Provision a logically isolated section of the AWS Cloud where you can launch AWS resources in a virtual network that you define.

Key Features

• VPCs are Region Specific, they do not span regions
  • You can use one VPC for multiple AZs
• You can create up to 5 VPCs per region
• Every region comes with a default VPC
• IPv4/IPv6 CIDR Blocks
• Cost nothing
  • VPC
  • Route Tables
  • NACL
  • Internet Gateways
  • Security Groups
  • Subnets
  • VPC Peering
• Cost money
  • NAT Gateway
  • VPC Endpoints
  • VPN Gateway
  • Customer Gateway
• DNS Hostnames (if enabled)

Default VPC

Every region has a default VPC, allowing you to deploy instances immediately.

• /16 IPv4 CIDR block 172.31.0.0/16
• /20 Subnet in each Availability Zone
• Internet Gateway
• Security Group
• Network Access Control List — NACL
• DHCP options set from AWS account
• Route Table

Default Everywhere IP