Create a Security Group

Security groups let you control network access to instances by applying network rules to instances associated with a group.

To create a security group:

Enter the following command:

euca-add-group -d <description> <group_name>

Tip: You can also create a security group you run an instance. Use the euca-run-instances command with the -g option. Security group rules only apply to incoming traffic thus all outbound traffic is permitted.

The following example creates a new security group named mygroup and described as newgroup.

euca-add-group -d "newgroup" mygroup