Restore VM backup in AWS

Here is guide to restore your finmars-platform-vm from an AWS Backup AMI. We skip the EBS volume step: Sign in and open AWS Backup Go to console.aws.amazon.com and log in. In the top search box, type Backup and click AWS Backup . Go to your backup vault In the left menu, click Backup vaults . Click the vault you used for finmars-daily (often default ). Find the right recovery point You’ll see a list of Recovery points (one per day). Pick the date you want to restore from. Restore the EC2 instance (AMI) Click the recovery point whose Resource type is Amazon EC2 . Click Actions → Restore . For Restore as , choose Amazon EC2 . Give the new instance a name, e.g. finmars-platform-vm-restored . Pick the same Instance type (t3.xlarge). Choose the same VPC and Subnet . Enable Auto-assign Public IP if you want it. Click Restore . Verify your restore In EC2 → Instances , you’ll see finmars-platform-vm-restored launching. Wait until it shows running and 2/2 checks passed . SSH into it to check your OS and settings. 🎉 You’ve now restored your server using its AMI!