This is easier than you probably think: AWS will expand the EBS boot volume of an EC2 instance running Linux automatically when you launch a new instance off of it with the desired capacity.
Here is how it works in more detail.
Tip: assign multiple IP addresses to an EC2 instance
[Updated 2018-06-11.] You can assign multiple IP addresses to an EC 2 instance. Here is a brief summary that will get you started on using the most recent AWS capabilities.
KVM set to replace the Xen hypervisor in AWS EC2 on the AWS re:Invent 2017 in Las Vegas
During the upcoming AWS re:INVENT 2017 conference in Las Vegas (Nov. 27th – Dec. 1st), Amazon is going to present a major change to its cloud offering, one with enormous ramifications! Yes, you read that right—and yes, that exclamation mark is fully justified.
How to Restore Your Instance Data from a Backup using Snapshots on AWS EC2/EBS
You are writing all these backups as individual EC2 snapshots and/or full AMIs on AWS EC2 but how can you actually use them, should disaster befall your data?
Here is how to do that on Linux.
How to Check CPU Credits Usage and Remaining Balance of a Burstable Performance Instance on AWS EC2
For workloads that don’t require a consistent CPU performance but do experience spikes in service demand, Amazon’s AWS EC2 service offers Burstable Performance Instances. Their competitive pricing can contribute to considerable savings and improve service availability, but how do you know if you are getting a good deal? You don’t, unless you are able to verify your CPU credits usage and the remaining balance. Here is how to figure out what’s really going on.