Agent skill · software engineering · aj-geddes
aws-ec2-setup
Launch and configure EC2 instances with security groups, IAM roles, key pairs, AMIs, and auto-scaling. Use for virtual servers and managed infrastructure.
Why this skill is useful
Provides specific AWS CLI commands and best practices for configuring EC2 instances that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires aws-cli installed locally. Requires aws account access. About 1k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-03-04. 307 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
AWS EC2 Setup Table of Contents Overview When to Use Quick Start Reference Guides Best Practices Overview Amazon EC2 provides resizable compute capacity in the cloud. Launch and configure virtual servers with complete control over networking, storage, and security settings. Scale automatically based on demand. When to Use Web application servers Application backends and APIs Batch processing and compute jobs Development and testing environments Containerized applications (ECS) Kubernetes clusters (EKS) Database servers VPN and proxy servers Quick Start Minimal working example: Reference Guides Detailed implementations in the references/ directory: Guide Contents --- --- EC2 Instance Creation with AWS CLI EC2 Instance Creation with AWS CLI User Data Script User Data Script Terraform EC2 Configuration Terraform EC2 Configuration Best Practices ✅ DO Use security groups for network control Attach IAM roles for AWS access Enable CloudWatch monitoring Use AMI for consistent deployments Implement auto-scaling for variable load Use EBS for persistent storage Enable termination protection for production Keep systems patched and updated ❌ DON'T Use overly permissive security groups Store credentials in user data Ignore CloudWatch metrics Use outdated AMIs Create hardcoded configurations Forget to monitor costs
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills aj-geddes/aws-ec2-setup