Purchase a paid AMI in the AWS Marketplace
You must sign up for (purchase) a paid AMI before you can launch an Amazon EC2 instance using the AMI.
Typically a seller of a paid AMI presents you with information about the AMI, including its price and a link where you can buy it. When you click the link, you're first asked to log into AWS, and then you can purchase the AMI.
Purchase a paid AMI using the console
You can purchase a paid AMI by using the Amazon EC2 launch wizard. For more information, see Launch an Amazon EC2 instance from an AWS Marketplace AMI.
Subscribe to a product using AWS Marketplace
To use the AWS Marketplace, you must have an AWS account. To launch instances from AWS Marketplace products, you must be signed up to use the Amazon EC2 service, and you must be subscribed to the product from which to launch the instance. You can use one of the following methods to subscribe to products in the AWS Marketplace:
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AWS Marketplace website: You can launch preconfigured software quickly with the 1-Click deployment feature. For more information, see AMI-based products in AWS Marketplace.
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Amazon EC2 launch wizard: You can search for an AMI and launch an instance directly from the wizard. For more information, see Launch an Amazon EC2 instance from an AWS Marketplace AMI.
