How do you ensure that an EBS volume persists even when the EC2 instance is stopped and restarted?

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Gowtham Hari Dhandapani · Accepted Answer

To ensure an EBS volume persists when an EC2 instance is stopped and restarted, you need to configure the root volume's DeleteOnTermination attribute to False. By default, this attribute is set to True for root volumes, meaning they are deleted when the instance is terminated, but not when it's stopped. For other attached EBS volumes, the default DeleteOnTermination is False, so they will persist even when the instance is terminated.

Shruthi J · Answer

EBS volumes keep your data safe even if you stop and start your EC2 instance but if you terminate the instance, the root volume might get deleted. To avoid this just uncheck Delete on termination when setting up the instance.

How do you ensure that an EBS volume persists even when the EC2 instance is stopped and restarted?

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