How to Create a Launch Template and what is it?
AWS is providing a feature called, Launch Template. There will be many instances where we have to create many EC2 servers that would have similar configurations. Entering the same information each time we create an EC2 instance is not worth the time. As a solution to this problem, AWS introduced Launch Template using which we will create a template using which we could create multiple instances of EC2. While creating a template we provide AMI ID, instance type, and network settings that we typically use to launch instances.
Steps to Create a Template
1. In AWS console, navigate to EC2 service. You would find 'Launch Template' on the left panel.
2. Click on Launch Template; this will navigate to the below screen -
3. Enter the Template name, AMI ID, instance type, and other details. The screens looks as below -
4. After entering all details click on 'Create Launch Template'.
5. The template is created, and would show up in the list of template window as below -
