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On the 'Tag Instance' screen, set the 'Name' value to 'Chariot MQTT Server' or some other name that you prefer.  This is a name that will allow you to quickly identify this EC2 instance in the AWS console.  Then click 'Next: Configure Security Group' in the lower right.

Now leave 'Create a new security group' selected.  Give the 'Security group name' and 'Description' names that will help you identify the rules associated with this group as shown below.

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Now click 'Add Rule' to add a new open port to list.  This will create a new entry.  Leave the 'Protocol' as 'TCP' and set the 'Port Range' to 443.  Also, set the 'Source' to 'Anywhere' which will set the CIDR to 0.0.0.0/0.  When done, it should look as follows.Image Added

Additional rules need to be added for ports 1883 and 8883.  When complete, it should look as shown below.  Then click 'Review and Launch' in the lower right corner.

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At this point, you will see a 'Review Instance Launch' screen that will look like what is shown below.  Finally click 'Launch' as shown in the lower right corner.

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