Amazon Web Services

Step 1: Sign up for an AWS account.

1. Navigate to https://aws.amazon.com, and click on "Create an AWS account."

2. Provide your email address, password, and your preferred AWS account name.

3. Choose the "Basic" support plan and confirm.

Step 2: Set up an EC2 instance.

Once you have created an AWS account, sign in to the AWS Management Console and go to the EC2 Dashboard.

1. Click on "Launch Instance."

2. Choose the "Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS" or a later version.

3. Select an appropriate instance type. The "t2" series, "t2.micro", is included in the Free Tier. "T3.large" is recommended.

4. Create a new key pair (or select an existing one you have), and download the private key file.

5. Add the appropriate storage. Check the minimum requirements here.

Step 3: Connect to your EC2 instance.

To connect to your EC2 instance, open your preferred terminal and click the "EC2 Instance Connect" button. This will allow you to securely connect to your instance using SSH.

Once the command prompt opens up, follow the next steps here.