To start creating a server you need to create an account on https://aws.amazon.com/. Once the account is created and you're signed in, you should be able to see the region in which your workspace is located on the top right. Based on your geographical location, you can switch to the closest region. Afterwards, you should be able to see a list of services in the tab on the top left, choose EC2, and click on "Launch Instance". The first step to creating your cloud server is to choose an image (Operating System) to run on the server. A standard option (free as well) is the "Amazon Linux 2 AMI (HVM), SSD Volume Type". Choose that image and then click you can click on "Review and Launch" or you can further customize your settings. Once you're ready, click launch and you will be greeted with a pop up asking to "Select an existing key pair or create a new key pair". Since this is your first time creating a key pair, choose "Create a new key pair", choose a proper name and click "Download Key" button. This downloads a key file to your machine, we will use this file to remotely access the server.

KEEP THIS FILE SAFE!!!

. There's no way to retrieve this file if you lose it, and you will LOSE access to the remote server. I cannot stress this enough.

DO NOT LOSE THIS FILE