An IP address of EC2 instance gets changed after the restart

Question

I am running an EC2 Linux instance. For some maintenance purposes I shutdown the instance and started it again. However, EC2 IP has changed now.

How to keep an IP ad

Answer 1

If you don't want your IP affffdress to be changed after stopping and starting your EC2 Instance, use Elastic IP. For more reference on how to use Elastic IP:
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/elastic-ip-addresses-eip.html