- In the navigation pane, choose Instances.
- Select the instance and choose Actions, Instance state, Reboot instance.
- Choose Reboot when prompted for confirmation. The instance remains in the running state.
Is it safe to reboot EC2 instance?
Rebooting an instance doesn’t start a new instance billing hour, unlike stopping and restarting your instance. Further, they recommend: We recommend that you use Amazon EC2 to reboot your instance instead of running the operating system reboot command from your instance.
How do I start AWS instance?
- Open the EC2 console. …
- From the navigation bar, choose AMIs.
- Find the AMI that you want to use to launch a new instance. …
- Select the AMI, and then choose Launch.
- Choose an instance type, and then choose Next: Configure Instance Details. …
- Select Next: Add Storage.