# Instance (Virtual Machine) ### Creating a virtual machine with minimal parameters {% hint style="warning" %} You can generate similar template from MechCloud AWS agent using below prompts (one at a time) -\ \ create a security group named 'sg\_web' which allows traffic on port 443 form '223.223.223.100/32' port only. its description should be 'Allow HTTPS from private ip'. \-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- create an ec2 instance named 'web1' with following details -\ image - ami-0bc691261a82b32bc\ instance type - t3.nano\ security groupd id - 'ref:sg\_web' {% endhint %} ``` resources: - name: sg_web type: aws_ec2_security_group props: group_name: sg_web group_description: "Allow HTTPS from private ip" security_group_ingress: - ip_protocol: tcp from_port: 443 to_port: 443 cidr_ip: {{CURRENT_IP}}/32 - name: web1 type: aws_ec2_instance props: image_id: "{{ Image|arm64_ubuntu_24_04 }}" instance_type: t4g.small security_group_ids: - "ref:sg_web" ``` #### Example price for above configuration ``` sg_web (action: create) web1 (action: create, monthly: $4.51, change: +100%) => Price (Compute - price: $0.0052/Hrs, monthly: $3.87, spot-price: $0.0012/Hrs, spot-monthly: $0.89) => Volume 1 (/dev/sda1 - monthly: $0.64) => Price (Storage cost (gp3) - price: $0.08/GB-Mo, quantity: 8, monthly: $0.64) => Price (IOPS - monthly: $0.00) => Tier 1 (First 3000 IOPS-Mo - price: $0.00/IOPS-Mo, quantity: 3000, monthly: $0.00) => Price (Throughput - monthly: $0.00) => Tier 1 (First 125 MiBps-mo - price: $0.00/MiBps-mo, quantity: 125, monthly: $0.00) ``` ### Creating a virtual machine with additional volumes ``` resources: - name: sg_web type: aws_ec2_security_group props: group_name: sg_web group_description: "Allow HTTPS from private ip" security_group_ingress: - ip_protocol: tcp from_port: 443 to_port: 443 cidr_ip: 223.223.223.100/32 - name: web1 type: aws_ec2_instance props: image_id: ami-0ecb62995f68bb549 instance_type: t3.nano security_group_ids: - "ref:sg_web" block_device_mappings: - device_name: /dev/xvda # Root volume ebs: volume_size: 30 volume_type: gp3 iops: 3100 throughput: 150 - device_name: /dev/xvdb # Additional volume 1 ebs: volume_size: 100 volume_type: gp2 ``` #### Example price for above configuration ``` sg_web (action: create) web1 (action: create, monthly: $17.77, change: +100%) => Price (Compute - price: $0.0052/Hrs, monthly: $3.87, spot-price: $0.0012/Hrs, spot-monthly: $0.89) => Volume 1 (/dev/sda1 - monthly: $3.90) => Price (Storage cost (gp3) - price: $0.08/GB-Mo, quantity: 30, monthly: $2.40) => Price (IOPS - monthly: $0.50) => Tier 1 (First 3000 IOPS-Mo - price: $0.00/IOPS-Mo, quantity: 3000, monthly: $0.00) => Tier 2 (Over 3000 IOPS-Mo - price: $0.005/IOPS-Mo, quantity: 100, monthly: $0.50) => Price (Throughput - monthly: $1.00) => Tier 1 (First 125 MiBps-mo - price: $0.00/MiBps-mo, quantity: 125, monthly: $0.00) => Tier 2 (Over 125 MiBps-mo - price: $0.04/MiBps-mo, quantity: 25, monthly: $1.00) => Volume 2 (/dev/sdf - monthly: $10.00) => Price (Storage cost (gp2) - price: $0.10/GB-Mo, quantity: 100, monthly: $10.00) ``` ### Creating a virtual machine with free trial (t4g.small) {% hint style="info" %} **Free Trial display:** The `t4g.small` instance type qualifies for AWS Free Trial (750 hours/month until Dec 2026). Free trial info is shown in the **plan header** (not as a pricing dimension) because it applies at the AWS account level, not per resource. This avoids confusion when multiple `t4g.small` instances exist in the desired state. {% endhint %} ``` resources: - name: sg_web type: aws_ec2_security_group props: group_name: sg_web group_description: "Allow HTTPS from private ip" security_group_ingress: - ip_protocol: tcp from_port: 443 to_port: 443 cidr_ip: 223.223.223.100/32 - name: arm_vm1 type: aws_ec2_instance props: image_id: ami-0ecb62995f68bb549 instance_type: t4g.small security_group_ids: - "ref:sg_web" ``` #### Example plan output ``` sg_web (action: create) arm_vm1 (action: create, monthly: $12.56, change: +100%, Free Trial (Dec 2026) (Account - free-hours: 750, monthly-discount: $12.26)) => Price (Compute - price: $0.0168/Hrs, monthly: $12.26, spot-price: $0.0050/Hrs, spot-monthly: $3.72) => Volume 1 (/dev/sda1 - monthly: $0.64) => Price (Storage cost (gp3) - price: $0.08/GB-Mo, quantity: 8, monthly: $0.64) => Price (IOPS - monthly: $0.00) => Tier 1 (First 3000 IOPS-Mo - price: $0.00/IOPS-Mo, quantity: 3000, monthly: $0.00) => Price (Throughput - monthly: $0.00) => Tier 1 (First 125 MiBps-mo - price: $0.00/MiBps-mo, quantity: 125, monthly: $0.00) ``` ### Creating a spot virtual machine {% hint style="warning" %} You can generate similar template from MechCloud AWS agent using below prompts (one at a time) -\ \ create a launch template named 'template1' with following details - image - ami-0bc691261a82b32bc instance type - t3.nano\ market type - spot \-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- create an ec2 instance named 'spot\_vm1' using 'ref:template1' launch template id and version 1 of this template {% endhint %} ``` resources: - type: aws_ec2_launch_template name: template1 props: launch_template_name: "template1" launch_template_data: instance_type: "t3.nano" image_id: "ami-0ecb62995f68bb549" instance_market_options: market_type: "spot" - type: aws_ec2_instance name: spot_vm1 props: launch_template: launch_template_id: "ref:template1" version: "1" ``` #### Example price for above configuration ``` template1 (action: create) spot_vm1 (action: create, monthly: $1.53, change: +100%) => Price (Compute - spot-price: $0.0012/Hrs, spot-monthly: $0.89) => Volume 1 (/dev/sda1 - monthly: $0.64) => Price (Storage cost (gp3) - price: $0.08/GB-Mo, quantity: 8, monthly: $0.64) => Price (IOPS - monthly: $0.00) => Tier 1 (First 3000 IOPS-Mo - price: $0.00/IOPS-Mo, quantity: 3000, monthly: $0.00) => Price (Throughput - monthly: $0.00) => Tier 1 (First 125 MiBps-mo - price: $0.00/MiBps-mo, quantity: 125, monthly: $0.00) ```