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What is the difference between terminating and stopping an EC2 instance?

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Read this article to find out what are the differences between terminating and stopping an EC2 instance. This article is written by by well known DevOps trainer - Rajesh Kumar.

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Terminate Instance

When you terminate an EC2 instance, the instance will be shutdown and the virtual machine that was provisioned for you will be permanently taken away and you will no longer be charged for instance usage. Any data that was stored locally on the instance will be lost. Any attached EBS volumes will be detached and deleted.  Read more click here
Reference:- This article was originally posted in scmGalaxy.com
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  1. Manshi kumari14 January 2026 at 04:48

    🌟 I really enjoyed this explanation of the difference between terminating and interrupting processes — the way you broke it down with clear examples made a concept that can be confusing feel super understandable, even for someone still getting comfortable with system behavior! It’s the kind of practical insight that helps me think more deeply about how tasks behave in real‑world scenarios, and it definitely boosted my confidence in this topic 🙌

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