Aws ec2

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• Get a list of EC2 instances:

aws ec2 describe-instances

• Get a list of EC2 instances and filter Name, Id and Status:

aws ec2 describe-instances | egrep 'InstanceId|"Name":|"Value":|PublicIp'

• Create or run an instance

aws ec2 run-instances

• Start an EC2 instance:

aws ec2 start-instances --instance-ids i-08cf893bbcfd7dc46 (Use your own instance-id)

• Stop an EC2 instance:

aws ec2 stop-instances --instance-ids i-08cf893bbcfd7dc46 (Use your own instance-id)

• Show Relational Database Service (RDS) instances:

aws rds describe-db-instances

• Query and display EC2 metadata: ec2metadata (Distributed in cloud-guest-utils package at least in Debian)

• aws ec2 export-image

Help

aws ec2

usage: aws [options] <command> <subcommand> [<subcommand> ...] [parameters]
To see help text, you can run:

  aws help
  aws <command> help
  aws <command> <subcommand> help

aws: error: the following arguments are required: operation

Related terms

• AWS CLI

See also

• AWS, Amazon Managed Services, AWS Management & Governance, computing, security, networking, AWS compliance, AWS Outposts AWS Free Tier, AWS certifications, AWS Trusted Advisor, AWS Systems Manager, AWS Config, IAM Access Analyzer, AWS Cost Explorer, AWS Cost Management, AWS Budgets, AWS Organizations, AWS dev: (CodeStar, Cloud9), AWS Partner Network (APN), AWS Resource Access Manager, AWS Quick Starts, AWS Global Accelerator, AWS Elemental MediaStore, AWS Enterprise support, AWS support, AWS Professional Services Consultants, AWS Cloud Map, AWS Marketplace, AWS CLI, AWS Management Console, AWS acceptable use policy, amazonaws.com, Quotas, AWS Support plans, AWS Resource Explorer, AWS Managed Services (AMS), AWS savings, AWS Nitro System, AWS timeline

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/ec2/run-instances.html

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ec2-instance-metadata.html