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     6  
     7  # aws\_instance
     8  
     9  Provides an EC2 instance resource. This allows instances to be created, updated,
    10  and deleted. Instances also support [provisioning](/docs/provisioners/index.html).
    11  
    12  ## Example Usage
    13  
    14  ```
    15  # Create a new instance of the ami-1234 on an m1.small node with an AWS Tag naming it "HelloWorld"
    16  resource "aws_instance" "web" {
    17      ami = "ami-1234"
    18      instance_type = "m1.small"
    19      tags {
    20          Name = "HelloWorld"
    21      }
    22  }
    23  ```
    24  
    25  ## Argument Reference
    26  
    27  The following arguments are supported:
    28  
    29  * `ami` - (Required) The AMI to use for the instance.
    30  * `availability_zone` - (Optional) The AZ to start the instance in.
    31  * `ebs_optimized` - (Optional) If true, the launched EC2 instance will be
    32       EBS-optimized.
    33  * `instance_type` - (Required) The type of instance to start
    34  * `key_name` - (Optional) The key name to use for the instance.
    35  * `security_groups` - (Optional) A list of security group IDs or names to associate with.
    36     If you are within a VPC, you'll need to use the security group ID. Otherwise,
    37     for EC2, use the security group name.
    38  * `subnet_id` - (Optional) The VPC Subnet ID to launch in.
    39  * `associate_public_ip_address` - (Optional) Associate a public ip address with an instance in a VPC.
    40  * `private_ip` - (Optional) Private IP address to associate with the
    41       instance in a VPC.
    42  * `source_dest_check` - (Optional) Controls if traffic is routed to the instance when
    43    the destination address does not match the instance. Used for NAT or VPNs. Defaults true.
    44  * `user_data` - (Optional) The user data to provide when launching the instance.
    45  * `iam_instance_profile` - (Optional) The IAM Instance Profile to
    46    launch the instance with.
    47  * `tags` - (Optional) A mapping of tags to assign to the resource.
    48  
    49  ## Attributes Reference
    50  
    51  The following attributes are exported:
    52  
    53  * `id` - The instance ID.
    54  * `availability_zone` - The availability zone of the instance.
    55  * `key_name` - The key name of the instance
    56  * `private_dns` - The Private DNS name of the instance
    57  * `private_ip` - The private IP address.
    58  * `public_dns` - The public DNS name of the instance
    59  * `public_ip` - The public IP address.
    60  * `security_groups` - The associated security groups.
    61  * `subnet_id` - The VPC subnet ID.