AWS CloudShell now supports Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)

Today, AWS announces the general availability of Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) support for AWS CloudShell. This allows you to create CloudShell environments in a VPC, which enables you to use CloudShell securely within the same subnet as other resources in your VPC without the need for additional network configuration.

Prior to this release, there was no mechanism to use CloudShell for controlling the network flow to the internet. This release allows you to securely and conveniently launch CloudShell in your VPC and access the resources within it.

AWS CloudShell is a browser-based shell that makes it easy to securely manage, explore, and interact with your AWS resources. CloudShell is pre-authenticated with your console credentials. Common development tools are pre-installed so no local installation or configuration is required. With CloudShell you can run scripts with the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI), define infrastructure with the AWS Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK), experiment with AWS service APIs using the AWS SDKs, or use a range of other tools to increase your productivity.

To learn more about VPC connectivity in AWS CloudShell see our documentation.