Modify the AWS instance region

• Log in to the AWS Management Console.

• If required, use the region selector in the top right corner to switch to the region where your instance was launched.

• Select your instance and then select the “Create Image” option in the “Actions” menu.

  

• Specify the name for the new image and then click the “Create Image” button.

  

• From the “AMIs” menu in the navigation panel, select the new image and select the “Copy AMI” option in the “Actions” menu.

• Specify the new region in the resulting dialog window and click the “Copy AMI” button.

  

You will now be able to launch a new instance with the image in the new region. Follow the steps below:

• In the top menu of the EC2 dashboard, select the region where you have copied the AMI. You will see the list of the available AMIs for that region.

• Select the image you have copied from the list and click “Actions -> Launch”:

  

• Choose the instance type and click “Review and Launch” for finishing the process.