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# Launching an Amazon EC2-compatible instance on a Snowball Edge with AWS OpsHub
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Follow these steps to launch an Amazon EC2-compatible instance using AWS OpsHub.

This video shows how to launch an Amazon EC2-compatible instance using AWS OpsHub.

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**To launch an Amazon EC2-compatible instance**

1. Open the AWS OpsHub application.

1. In the **Start computing** section on the dashboard, choose **Get started**. Or, choose the **Services** menu at the top, and then choose **Compute (EC2)** to open the **Compute** page. All your compute resources appear in the **Resources** section.

1. If you have Amazon EC2-compatible instances running on your device, they appear in the **Instance name** column under **Instances**. You can see details of each instance on this page.

1. Choose **Launch instance**. The launch instance wizard opens.

1. For **Device**, choose the Snow device that you want to launch the Amazon EC2-compatible.   
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1. For **Image (AMI)**, choose an Amazon Machine Image (AMI) from the list. This AMI is used to launch your instance.

1. For **Instance type**, choose one from the list.

1. Choose how you want to attach an IP address to the instance. You have the following options:
   + **Create public IP address (VNI)** – Choose this option to create a new IP address using a physical network interface. Choose a physical network interface and IP address assignment.
   + **Use existing IP address (VNI)** – Choose this option to use an existing IP address and then use existing virtual network interfaces. Choose a physical network interface and a virtual network interface.
   + **Do not attach IP address** – Choose this option if you don't want to attach an IP address. 

1. Choose how you want to attach a key pair to the instance. You have the following options:

   **Create key pair** – Choose this option to create a new key pair and launch the new instance with this key pair.

   **Use existing key pair** – Choose this option to use an existing key pair to launch the instance.

    **Do not attach IP address** – Choose this option if you don't want to attach a key pair. You must acknowledge that you won't able to connect to this instance unless you already know the password that is built into this AMI.

   For more information, see [Working with key pairs for EC2-compatible instances in AWS OpsHub](working-with-key-pair.md).

1. Choose **Launch**. You should see your instance launching in the **Compute instances** section. The **State** is **Pending** and then changes to **Running** when done.