name : register-image.rst **Example 1: To register an AMI using a manifest file** The following ``register-image`` example registers an AMI using the specified manifest file in Amazon S3. :: aws ec2 register-image \ --name my-image \ --image-location amzn-s3-demo-bucket/myimage/image.manifest.xml Output:: { "ImageId": "ami-1234567890EXAMPLE" } For more information, see `Amazon Machine Images (AMI) <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/AMIs.html>`__ in the *Amazon EC2 User Guide*. **Example 2: To register an AMI using a snapshot of a root device** The following ``register-image`` example registers an AMI using the specified snapshot of an EBS root volume as device ``/dev/xvda``. The block device mapping also includes an empty 100 GiB EBS volume as device ``/dev/xvdf``. :: aws ec2 register-image \ --name my-image \ --root-device-name /dev/xvda \ --block-device-mappings DeviceName=/dev/xvda,Ebs={SnapshotId=snap-0db2cf683925d191f} DeviceName=/dev/xvdf,Ebs={VolumeSize=100} Output:: { "ImageId": "ami-1a2b3c4d5eEXAMPLE" } For more information, see `Amazon Machine Images (AMI) <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/AMIs.html>`__ in the *Amazon EC2 User Guide*.