VPC

View VPC

By default every region in AWS will have a default VPC created so that you can start using them. This VPC will have default IP range of CIDR 172.31.0.0/16

To view an existing VPC on AWS, follow these steps:

1. Go to the Amazon VPC console.
2. In the navigation pane, click VPCs.
3. Click the name of the VPC that you want to view.

Note

CIDR of 172.31.0.0/16 supports a maximum of 65,534 address in the range of 172.31.0.1 - 172.31.255.254

Create VPC

To create a VPC on AWS, follow these steps:

1. Go to the Amazon VPC console and click Create VPC.
2. Enter a name for your VPC in the VPC name field myvpc
3. Select a CIDR block for your VPC in the IPv4 CIDR block field. A CIDR block is a range of IP addresses that you can assign to resources in your VPC. 10.0.0.0/16
4. Select a tenancy for your VPC in the Tenancy field. There are two types of tenancies: default and dedicated. Default tenancies are shared with other AWS customers. Dedicated tenancies are isolated from other AWS customers. default
5. Click Create VPC.