Keep IP address when moving to a new instance

Question

I started with the lowest resource instance as a test bed.
I am now attempting to install a program that requires 1G RAM.
Can I keep the IP on the old instance?  As far as I can tell it is gone once I release it?

Related.  I don't find a good sequence recommendation.  
1. Snapshot
2. Create new from snapshot or delete old instance first?

Thank You
ID10T

ID Ten Dot T ;)

Answer

You can just change the instance type of the instance to get additional resources. See: [Change the instance type](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ec2-instance-resize.html).

If you are trying to preserve the Public IP that was assigned to the instance, it will be released once you stop the instance. You should use an [Elastic IP](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/elastic-ip-addresses-eip.html).

Answer

Thanks.  I set this up under Lightsail.  Looks like I have a lot of reading, and possibly configuration, to do.

Keep IP address when moving to a new instance

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