How to spin up an AWS sandbox

How to spin up a AWS cloud sandbox

Steps:

  1. Click the Access button to connect to the provisioned server.

  2. Open the terminal by selecting the Terminal option and choosing New Terminal.

To create an AWS sandbox, run:

asectl init aws

  • A sandbox environment in AWS will be created, generating credentials stored in /root/aws-creds.txt.

  • The AWS CLI is automatically configured with the sandbox credentials.

Access the AWS Console:

  1. Expand Explorer in the web IDE.

  2. Open aws-creds.txt.

  3. Copy the aws_url, aws_username, and aws_password from the file.

  4. Log in to the AWS Console at the specified URL and choose the us-west-2 region.

References:

Screenshot of AWS cloud SandboxImage Featuring step by step process to spin up a AWS cloud sandbox

Screenshot of AWS console homeImage featuring console home page of AWS

For a better understanding of the sandbox environment, refer to our guide on What are sandboxes


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