EBS Snapshot and Volume Backups

Question

What's the difference between Create volume from Snapshot and Create Snapshot from Volume? If I do the latter, I still have to create a volume in order to attach it to an instance.

Answer

Create snapshot from volume creates an EBS snapshot from an existing volume. This is then stored as a backup or to recreate as another volume.

Create volume from snapshot recreates an EBS volume from a snapshot that you have taken.

Source:
* [Create Amazon EBS Snapshot](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ebs-creating-snapshot.html)
* [Create EBS Volume from Snapshot](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ebs-creating-volume.html#ebs-create-volume-from-snapshot)

EBS Snapshot and Volume Backups

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