How to launch new EC2 Instance from snapshot

The same task can be accomplished more quickly using Elastic Cloud Gate console:

From the Main Menu, select EC2.

Click the black arrow on the left to expand EBS volume.

Identify root EBS volume and from the menu select View Snapshots.

Under the Snapshot window, find the snapshot to create a new EC2 instance and from the menu select Create EC2 Instance.

Set EC2 configuration:

1. Enter Name

2. Select region, zone, and VPC

3. Select instance type

4. Select key pair

Select AMI to use as the base, from the following options:

Create new AMI from the existing EC2 instance – Take a new AMI from the existing EC2 instance, which is used as the base for the new one.

Use the same AMI that was selected to create original EC2 instance – Use the same AMI that was chosen when you built the current instance.

Use existing AMI as the base – Choose existing AMI, either in source or destination region (if you are planning to launch new instance in different region), to use as the base

Additionally, you can specify private IP and/or new size of the root volume.

Click Launch.