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NAT gateways: outbound internet for private subnets

Private servers still need to patch themselves and call APIs. A NAT gateway gives them outbound-only internet without a public address. Learn the one placement rule people get wrong, the routes on both sides, what it costs, and how gateway endpoints keep S3 traffic off the NAT.

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  • Lab 1 · Give a private server outbound internet
  • Lab 2 · Ticket: the NAT gateway exists, the patches still fail
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