① Log in to access your AWS Management Console.

② Click "Services", and click "EC2 (Virtual Servers in the Cloud)".

③ Click "AMI" under "IMAGES".

④ Click dpdash_secure_enc and "Launch".

⑤ Click "t2.xlarge", and "Next: Configure Instance Details".

⑥ Click "Add Storage".

⑦ Click "Add Tags".

⑧ Click "Next: Configure Security Group".

⑨ Specify the following values:

1. Security group name: dpdash
2. Description: dpdash-security
3. Rule with SSH type, TCP protocol, 22 port range, with source Custom and 0.0.0.0/0
4. Rule with HTTPS type, TCP protocol, 443 port range, with source Custom and 0.0.0.0/0, ::/0

Click "Review and Launch" to continue.

⑩ Review your settings, and click "Launch".

⑪ Specify the following values:

1. Create a new key pair
2. Key pair name: dpdash

Click "Download Key Pair" and save your key somewhere safe.

Click "Launch Instances" to continue.

⑫ Click the instance id.

⑬ Congratulations! You have successfully launched your DPdash instance.