What you can do with Amazon EC2
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19 things you can do
Amazon EC2
Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) provides resizable compute capacity in the cloud, allowing you to launch virtual server instances, manage networking, and configure storage with complete control over your computing resources.
19 multi-step recipesRecipes: multi-step jobs
Allocate and Associate Elastic IPAllocate a VPC Elastic IP and bind it to a running instance.Audit Security Group Usage
Confirm a security group and list the instances that use it.Bind Elastic IP to a New Instance
Launch an instance, wait for running, and attach a fresh Elastic IP.Clone an Instance via Image
Image a source instance and launch a clone from the captured AMI.Create a Launch Template and Boot From It
Create a launch template, verify it, and launch an instance from it.Deprovision a Secured Instance
Terminate an instance and reclaim its security group once it is gone.Deregister an AMI After Confirmation
Confirm, deregister, and re-verify an AMI.Harden an Existing Security Group
Resolve a security group and authorize one scoped inbound rule.Inventory Instances Then Image First
Page through described instances and image the first one found.Launch a Secured Instance
Stand up a security group, key pair, and a launched EC2 instance in one flow.Launch and Await Running
Launch one instance and wait for it to become running before returning.Place an Instance in an Availability Zone
Survey regions and zones, then launch an instance.Prepare Key and Launch
Create and confirm a key pair, then launch an instance using it.Release Elastic IP on Terminate
Terminate an instance and release its Elastic IP once it is gone.Request Spot Instances and Track
Submit a Spot Instance request and poll until it appears.Restart and Verify Instance
Reboot an instance and confirm it returns to a running, status-checked state.Rotate Key Pair
Replace an existing SSH key pair with a freshly created one.Stop and Create Image
Quiesce an instance and snapshot it into a reusable AMI.Stop and Start Instance Cycle
Cycle an instance through stopped and back to running.