How to configure custom zone (enabled) in your EC2 Instance?

Question

I am trying to launch Instance in EC2, Free tier server, default zone is New Virginia, I added custom zone based in New York and created its subnet, But when launching the instance it is getting failed and giving error not as per AWS documentation. Please help me to fix this issue. Thanks

mahankali vamseekrishna · Answer

To successfully launch an EC2 instance in a custom zone (e.g., New York) with a newly created subnet, ensure the following:

**VPC and Subnet Setup**:
Properly create a VPC and a subnet in your desired availability zone.

**Internet Gateway and Routing**:
Attach an Internet Gateway to your VPC.
Update the route table to route 0.0.0.0/0 to the Internet Gateway.

**Subnet Settings:**
Enable auto-assign public IP for the subnet.

**Security Configurations**:
Ensure security groups and network ACLs allow the necessary traffic.

**instance Configuration**:
Select the correct subnet in the desired availability zone during instance launch.

=>Ensure you have the required permissions and are within resource limits for the zone.
By addressing these areas, you can resolve issues preventing the EC2 instance launch

Riku_Kobayashi · Answer

Hello.

Could you please share the specific error message?  
For example, if you select an instance type that cannot be used in the local zone when starting EC2, an error will occur.  
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/global-infrastructure/localzones/features/?nc1=h_ls

How to configure custom zone (enabled) in your EC2 Instance?

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