Launch an instance

bash

aws ec2 run-instances --image-id ami-0123456789abcdef0 --instance-type t3.micro --subnet-id subnet-0123456789abcdef0 --security-group-ids sg-0123456789abcdef0 --count 1

Explanation

Specify AMI, instance type, network placement, and security groups.

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