Use the ec2-auto-recovery.json template to launch an EC2 instance with auto-recovery. If the instance fails it will be replaced automatically. All data stored on EBS volumes will still be available. The public and private IP address won't change. Auto-recovery does only work inside of a single availability zone (AZ).

• EC2: virtual server
• CloudWatch: monitors the EC2 instance and triggers auto-recovery if necessary

1. Download the template ec2-auto-recovery.json
2. Open AWS CloudFormation within the Management Console: https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation.
3. Create a new stack by clicking on the Create Stack button.
4. Select Upload a template to Amazon S3 and upload the template ec2-auto-recovery.json.
5. Click Next to proceed with the next step of the wizard.
6. Specify a name and all parameters for the stack.
7. Click Next to proceed with the next step of the wizard.
8. Click Next to skip the Options step of the wizard.
9. Check the I acknowledge that this template might cause AWS CloudFormation to create IAM resources. checkbox.
10. Click Create to start the creation of the stack.
11. Wait until the stack reaches the state CREATE_COMPLETE
12. Grab the public IP address of the EC2 instance from the Outputs tab of your stack.

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