# Tutorial: Running a sample application using DynamoDB Accelerator (DAX)
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This tutorial demonstrates how to launch an Amazon EC2 instance in your default virtual private cloud (VPC), connect to the instance, and run a sample application that uses Amazon DynamoDB Accelerator (DAX).

**Note**  
To complete this tutorial, you must have a DAX cluster running in your default VPC. If you haven't created a DAX cluster, see [Creating a DAX cluster](DAX.create-cluster.md) for instructions.

**Topics**
+ [Step 1: Launch an Amazon EC2 instance](DAX.client.launch-ec2-instance.md)
+ [Step 2: Create a user and policy](DAX.client.create-user-policy.md)
+ [Step 3: Configure an Amazon EC2 instance](DAX.client.configure-ec2-instance.md)
+ [Step 4: Run a sample application](DAX.client.run-application.md)