Quick Launch a Linux instance on Amazon EC2

1. Sign in to the AWS console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/
2. Select a region (Ex: EU West)
3. Click Launch Instance
4. Select Quick Launch Wizard
5. Type the name of your instance (Ex: Web Server)
6. Create and download a new key pair (Ex: myhosts)
7. Choose the configuration: Amazon Linux AMI 64 bits
8. Click Continue and Launch