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    Elastic Compute Service:Create an instance from an existing instance

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    Elastic Compute Service:Create an instance from an existing instance

    Last Updated:Apr 27, 2026

    Use Buy Same Specifications to clone an ECS instance's type, disk, image, and bandwidth settings, with optional modifications.

    Prerequisites

    (Optional) To purchase an ECS instance in the Chinese mainland, complete identity verification.

    Procedure

    1. Go to ECS console - Instances.

    2. In the upper-left corner of the page, select a region and resource group.地域

    3. Click the instance ID. On the instance details page, click All Actions in the upper-right corner to open the All Actions pane, and then click Buy Same Specifications.

    4. Decide whether to modify the configurations.

      • If no changes are needed, select ECS Terms of Service | Product Terms of Service and click Buy Now.

      • To modify configurations, click Modify Configurations on Buy Page and update settings on the Custom Launch tab.

        In the right-side pane, confirm the configurations, specify the duration, and click Create Order.

    References

    You can also create instances from a launch template to reuse the same configurations.