change_instance_type.md

Change the instance type

1. Go to the AWS EC2 dashboard
2. Click the Instances, in the left pane
3. Right click on the Instance, select Instance State, and select Stop
4. Wait until the instance is stopped
5. Right click on the Instance, select Instance Settings, and select Change Instance Type
6. Select from the drop-down menu the desired instance type
7. Right click on the Instance, select Instance State, and select Start
8. Every time an instance is stopped and launched again, AWS assigns a new IP to that instance
9. Copy the IP from the AWS EC2 dashboard