So you have a running EC2 instance. It works great, except it’s one of the ephemeral, kill-it-and-you-lose-everything kind. An EBS-backed instance is the logical choice, so how do you convert it? Easy: Step 1: Create the EBS volume Just do it in the web interface. You could use the command-line tools, but why? While you’re there, attach it to your running EC2 instance, making note of the volume-id
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