Tutorial: Starting an EC2 Instance - Amazon SDK for Java 1.x
Prerequisites
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Tutorial: Starting an EC2 Instance

This tutorial demonstrates how to use the Amazon SDK for Java to start an EC2 instance.

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Prerequisites

Before you begin, be sure that you have created an Amazon Web Services account and that you have set up your Amazon credentials. For more information, see Getting Started.