# Creating a CloudShell VPC environment
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 This topic walks you through the steps to create a VPC environment in CloudShell.

**Prerequisites**

Your administrator must provide the necessary IAM permissions for you to be able to create VPC environments. For more information about enabling permissions to create CloudShell VPC environments, see [Required IAM permissions for creating and using CloudShell VPC environments](aws-cloudshell-vpc-permissions-1.md). 

**To create a CloudShell VPC environment**

1. On the CloudShell console page, choose the **\+** icon and then choose **Create VPC environment** from the dropdown menu. 

1. On the **Create a VPC environment** page, enter a name for your VPC environment in the **Name** box.

1. From the **Virtual private cloud (VPC)** dropdown list, choose a VPC. 

1. From the **Subnet** dropdown list, choose a subnet. 

1. From the **Security** group dropdown list, choose one or more security groups that you want to assign to your VPC environment. 
**Note**  
You can choose a maximum of five security groups.

1. Choose **Create** to create your VPC environment. 

1. (Optional) Choose **Actions**, and then choose **View details** to review the details of the newly created VPC environment. The IP address of your VPC environment is displayed in the command line prompt.

For information about using VPC environments, see [Getting started with AWS CloudShell](getting-started.md).