from EC2-Classic to a VPC** in the the [Amazon EC2 User Guide for Linux Instances](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/vpc-migrate.html) or the [Amazon EC2 User Guide for Windows Instances](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/WindowsGuide/vpc-migrate.html). Also see the blog post [EC2-Classic Networking is Retiring – Here's How to Prepare](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/ec2-classic-is-retiring-heres-how-to-prepare/).

The [AllocateAddressResponse](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-cpp/latest/api/aws-cpp-sdk-ec2/html/class_aws_1_1_e_c2_1_1_model_1_1_allocate_address_response.html) class in the response object contains an allocation ID that you can use to associate the address with an instance, by passing the allocation ID and instance ID in a [AssociateAddressRequest](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-cpp/latest/api/aws-cpp-sdk-ec2/html/class_aws_1_1_e_c2_1_1_model_1_1_associate_address_request.html) to the EC2Client’s `AssociateAddress` function.

 **Includes** 

```
#include <aws/ec2/EC2Client.h>
#include <aws/ec2/model/AllocateAddressRequest.h>
#include <aws/ec2/model/AssociateAddressRequest.h>
#include <iostream>
```

 **Code** 

```
    Aws::EC2::EC2Client ec2Client(clientConfiguration);

    Aws::EC2::Model::AllocateAddressRequest request;
    request.SetDomain(Aws::EC2::Model::DomainType::vpc);

    const Aws::EC2::Model::AllocateAddressOutcome outcome =
            ec2Client.AllocateAddress(request);
    if (!outcome.IsSuccess()) {
        std::cerr << "Failed to allocate Elastic IP address:" <<
                  outcome.GetError().GetMessage() << std::endl;
        return false;
    }
    const Aws::EC2::Model::AllocateAddressResponse &response = outcome.GetResult();
    allocationID = response.GetAllocationId();
    publicIPAddress = response.GetPublicIp();


    Aws::EC2::Model::AssociateAddressRequest associate_request;
    associate_request.SetInstanceId(instanceId);
    associate_request.SetAllocationId(allocationID);

    const Aws::EC2::Model::AssociateAddressOutcome associate_outcome =
            ec2Client.AssociateAddress(associate_request);
    if (!associate_outcome.IsSuccess()) {
        std::cerr << "Failed to associate Elastic IP address " << allocationID
                  << " with instance " << instanceId << ":" <<
                  associate_outcome.GetError().GetMessage() << std::endl;
        return false;
    }

    std::cout << "Successfully associated Elastic IP address " << allocationID
              << " with instance " << instanceId << std::endl;
```

See the [complete example](https://github.com/awsdocs/aws-doc-sdk-examples/tree/main/cpp/example_code/ec2/allocate_address.cpp).

## Describe Elastic IP Addresses
<a name="describe-elastic-ip-addresses"></a>

To list the Elastic IP addresses assigned to your account, call the EC2Client’s `DescribeAddresses` function. It returns an outcome object that contains a [DescribeAddressesResponse](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-cpp/latest/api/aws-cpp-sdk-ec2/html/class_aws_1_1_e_c2_1_1_model_1_1_describe_addresses_response.html) which you can use to get a list of [Address](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-cpp/latest/api/aws-cpp-sdk-ec2/html/class_aws_1_1_e_c2_1_1_model_1_1_address.html) objects that represent the Elastic IP addresses on your account.

 **Includes** 

```
#include <aws/ec2/EC2Client.h>
#include <aws/ec2/model/DescribeAddressesRequest.h>
#include <aws/ec2/model/DescribeAddressesResponse.h>
#include <iomanip>
#include <iostream>
```

 **Code** 

```
    Aws::EC2::EC2Client ec2Client(clientConfiguration);
    Aws::EC2::Model::DescribeAddressesRequest request;
    Aws::EC2::Model::DescribeAddressesOutcome outcome = ec2Client.DescribeAddresses(request);
    if (outcome.IsSuccess()) {
        std::cout << std::left << std::setw(20) << "InstanceId" <<
                  std::setw(15) << "Public IP" << std::setw(10) << "Domain" <<
                  std::setw(30) << "Allocation ID" << std::setw(25) <<
                  "NIC ID" << std::endl;

        const Aws::Vector<Aws::EC2::Model::Address> &addresses = outcome.GetResult().GetAddresses();
        for (const auto &address: addresses) {
            Aws::String domainString =
                    Aws::EC2::Model::DomainTypeMapper::GetNameForDomainType(
                            address.GetDomain());

            std::cout << std::left << std::setw(20) <<
                      address.GetInstanceId() << std::setw(15) <<
                      address.GetPublicIp() << std::setw(10) << domainString <<
                      std::setw(30) << address.GetAllocationId() << std::setw(25)
                      << address.GetNetworkInterfaceId() << std::endl;
        }
    } else {
        std::cerr << "Failed to describe Elastic IP addresses:" <<
                  outcome.GetError().GetMessage() << std::endl;
    }
```

See the [complete example](https://github.com/awsdocs/aws-doc-sdk-examples/tree/main/cpp/example_code/ec2/describe_addresses.cpp).

## Release an Elastic IP Address
<a name="release-an-elastic-ip-address"></a>

To release an Elastic IP address, call the EC2Client’s `ReleaseAddress` function, passing it a [ReleaseAddressRequest](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-cpp/latest/api/aws-cpp-sdk-ec2/html/class_aws_1_1_e_c2_1_1_model_1_1_release_address_request.html) containing the allocation ID of the Elastic IP address you want to release.

 **Includes** 

```
#include <aws/ec2/EC2Client.h>
#include <aws/ec2/model/ReleaseAddressRequest.h>
#include <iostream>
```

 **Code** 

```
    Aws::EC2::EC2Client ec2(clientConfiguration);

    Aws::EC2::Model::ReleaseAddressRequest request;
    request.SetAllocationId(allocationID);

    Aws::EC2::Model::ReleaseAddressOutcome outcome = ec2.ReleaseAddress(request);
    if (!outcome.IsSuccess()) {
        std::cerr << "Failed to release Elastic IP address " <<
                  allocationID << ":" << outcome.GetError().GetMessage() <<
                  std::endl;
    } else {
        std::cout << "Successfully released Elastic IP address " <<
                  allocationID << std::endl;
    }
```

After you release an Elastic IP address, it is released to the AWS IP address pool and might be unavailable to you afterward. Be sure to update your DNS records and any servers or devices that communicate with the address. If you attempt to release an Elastic IP address that you already released, you’ll get an *AuthFailure* error if the address is already allocated to another AWS account.

If you are using a *default VPC*, then releasing an Elastic IP address automatically disassociates it from any instance that it’s associated with. To disassociate an Elastic IP address without releasing it, use the EC2Client’s `DisassociateAddress` function.

If you are using a non-default VPC, you *must* use `DisassociateAddress` to disassociate the Elastic IP address before you try to release it. Otherwise, Amazon EC2 returns an error (*InvalidIPAddress.InUse*).

See the [complete example](https://github.com/awsdocs/aws-doc-sdk-examples/tree/main/cpp/example_code/ec2/release_address.cpp).

## More Information
<a name="more-information"></a>
+  [Elastic IP Addresses](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/elastic-ip-addresses-eip.html) in the Amazon EC2 User Guide
+  [AllocateAddress](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/API_AllocateAddress.html) in the Amazon EC2 API Reference
+  [DescribeAddresses](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeAddresses.html) in the Amazon EC2 API Reference
+  [ReleaseAddress](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/API_ReleaseAddress.html) in the Amazon EC2 API Reference

# Using Regions and Availability Zones for Amazon EC2
<a name="examples-ec2-regions-zones"></a>

## Prerequisites
<a name="codeExamplePrereq"></a>

Before you begin, we recommend you read [Getting started using the AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](getting-started.md). 

Download the example code and build the solution as described in [Getting started on code examples](getting-started-code-examples.md). 

To run the examples, the user profile your code uses to make the requests must have proper permissions in AWS (for the service and the action). For more information, see [Providing AWS credentials](credentials.md).

## Describe Regions
<a name="describe-regions"></a>

To list the AWS Regions available to your AWS account, call the EC2Client’s `DescribeRegions` function with a [DescribeRegionsRequest](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-cpp/latest/api/aws-cpp-sdk-ec2/html/class_aws_1_1_e_c2_1_1_model_1_1_describe_regions_request.html).

You will receive a [DescribeRegionsResponse](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-cpp/latest/api/aws-cpp-sdk-ec2/html/class_aws_1_1_e_c2_1_1_model_1_1_describe_regions_response.html) in the outcome object. Call its `GetRegions` function to get a list of [Region](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-cpp/latest/api/aws-cpp-sdk-ec2/html/class_aws_1_1_e_c2_1_1_model_1_1_region.html) objects that represent each Region.

 **Includes** 

```
#include <aws/ec2/EC2Client.h>
#include <aws/ec2/model/DescribeRegionsRequest.h>
```

 **Code** 

```
    Aws::EC2::EC2Client ec2Client(clientConfiguration);

    Aws::EC2::Model::DescribeRegionsRequest request;
    Aws::EC2::Model::DescribeRegionsOutcome outcome = ec2Client.DescribeRegions(request);
    if (outcome.IsSuccess()) {
        std::cout << std::left <<
                  std::setw(32) << "RegionName" <<
                  std::setw(64) << "Endpoint" << std::endl;

        const auto &regions = outcome.GetResult().GetRegions();
        for (const auto &region: regions) {
            std::cout << std::left <<
                      std::setw(32) << region.GetRegionName() <<
                      std::setw(64) << region.GetEndpoint() << std::endl;
        }
    } else {
        std::cerr << "Failed to describe regions:" <<
                  outcome.GetError().GetMessage() << std::endl;
    }
```

See the [complete example](https://github.com/awsdocs/aws-doc-sdk-examples/tree/main/cpp/example_code/ec2/describe_regions_and_zones.cpp).

## Describe Availability Zones
<a name="describe-availability-zones"></a>

To list each availability zone available to your account, call the EC2Client’s `DescribeAvailabilityZones` function with a [DescribeAvailabilityZonesRequest](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-cpp/latest/api/aws-cpp-sdk-ec2/html/class_aws_1_1_e_c2_1_1_model_1_1_describe_availability_zones_request.html).

You will receive a [DescribeAvailabilityZonesResponse](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-cpp/latest/api/aws-cpp-sdk-ec2/html/class_aws_1_1_e_c2_1_1_model_1_1_describe_availability_zones_response.html) in the outcome object. Call its `GetAvailabilityZones` function to get a list of [AvailabilityZone](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-cpp/latest/api/aws-cpp-sdk-ec2/html/class_aws_1_1_e_c2_1_1_model_1_1_availability_zone.html) objects that represent each availability zone.

 **Includes** 

```
#include <aws/ec2/model/DescribeAvailabilityZonesRequest.h>
```

 **Code** 

```
    Aws::EC2::Model::DescribeAvailabilityZonesRequest request;
    Aws::EC2::Model::DescribeAvailabilityZonesOutcome outcome = ec2Client.DescribeAvailabilityZones(request);

    if (outcome.IsSuccess()) {
        std::cout << std::left <<
                  std::setw(32) << "ZoneName" <<
                  std::setw(20) << "State" <<
                  std::setw(32) << "Region" << std::endl;

        const auto &zones =
                outcome.GetResult().GetAvailabilityZones();

        for (const auto &zone: zones) {
            Aws::String stateString =
                    Aws::EC2::Model::AvailabilityZoneStateMapper::GetNameForAvailabilityZoneState(
                            zone.GetState());
            std::cout << std::left <<
                      std::setw(32) << zone.GetZoneName() <<
                      std::setw(20) << stateString <<
                      std::setw(32) << zone.GetRegionName() << std::endl;
        }
    } else {
        std::cerr << "Failed to describe availability zones:" <<
                  outcome.GetError().GetMessage() << std::endl;

    }
```

See the [complete example](https://github.com/awsdocs/aws-doc-sdk-examples/tree/main/cpp/example_code/ec2/describe_regions_and_zones.cpp).

## More Information
<a name="more-information"></a>
+  [Regions and Availability Zones](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/using-regions-availability-zones.html) in the Amazon EC2 User Guide
+  [DescribeRegions](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeRegions.html) in the Amazon EC2 API Reference
+  [DescribeAvailabilityZones](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeAvailabilityZones.html) in the Amazon EC2 API Reference

# Working with Amazon EC2 Key Pairs
<a name="examples-ec2-key-pairs"></a>

## Prerequisites
<a name="codeExamplePrereq"></a>

Before you begin, we recommend you read [Getting started using the AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](getting-started.md). 

Download the example code and build the solution as described in [Getting started on code examples](getting-started-code-examples.md). 

To run the examples, the user profile your code uses to make the requests must have proper permissions in AWS (for the service and the action). For more information, see [Providing AWS credentials](credentials.md).

## Create a Key Pair
<a name="create-a-key-pair"></a>

To create a key pair, call the EC2Client’s `CreateKeyPair` function with a [CreateKeyPairRequest](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-cpp/latest/api/aws-cpp-sdk-ec2/html/class_aws_1_1_e_c2_1_1_model_1_1_create_key_pair_request.html) that contains the key’s name.

 **Includes** 

```
#include <aws/ec2/EC2Client.h>
#include <aws/ec2/model/CreateKeyPairRequest.h>
#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
```

 **Code** 

```
    Aws::EC2::EC2Client ec2Client(clientConfiguration);
    Aws::EC2::Model::CreateKeyPairRequest request;
    request.SetKeyName(keyPairName);

    Aws::EC2::Model::CreateKeyPairOutcome outcome = ec2Client.CreateKeyPair(request);
    if (!outcome.IsSuccess()) {
        std::cerr << "Failed to create key pair - "  << keyPairName << ". " <<
                  outcome.GetError().GetMessage() << std::endl;
    } else {
        std::cout << "Successfully created key pair named " <<
                  keyPairName << std::endl;
        if (!keyFilePath.empty()) {
            std::ofstream keyFile(keyFilePath.c_str());
            keyFile << outcome.GetResult().GetKeyMaterial();
            keyFile.close();
            std::cout << "Keys written to the file " <<
                      keyFilePath << std::endl;
        }

    }
```

See the [complete example](https://github.com/awsdocs/aws-doc-sdk-examples/tree/main/cpp/example_code/ec2/create_key_pair.cpp).

## Describe Key Pairs
<a name="describe-key-pairs"></a>

To list your key pairs or to get information about them, call the EC2Client’s `DescribeKeyPairs` function with a [DescribeKeyPairsRequest](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-cpp/latest/api/aws-cpp-sdk-ec2/html/class_aws_1_1_e_c2_1_1_model_1_1_describe_key_pairs_request.html).

You will receive a [DescribeKeyPairsResponse](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-cpp/latest/api/aws-cpp-sdk-ec2/html/class_aws_1_1_e_c2_1_1_model_1_1_describe_key_pairs_response.html) that you can use to access the list of key pairs by calling its `GetKeyPairs` function, which returns a list of [KeyPairInfo](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-cpp/latest/api/aws-cpp-sdk-ec2/html/class_aws_1_1_e_c2_1_1_model_1_1_key_pair_info.html) objects.

 **Includes** 

```
#include <aws/ec2/EC2Client.h>
#include <aws/ec2/model/DescribeKeyPairsRequest.h>
#include <aws/ec2/model/DescribeKeyPairsResponse.h>
#include <iomanip>
#include <iostream>
```

 **Code** 

```
    Aws::EC2::EC2Client ec2Client(clientConfiguration);
    Aws::EC2::Model::DescribeKeyPairsRequest request;

    Aws::EC2::Model::DescribeKeyPairsOutcome outcome = ec2Client.DescribeKeyPairs(request);
    if (outcome.IsSuccess()) {
        std::cout << std::left <<
                  std::setw(32) << "Name" <<
                  std::setw(64) << "Fingerprint" << std::endl;

        const std::vector<Aws::EC2::Model::KeyPairInfo> &key_pairs =
                outcome.GetResult().GetKeyPairs();
        for (const auto &key_pair: key_pairs) {
            std::cout << std::left <<
                      std::setw(32) << key_pair.GetKeyName() <<
                      std::setw(64) << key_pair.GetKeyFingerprint() << std::endl;
        }
    } else {
        std::cerr << "Failed to describe key pairs:" <<
                  outcome.GetError().GetMessage() << std::endl;
    }
```

See the [complete example](https://github.com/awsdocs/aws-doc-sdk-examples/tree/main/cpp/example_code/ec2/describe_key_pairs.cpp).

## Delete a Key Pair
<a name="delete-a-key-pair"></a>

To delete a key pair, call the EC2Client’s `DeleteKeyPair` function, passing it a [DeleteKeyPairRequest](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-cpp/latest/api/aws-cpp-sdk-ec2/html/class_aws_1_1_e_c2_1_1_model_1_1_delete_key_pair_request.html) that contains the name of the key pair to delete.

 **Includes** 

```
#include <aws/ec2/EC2Client.h>
#include <aws/ec2/model/DeleteKeyPairRequest.h>
#include <iostream>
```

 **Code** 

```
    Aws::EC2::EC2Client ec2Client(clientConfiguration);
    Aws::EC2::Model::DeleteKeyPairRequest request;

    request.SetKeyName(keyPairName);
    const Aws::EC2::Model::DeleteKeyPairOutcome outcome = ec2Client.DeleteKeyPair(
            request);

    if (!outcome.IsSuccess()) {
        std::cerr << "Failed to delete key pair " << keyPairName <<
                  ":" << outcome.GetError().GetMessage() << std::endl;
    } else {
        std::cout << "Successfully deleted key pair named " << keyPairName <<
                  std::endl;
    }
```

See the [complete example](https://github.com/awsdocs/aws-doc-sdk-examples/tree/main/cpp/example_code/ec2/delete_key_pair.cpp).

## More Information
<a name="more-information"></a>
+  [Amazon EC2 Key Pairs](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ec2-key-pairs.html) in the Amazon EC2 User Guide
+  [CreateKeyPair](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/API_CreateKeyPair.html) in the Amazon EC2 API Reference
+  [DescribeKeyPairs](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeKeyPairs.html) in the Amazon EC2 API Reference
+  [DeleteKeyPair](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/API_DeleteKeyPair.html) in the Amazon EC2 API Reference

# Working with Security Groups in Amazon EC2
<a name="examples-ec2-security-groups"></a>

## Prerequisites
<a name="codeExamplePrereq"></a>

Before you begin, we recommend you read [Getting started using the AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](getting-started.md). 

Download the example code and build the solution as described in [Getting started on code examples](getting-started-code-examples.md). 

To run the examples, the user profile your code uses to make the requests must have proper permissions in AWS (for the service and the action). For more information, see [Providing AWS credentials](credentials.md).

## Create a Security Group
<a name="create-a-security-group"></a>

To create a security group, call the EC2Client’s `CreateSecurityGroup` function with a [CreateSecurityGroupRequest](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-cpp/latest/api/aws-cpp-sdk-ec2/html/class_aws_1_1_e_c2_1_1_model_1_1_create_security_group_request.html) that contains the key’s name.

 **Includes** 

```
#include <aws/ec2/EC2Client.h>
#include <aws/ec2/model/CreateSecurityGroupRequest.h>
```

 **Code** 

```
    Aws::EC2::EC2Client ec2Client(clientConfiguration);

    Aws::EC2::Model::CreateSecurityGroupRequest request;

    request.SetGroupName(groupName);
    request.SetDescription(description);
    request.SetVpcId(vpcID);

    const Aws::EC2::Model::CreateSecurityGroupOutcome outcome =
            ec2Client.CreateSecurityGroup(request);

    if (!outcome.IsSuccess()) {
        std::cerr << "Failed to create security group:" <<
                  outcome.GetError().GetMessage() << std::endl;
        return false;
    }

    std::cout << "Successfully created security group named " << groupName <<
              std::endl;
```

See the [complete example](https://github.com/awsdocs/aws-doc-sdk-examples/tree/main/cpp/example_code/ec2/create_security_group.cpp).

## Configure a Security Group
<a name="configure-a-security-group"></a>

A security group can control both inbound (ingress) and outbound (egress) traffic to your Amazon EC2 instances.

To add ingress rules to your security group, use the EC2Client’s `AuthorizeSecurityGroupIngress` function, providing the name of the security group and the access rules ([IpPermission](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-cpp/latest/api/aws-cpp-sdk-ec2/html/class_aws_1_1_e_c2_1_1_model_1_1_ip_permission.html)) you want to assign to it within an [AuthorizeSecurityGroupIngressRequest](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-cpp/latest/api/aws-cpp-sdk-ec2/html/class_aws_1_1_e_c2_1_1_model_1_1_authorize_security_group_ingress_request.html) object. The following example shows how to add IP permissions to a security group.

 **Includes** 

```
#include <aws/ec2/model/AuthorizeSecurityGroupIngressRequest.h>
```

 **Code** 

```
    Aws::EC2::Model::AuthorizeSecurityGroupIngressRequest authorizeSecurityGroupIngressRequest;
    authorizeSecurityGroupIngressRequest.SetGroupId(groupID);
```

```
    Aws::String ingressIPRange = "203.0.113.0/24";  // Configure this for your allowed IP range.
    Aws::EC2::Model::IpRange ip_range;
    ip_range.SetCidrIp(ingressIPRange);

    Aws::EC2::Model::IpPermission permission1;
    permission1.SetIpProtocol("tcp");
    permission1.SetToPort(80);
    permission1.SetFromPort(80);
    permission1.AddIpRanges(ip_range);

    authorize_request.AddIpPermissions(permission1);

    Aws::EC2::Model::IpPermission permission2;
    permission2.SetIpProtocol("tcp");
    permission2.SetToPort(22);
    permission2.SetFromPort(22);
    permission2.AddIpRanges(ip_range);

    authorize_request.AddIpPermissions(permission2);
```

```
    Aws::EC2::Model::AuthorizeSecurityGroupIngressOutcome authorizeSecurityGroupIngressOutcome =
            ec2Client.AuthorizeSecurityGroupIngress(authorizeSecurityGroupIngressRequest);

    if (authorizeSecurityGroupIngressOutcome.IsSuccess()) {
        std::cout << "Successfully authorized security group ingress." << std::endl;
    } else {
        std::cerr << "Error authorizing security group ingress: "
                  << authorizeSecurityGroupIngressOutcome.GetError().GetMessage() << std::endl;
    }
```

To add an egress rule to the security group, provide similar data in an [AuthorizeSecurityGroupEgressRequest](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-cpp/latest/api/aws-cpp-sdk-ec2/html/class_aws_1_1_e_c2_1_1_model_1_1_authorize_security_group_egress_request.html) to the EC2Client’s `AuthorizeSecurityGroupEgress` function.

See the [complete example](https://github.com/awsdocs/aws-doc-sdk-examples/tree/main/cpp/example_code/ec2/create_security_group.cpp).

## Describe Security Groups
<a name="describe-security-groups"></a>

To describe your security groups or get information about them, call the EC2Client’s `DescribeSecurityGroups` function with a [DescribeSecurityGroupsRequest](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-cpp/latest/api/aws-cpp-sdk-ec2/html/class_aws_1_1_e_c2_1_1_model_1_1_describe_security_groups_request.html).

You will receive a [DescribeSecurityGroupsResponse](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-cpp/latest/api/aws-cpp-sdk-ec2/html/class_aws_1_1_e_c2_1_1_model_1_1_describe_security_groups_response.html) in the outcome object that you can use to access the list of security groups by calling its `GetSecurityGroups` function, which returns a list of [SecurityGroup](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-cpp/latest/api/aws-cpp-sdk-ec2/html/class_aws_1_1_e_c2_1_1_model_1_1_security_group.html) objects.

 **Includes** 

```
#include <aws/ec2/EC2Client.h>
#include <aws/ec2/model/DescribeSecurityGroupsRequest.h>
#include <aws/ec2/model/DescribeSecurityGroupsResponse.h>
#include <iomanip>
#include <iostream>
```

 **Code** 

```
    Aws::EC2::EC2Client ec2Client(clientConfiguration);
    Aws::EC2::Model::DescribeSecurityGroupsRequest request;

    if (!groupID.empty()) {
        request.AddGroupIds(groupID);
    }

    Aws::String nextToken;
    do {
        if (!nextToken.empty()) {
            request.SetNextToken(nextToken);
        }

        Aws::EC2::Model::DescribeSecurityGroupsOutcome outcome = ec2Client.DescribeSecurityGroups(request);
        if (outcome.IsSuccess()) {
            std::cout << std::left <<
                      std::setw(32) << "Name" <<
                      std::setw(30) << "GroupId" <<
                      std::setw(30) << "VpcId" <<
                      std::setw(64) << "Description" << std::endl;

            const std::vector<Aws::EC2::Model::SecurityGroup> &securityGroups =
                    outcome.GetResult().GetSecurityGroups();

            for (const auto &securityGroup: securityGroups) {
                std::cout << std::left <<
                          std::setw(32) << securityGroup.GetGroupName() <<
                          std::setw(30) << securityGroup.GetGroupId() <<
                          std::setw(30) << securityGroup.GetVpcId() <<
                          std::setw(64) << securityGroup.GetDescription() <<
                          std::endl;
            }
        } else {
            std::cerr << "Failed to describe security groups:" <<
                      outcome.GetError().GetMessage() << std::endl;
            return false;
        }

        nextToken = outcome.GetResult().GetNextToken();
    } while (!nextToken.empty());
```

See the [complete example](https://github.com/awsdocs/aws-doc-sdk-examples/tree/main/cpp/example_code/ec2/describe_security_groups.cpp).

## Delete a Security Group
<a name="delete-a-security-group"></a>

To delete a security group, call the EC2Client’s `DeleteSecurityGroup` function, passing it a [DeleteSecurityGroupRequest](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-cpp/latest/api/aws-cpp-sdk-ec2/html/class_aws_1_1_e_c2_1_1_model_1_1_delete_security_group_request.html) that contains the ID of the security group to delete.

 **Includes** 

```
#include <aws/ec2/EC2Client.h>
#include <aws/ec2/model/DeleteSecurityGroupRequest.h>
#include <iostream>
```

 **Code** 

```
    Aws::EC2::EC2Client ec2Client(clientConfiguration);
    Aws::EC2::Model::DeleteSecurityGroupRequest request;

    request.SetGroupId(securityGroupID);
    Aws::EC2::Model::DeleteSecurityGroupOutcome outcome = ec2Client.DeleteSecurityGroup(request);

    if (!outcome.IsSuccess()) {
        std::cerr << "Failed to delete security group " << securityGroupID <<
                  ":" << outcome.GetError().GetMessage() << std::endl;
    } else {
        std::cout << "Successfully deleted security group " << securityGroupID <<
                  std::endl;
    }
```

See the [complete example](https://github.com/awsdocs/aws-doc-sdk-examples/tree/main/cpp/example_code/ec2/delete_security_group.cpp).

## More Information
<a name="more-information"></a>
+  [Amazon EC2 Security Groups](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ec2-key-pairs.html) in the Amazon EC2 User Guide
+  [Authorizing Inbound Traffic for Your Linux Instances](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/authorizing-access-to-an-instance.html) in the Amazon EC2 User Guide
+  [CreateSecurityGroup](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/API_CreateSecurityGroup.html) in the Amazon EC2 API Reference
+  [DescribeSecurityGroups](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeSecurityGroups.html) in the Amazon EC2 API Reference
+  [DeleteSecurityGroup](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/API_DeleteSecurityGroup.html) in the Amazon EC2 API Reference
+  [AuthorizeSecurityGroupIngress](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/API_AuthorizeSecurityGroupIngress.html) in the Amazon EC2 API Reference