Do you need to permanently delete your EC2 instance? Or just temporarily stop it to save some money while you’re not using it? When you go to change the instance state, there are two primary options to know about: stop and terminate.
In this short hands-on tutorial, I’ll explain the differences between the options, and what happens to billing charges for each.
00:00 – Stop or terminate an EC2 instance. Which to choose?
00:23 – What happens when you stop an EC2 instance?
00:58 – What happens when you terminate an EC2 instance?
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