name : create-image.rst **Example 1: To create an AMI from an Amazon EBS-backed instance** The following ``create-image`` example creates an AMI from the specified instance. :: aws ec2 create-image \ --instance-id i-1234567890abcdef0 \ --name "My server" \ --description "An AMI for my server" Output:: { "ImageId": "ami-abcdef01234567890" } For more information about specifying a block device mapping for your AMI, see `Specifying a block device mapping for an AMI <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/block-device-mapping-concepts.html#create-ami-bdm>`__ in the *Amazon EC2 User Guide*. **Example 2: To create an AMI from an Amazon EBS-backed instance without reboot** The following ``create-image`` example creates an AMI and sets the --no-reboot parameter, so that the instance is not rebooted before the image is created. :: aws ec2 create-image \ --instance-id i-1234567890abcdef0 \ --name "My server" \ --no-reboot Output:: { "ImageId": "ami-abcdef01234567890" } For more information about specifying a block device mapping for your AMI, see `Specifying a block device mapping for an AMI <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/block-device-mapping-concepts.html#create-ami-bdm>`__ in the *Amazon EC2 User Guide*. **Example 3: To tag an AMI and snapshots on creation** The following ``create-image`` example creates an AMI, and tags the AMI and the snapshots with the same tag ``cost-center=cc123`` :: aws ec2 create-image \ --instance-id i-1234567890abcdef0 \ --name "My server" \ --tag-specifications "ResourceType=image,Tags=[{Key=cost-center,Value=cc123}]" "ResourceType=snapshot,Tags=[{Key=cost-center,Value=cc123}]" Output:: { "ImageId": "ami-abcdef01234567890" } For more information about tagging your resources on creation, see `Add tags on resource creation <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/Using_Tags.html#tag-on-create-examples>`__ in the *Amazon EC2 User Guide*.