Purchase a paid AMI in the Amazon Web Services Marketplace
You must sign up for (purchase) a paid AMI before you can launch an Amazon EC2 instance using the AMI.
Typically a seller of a paid AMI presents you with information about the AMI, including its price and a link where you can buy it. When you click the link, you're first asked to log into Amazon, and then you can purchase the AMI.
Purchase a paid AMI using the console
You can purchase a paid AMI by using the Amazon EC2 launch wizard. For more information, see Launch an Amazon EC2 instance from an Amazon Web Services Marketplace AMI.
Subscribe to a product using Amazon Web Services Marketplace
To use the Amazon Web Services Marketplace, you must have an Amazon Web Services account. To launch instances from Amazon Web Services Marketplace products, you must be signed up to use the Amazon EC2 service, and you must be subscribed to the product from which to launch the instance. You can use one of the following methods to subscribe to products in the Amazon Web Services Marketplace:
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Amazon Web Services Marketplace website: You can launch preconfigured software quickly with the 1-Click deployment feature. For more information, see AMI-based products in Amazon Web Services Marketplace.
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Amazon EC2 launch wizard: You can search for an AMI and launch an instance directly from the wizard. For more information, see Launch an Amazon EC2 instance from an Amazon Web Services Marketplace AMI.