[LAB] [Challenge] Create a VPC with public and private subnets

Lab Details 👨‍🔬

• Length of time: < 20 minutes
• Cost: $0.00* ($0 when using Cybr’s Hands-On Labs)
  • * Please note that we can’t guarantee this since a) AWS can change pricing unexpectedly and b) some resources will continue accruing charges if they’re left on, so if you forget to stop them or delete them, you may incur additional costs. We are not responsible for any unexpected costs. With that said, this lab does not require any resources that cost money to run so you should not have to pay anything at all
• Difficulty: Easy

We did something very similar in the demo lesson titled “Creating VPCs and Subnets” but I want you to try and complete this scenario as much as possible without looking back at that lesson. Of course, if you’re stuck and you can’t find answers by searching online, I do recommend using the course lesson material to break through. Pretend like you’ve been asked to do this on the job and troubleshoot to the best of your ability. That will help you build practical skills.

Scenario 🧪

Create a VPC named cybr-vpc-lab that contains 2 public subnets and 2 private subnets. Each of the public subnets should reside in different availability zones, with a private subnet in each of those zones as well.

Use a CIDR block of /16 for the VPC and CIDRs of /24 for the subnets.

Create an S3 Gateway VPC Endpoint that is connected to both of the private subnets.

While you can use the “VPC and more” option to automate a lot of this, I challenge you to manually create these resources instead to really apply what you’ve learned so far.

Tips:

• Remember what makes a public subnet versus a private one
• Before you launch a resource, it’s a great idea to verify its pricing first. For example, you should not be launching a NAT Gateway if you want to keep the cost at $0.00 since NAT Gateways cost money — all resources needed for this lab don’t cost anything so that’s a hint you don’t need a NAT Gateway

Conclusion

If you’d like us to verify your work after you’ve completed this lab, feel free to post in Discord here so as to avoid sharing any spoilers on this page.

Note: if you plan on experimenting with these resources further, feel free to keep them around. Otherwise, I’d recommend deleting them so that they don’t just sit around collecting dust for no reason.