# Create a Security Group

## Instruction

### 1. **Create a Security Group**

Click the **+ "Security Group"** button and select **Customize**.

![Security Groups Page](https://content.gitbook.com/content/4csDFrNQz0Q4tDnx3xyT/blobs/qXnDkuPBsQtmFr4AJgoY/Sec%20Gr%20New%202.JPG)

### 2. **Fill in the details for the new Security Group**

![Create Security Group](https://content.gitbook.com/content/4csDFrNQz0Q4tDnx3xyT/blobs/isHqGqXkheFFImqbIzjg/Sec%20Gr%20New%203.JPG)

**Name:** A name for the Security Group.

* Can only contain English letters (A-Z, a-z), numbers (0-9), hyphens (-), or underscores (\_).
* Must be between 4 and 20 characters long.

After creation, the new Security Group will appear.

![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/4csDFrNQz0Q4tDnx3xyT/blobs/BZik5yhwWnkJsvklkW8J/Sec%20Gr%20New%204.JPG)

### 3. Add Rules

You can add rules for both ingress (inbound) and egress (outbound) traffic.

![Add Rule](https://content.gitbook.com/content/4csDFrNQz0Q4tDnx3xyT/blobs/pXe6SFMSlqljbYHafoKr/Sec%20Gr%20New%204.1.jpg)

### 4. **Click "Add Rule"**

After clicking "Add Rule," a window will appear with two tabs: **Express Rules** and **Custom Rule**.

* **Express Rules** provides pre-configured templates that you can add immediately.
* **Custom Rule** allows you to configure a rule with your own specific settings.

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Express Rules" %}
![Express Rules](https://content.gitbook.com/content/4csDFrNQz0Q4tDnx3xyT/blobs/lEE0JdWTcYCnJCJgWF4j/Sec%20Gr%20New%205.JPG)
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Custom Rules" %}
![Custom Rules](https://content.gitbook.com/content/4csDFrNQz0Q4tDnx3xyT/blobs/GUuc6bleictIbYvrHgn8/Sec%20Gr%20New%206.JPG)
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

**After adding a rule**, it will appear in the list. (The image shows an "All TCP Rule" added as an example).

![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/4csDFrNQz0Q4tDnx3xyT/blobs/nb61ELikmLfT3quAqfxg/Sec%20Gr%20New%207.JPG)