Different Ways to Launch AWS EC2 Spot Instances

December 25, 2021

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We'll provide a high-level overview of the different ways to launch AWS EC2 spot instances. We'll talk about their different complexity levels and age in existence. The 3 different ways:

EC2 Instances
Spot Fleets
AutoScaling Groups

The recommended way is to use AutoScaling Groups with Mixed Instance Types.

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1h 1m

1. Find Spot Prices

5:20
2. Different Ways to Launch AWS EC2 Spot Instances

2:52
3. AWS Spot Instance with the EC2 Console

7:29
4. AWS Spot Fleet with the EC2 Console

10:57
5. AutoScaling Spot Instances

15:14
6. Google Preemptive VM or Spot Instance with the VM Console

1:51
7. Azure Spot VM with the Portal

3:04
8. Spot Cluster with Registry

15:08

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Different Ways to Launch AWS EC2 Spot Instances

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