AWS EC2 Instance Limits

Question

i have a new account on AWS and by default i can create only 1 VM on demand on US EAST N. VIRGINA us-east-1. This appear to me very strange, i have sent an email to tyhe support to allow me to create more instance but i bet taht i have to configure something. Can someone help me to understand if this is normal?

following a screenshot of the error that i see when i launch a new instance on-demand

Answer 1

Follow the link and ask that the limit be increased. Once that is done, you won't have to ask again unless you need even more resources than the new limit.

You are limited to running up to a total of 20 On-Demand instances across the instance family, purchasing 20 Reserved Instances, and requesting Spot Instances per your dynamic Spot limit per region. New AWS accounts may start with limits that are lower than the limits described here. (emphasis added).

https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/faqs/#How_many_instances_can_I_run_in_Amazon_EC2

It stands to reason that new accounts are a significant source of fraudulent activity, so new accounts may have lower limits than "normal."