Hi all
Bit confused here, I have an on-demand instance but do I get charged even when I stop the instance?
Thanks Kev
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A:
When you stop an instance, it is 'deleted'. As such there's nothing to be charged for. If you have an Elastic IP or EBS, then you'll be charged for those - but nothing related to the instance itself.
Lee
2010-03-30 22:01:39
Yes I do have an EBS, thanks for clarifying.
Mantorok
2010-03-30 22:02:31
@Alexandre - as mentioned, yes if you have EBS, then you'll be charged for that. The 'instance' in actual EC2 terms no longer exists however. Have EBS as a boot disk, is not an instance - it's merely the equivalent of a Virtual Hard Disk.
Lee
2010-03-30 22:05:46
A:
Short answer - no.
You will only be charged for the time that your instance is up and running, in hour increments. If you are using other services in conjunction you may be charged for those but it would be separate from your server instance.
mwright
2010-03-30 22:01:48
A:
No.
You get charged for:
- Online time
- Storage space (assumably you store the image on S3)
- Elastic IP addresses
- Bandwidth
So... if you stop the EC2 instance you will only have to pay for the storage of the image on S3 (assuming you store an image ofcourse) and any IP addresses you've reserved.
WoLpH
2010-03-30 22:03:03