[AWS] How to copy an EC2 instance AMI to another region

My name is Teraoka and I am an infrastructure engineer

This time, we will introduce a handy feature: how to copy the AMI you created to another region

1. Create an AMI

First, create an AMI from the instance you want to copy

You can create an image by selecting the instance you want to copy > Image > Create Image

This time, I created an AMI in advance in the Tokyo region with the name "AMI-Copy-Test"

 

 

2. Copy the AMI

Copy the AMI you created to another region

This time, I would like to copy the AMI created in the Tokyo region to the Oregon region

Select the AMI you want to copy from the list of AMIs > Copy AMI to copy it to another region

If you select Copy AMI, the following screen will appear:

 

 

Select "US West (Oregon)" as the destination region

Change the name to "AMI-Copy-Test-Oregon" and click "Copy AMI"

 

 

The AMI copy operation has started

Let's look at the list of AMIs in the destination Oregon region

 

 

The AMI that you just copied from the Tokyo region is displayed

By creating an instance from this AMI

It is also possible to build an instance with the exact same configuration in the Oregon region

3. Summary

The process itself is very simple, but it's a useful feature

In AWS, you can copy not only AMIs but also RDS snapshots, so

It has become quite easy to build infrastructure with the same configuration in another region

Please give it a try