Chapter 6.6 - EC2 Metadata and User Data

Question 1

What Is EC2 Metadata?

Answer 1

EC2 metadata is simply data about your EC2 instance.

This can include information such as private IP address, public IP address, hostname, security groups, etc.

Question 2

What is User Data?

Answer 2

User data is simply bootstrap scripts.

You can use bootstrap scripts (user data) to access metadata.