What are the differences in behavior between a public IP and an Elastic IP when an EC2 instance is stopped and restarted?

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Shruthi J · Accepted Answer

Public IP automatically released when the instance is stopped & a new public IP is assigned when it is restarted. Elastic IP remains attached to the instance even after stopping & restarting. It does not change unless manually detached.

What are the differences in behavior between a public IP and an Elastic IP when an EC2 instance is stopped and restarted?

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