26/09/2026
Welcome to Day 40 of the AWS & DevOps hands-on learning series! π― https://youtu.be/v_9fNXSKlnU
In this lab, we will troubleshoot an EC2-hosted web application that is not accessible from the internet.
When an application is running on an AWS EC2 instance but cannot be accessed through its public IP or DNS, there can be several possible causes β including Security Groups, Network ACLs, route tables, Internet Gateway configuration, subnet settings, or the application itself.
In this hands-on troubleshooting session, we will systematically identify and resolve the connectivity issue.
π What Youβll Learn
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Troubleshoot an EC2-hosted web application
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Check EC2 instance status and networking configuration
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Verify public IPv4 address
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Check Security Group inbound rules
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Verify HTTP/HTTPS ports
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Inspect subnet and route table configuration
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Verify Internet Gateway connectivity
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Understand public vs. private subnets
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Check whether the web service is running
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Test application connectivity using browser and CLI
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Identify common causes of EC2 internet-accessibility issues
π οΈ AWS Services & Concepts Used
βοΈ Amazon EC2
π Security Groups
π Amazon VPC
π£οΈ Route Tables
πͺ Internet Gateway
π‘ Subnets
π‘οΈ Network ACLs
π» Linux/Web Server Troubleshooting
π Troubleshooting Flow
Internet β Internet Gateway β Route Table β Subnet β Security Group β EC2 β Web Server β Application
We will follow this flow to understand exactly where connectivity is failing and how to troubleshoot it efficiently.
π― Practical Objective
By the end of this lab, you will understand how to troubleshoot a common real-world AWS issue where an application is running on an EC2 instance but is not reachable from the internet.
This is an important skill for Cloud Engineers, DevOps Engineers, Cloud Operations Engineers, and AWS Support Engineers.
π Continue following the AWS & DevOps hands-on series for practical labs covering AWS, Azure, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD, Cloud Operations, networking, security, and automation.
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