# Start a hibernated Amazon EC2 instance
Start a hibernated instance

Start a hibernated instance by starting it in the same way that you would start a stopped instance.

For Spot Instances, if Amazon EC2 hibernated the instance, then only Amazon EC2 can resume it. You can only resume a hibernated Spot Instance if *you* hibernated it. Spot Instances can only be resumed if capacity is available and the Spot price is less than or equal to your specified maximum price.

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#### [ Console ]

**To start a hibernated instance**

1. Open the Amazon EC2 console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/).

1. In the navigation pane, choose **Instances**.

1. Select a hibernated instance, and choose **Instance state**, **Start instance**. It can take a few minutes for the instance to enter the `running` state. During this time, the instance [status checks](monitoring-system-instance-status-check.md#types-of-instance-status-checks) show the instance in a failed state until the instance has started.

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#### [ AWS CLI ]

**To start a hibernated instance**  
Use the [start-instances](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/ec2/start-instances.html) command.

```
aws ec2 start-instances --instance-ids i-1234567890abcdef0
```

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#### [ PowerShell ]

**To start a hibernated instance**  
Use the [Start-EC2Instance](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/latest/reference/items/Start-EC2Instance.html) cmdlet.

```
Start-EC2Instance -InstanceId i-1234567890abcdef0
```

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