EC2 Instance Step 1: Launch An Instance
EC2 Instance Step 1: Launch An Instance
EC2 Instance Step 1: Launch An Instance
To launch an instance
6. On the Review Instance Launch page, under Security Groups, you'll see that the wizard
created and selected a security group for you. You can use this security group, or
alternatively you can select the security group that you created when getting set up
using the following steps:
iii. Select your security group from the list of existing security groups, and then
choose Review and Launch.
7. On the Review Instance Launch page, choose Launch.
8. When prompted for a key pair, select Choose an existing key pair, then select the key
pair that you created when getting set up. Warning
Don't select Proceed without a key pair. If you launch your instance without a key pair,
then you can't connect to it.
When you are ready, select the acknowledgement check box, and then choose Launch
Instances.
9. A confirmation page lets you know that your instance is launching. Choose View
Instances to close the confirmation page and return to the console.
10. On the Instances screen, you can view the status of the launch. It takes a short time for
an instance to launch. When you launch an instance, its initial state is pending. After the
instance starts, its state changes to running and it receives a public DNS name. (If
the Public IPv4 DNS column is hidden, choose the settings icon ( ) in the top-right
corner, toggle on Public IPv4 DNS, and choose Confirm.
11. It can take a few minutes for the instance to be ready so that you can connect to it.
Check that your instance has passed its status checks; you can view this information in
the Status check column.
Important
You can't connect to your instance unless you launched it with a key pair for which you have
the .pem file and you launched it with a security group that allows SSH access from your
computer. If you can't connect to your instance, see Troubleshoot connecting to your
instance for assistance.