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This is the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud Getting Started Guide. This section describes who should read this guide, how the guide is organized, and other resources related to Amazon EC2.
Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud is often referred to within this guide as "Amazon EC2" or simply "EC2"; likewise the Amazon Simple Storage Service is referred to in this guide as "Amazon S3";all copyrights and legal protections still apply.
This guide is intended for developers who need compute capacity that they can scale up and down within minutes, not hours or days.
Use of this guide assumes you are familiar with the following:
Basic understanding of web services (Go to the W3 Schools Web Services Tutorial)
In addition, for this guide, you need to install the Amazon EC2 command line tools.
This guide is organized as a high-level introduction and tutorial. It is divided into several major sections that allow you to practice using Amazon EC2 in a simple environment. Each section builds on the previous sections, so that if you read and work through the examples in sequence, you will get a basic understanding of Amazon EC2.
The major sections of this guide are:
The following table lists related resources that you will find useful as you work with this service.
| Resource | Description |
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| Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud Developer Guide | The Developer Guide provides a detailed discussion of the service. It includes an architectural overview, programming reference, and API reference. |
| Amazon EC2 Release Notes Make link | The Release Notes give a high-level overview of the current release. They specifically note any new features, corrections, and known issues. |
| AWS Developer Resource Center | A central starting point find documentation, code samples, release notes, and other information to help you build innovative applications with AWS. |
| Amazon EC2 Portal Page | The primary web page for information about Amazon EC2. |
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The home page for AWS Technical Support, including access to our Developer Forums, Technical FAQs, Service Status page, and (if you're subscribed to this program) AWS Premium Support. | |
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The primary web page for information about AWS Premium Support, a one-on-one, fast-response support channel to help you build and run applications on AWS Infrastructure Services. | |
| E-mail address for questions related to your AWS account: webservices@amazon.com | This e-mail address is only for account questions. For technical questions, use the AWS Support Center. |
| Conditions of Use | Detailed information about the copyright and trademark usage at Amazon.com. |
