Create VPC endpoints - AWS Wickr

This guide documents the new AWS Wickr administration console, released on March 13, 2025. For documentation on the classic version of the AWS Wickr administration console, see Classic Administration Guide.

Create VPC endpoints

You can create a VPC endpoint for AWS Wickr Admin, Messaging, and Calling.

Complete the following procedure to create a VPC endpoint using AWS Console.

Step 1: Navigate to VPC Console

  1. Sign in to the Amazon VPC Console.

  2. In the left navigation pane, choose Endpoints.

  3. Choose Create Endpoint.

Step 2: Configure Endpoint Settings

  1. Under Service Category, select AWS services.

  2. Under Service Name, search for wickr and select the appropriate service:

    • For Admin: com.amazonaws.your-region.wickr-admin

    • For Messaging: com.amazonaws.your-region.wickr-messaging

    • For Calling: com.amazonaws.your-region.wickr-calling

Step 3: Network Configuration

  1. Under VPC, select your target VPC.

  2. Under Subnets, choose subnets in multiple Availability Zones for high availability.

  3. Under Enable private DNS name, select the checkbox. This enables support to private DNS names.

  4. Under Security Groups, select or create security groups you want to associate with the endpoint network interfaces.

Step 4: Create Endpoint

  1. Review your configuration.

  2. Optionally, you can add or remove tags. Tags are name-value pairs that you use to associate with your endpoint.

  3. Choose Create Endpoint.

Complete the following procedure to create a VPC endpoint using AWS CLI.

  1. Check service availability in your region:

    Check Wickr Admin availability

    aws ec2 describe-vpc-endpoint-services --service-names com.amazonaws.your-region.wickr-admin

    Check Wickr Messaging availability

    aws ec2 describe-vpc-endpoint-services --service-names com.amazonaws.your-region.wickr-messaging

    Check Wickr Calling availability

    aws ec2 describe-vpc-endpoint-services --service-names com.amazonaws.your-region.wickr-calling

  2. Create VPC endpoints.

    Wickr Admin Endpoint:

    aws ec2 create-vpc-endpoint \
  --vpc-endpoint-type Interface \
  --service-name com.amazonaws.your-region.wickr-admin \
  --subnet-ids subnet-12345678 subnet-87654321 subnet-11223344 \
  --vpc-id vpc-12345678 \
  --security-group-ids sg-12345678 \
  --private-dns-enabled \

    Wickr Messaging Endpoint

    aws ec2 create-vpc-endpoint \
  --vpc-endpoint-type Interface \
  --service-name com.amazonaws.your-region.wickr-messaging \
  --subnet-ids subnet-12345678 subnet-87654321 subnet-11223344 \
  --vpc-id vpc-12345678 \
  --security-group-ids sg-12345678 \
  --private-dns-enabled \

    Wickr Calling Endpoint

    aws ec2 create-vpc-endpoint \
  --vpc-endpoint-type Interface \
  --service-name com.amazonaws.your-region.wickr-calling \
  --subnet-ids subnet-12345678 subnet-87654321 subnet-11223344 \
  --vpc-id vpc-12345678 \
  --security-group-ids sg-12345678 \
  --private-dns-enabled \