Launch an Amazon EC2 instance from an AWS Marketplace AMI - Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud

Launch an Amazon EC2 instance from an AWS Marketplace AMI

You can subscribe to an AWS Marketplace AMI and launch an instance from it using the Amazon EC2 console or a command line tool. For more information about AWS Marketplace AMIs, see Paid AMIs in the AWS Marketplace for Amazon EC2 instances.

To cancel your subscription to the AMI after launch, you must first terminate all instances that were launched from the AMI. For more information, see Manage your AWS Marketplace subscriptions.

To launch an instance from an AWS Marketplace AMI using the Amazon EC2 console

  1. Open the Amazon EC2 console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/.

  2. From the Amazon EC2 console dashboard, choose Launch instance.

  3. (Optional) Under Name and tags, for Name, enter a descriptive name for your instance.

  4. Under Application and OS Images (Amazon Machine Image), choose Browse more AMIs, and then choose the AWS Marketplace AMIs tab. Find a suitable AMI by browsing the categories or using the search functionality. To choose a product, choose Select.

  5. A window opens with an overview of the product you've selected. You can view the pricing information, as well as any other information that the vendor has provided. When you're ready, choose one of the following buttons:

    • Subscribe on instance launch – Your subscription starts when you choose Launch instance (at Step 10).

    • Subscribe now – Your subscription starts immediately. While the subscription is underway, you can configure the instance by continuing with the steps in this procedure. If there are any problems with your credit card details, you will be asked to update your account details.

    Note

    You're not charged for using the product until you have launched an instance with the AMI. Take note of the pricing for each supported instance type when you select an instance type. Additional taxes might also apply to the product.

  6. For Instance type, select an instance type for your instance. The instance type defines the hardware configuration and size of the instance to launch.

  7. Under Key pair (login), for Key pair name, choose an existing key pair or create a new one.

  8. Under Network settings, for Firewall (security groups), take note of the new security group that was created according to the vendor's specifications for the product. The security group might include rules that allow all IPv4 addresses (0.0.0.0/0) access on SSH (port 22) on Linux or RDP (port 3389) on Windows. We recommend that you adjust these rules to allow only a specific address or range of addresses to access your instance over those ports.

  9. You can use the other fields on the screen to configure your instance, add storage, and add tags. For information about the different options that you can configure, see Reference for Amazon EC2 instance configuration parameters.

  10. In the Summary panel, under Software Image (AMI), check the details of the AMI from which you're about to launch the instance. Also check the other configuration details that you specified. When you're ready to launch your instance, choose Launch instance.

  11. Depending on the product you've subscribed to, the instance might take a few minutes or more to launch. If you chose Subscribe on instance launch at Step 5, you are first subscribed to the product before your instance can launch. If there are any problems with your credit card details, you will be asked to update your account details. When the launch confirmation page displays, choose View all instances to go to the Instances page.

    Note

    You are charged the subscription price as long as your instance is in the running state, even if it is idle. If your instance is stopped, you might still be charged for storage.

  12. When your instance is in the running state, you can connect to it. To do this, select your instance in the list, choose Connect, and choose a connection option. For more information about connecting to your instance, see Connect to your EC2 instance.

    Important

    Check the vendor's usage instructions carefully, as you might need to use a specific username to connect to your instance. For information about accessing your subscription details, see Manage your AWS Marketplace subscriptions.

  13. If the instance fails to launch or the state immediately goes to terminated instead of running, see Troubleshoot Amazon EC2 instance launch issues.

To launch an instance from an AWS Marketplace AMI using a command line tool

To launch instances from AWS Marketplace products using a command line tool, first ensure that you are subscribed to the product. You can then launch an instance with the product's AMI ID using the following methods:

Method Documentation

AWS CLI

Use the run-instances command, or see the following topic for more information: Launch your instance.

AWS Tools for Windows PowerShell

Use the New-EC2Instance command, or see the following topic for more information: Launch an Amazon EC2 Instance Using Windows PowerShell
Query API Use the RunInstances request.