Amazon Web Services - Instance
Changing the Instance Type
To change the Instance Type login into the AWS Management Console.
Select the right AWS Region top right.
![Select AWS Region](/docs/img/guides/aws/ec2/select_aws_region.png?v=1)
- Click top left on Services and go to Compute --> EC2 --> Instances.
![Instances](/docs/img/guides/aws/ec2/instance/instances.png?v=1)
- Make a right click on the Instance and Stop the instance.
![Stop Instance](/docs/img/guides/aws/ec2/instance/stop_instance.png?v=1)
Attention
Stopping the instance may take 1-2 minutes.
![Select AWS Region](/docs/img/guides/aws/ec2/instance/stopped_instance.png?v=1)
- Make a right click on the Instance and click on Instance Settings --> Change Instance Type.
![Change Instance Type](/docs/img/guides/aws/ec2/instance/change_instance_type.png?v=1)
- Select the Instance Type you want and click on the button Apply.
![Change Instance Type](/docs/img/guides/aws/ec2/instance/change_instance_type_apply.png?v=1)
- Make a right click on the Instance and Start the instance.
![Start Instance](/docs/img/guides/aws/ec2/instance/start_instance.png?v=1)
- Wait 1-2 minutes for booting the instance.