AWS EC2

Choose a machine and OS for a virtual server. t3.micro costs $0.0104/hour in us-east-1 and has no ongoing free tier.

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      <section class="platform-panel benefit"><h2><b>1</b><span class="ko">무엇을 해주나</span><span class="en">What it does</span></h2><div class="flow"><span class="flow-chip active" data-flow="0"><span class="ko">인스턴스 사양 선택</span><span class="en">Choose instance</span></span><span class="flow-arrow">→</span><span class="flow-chip" data-flow="1"><span class="ko">가상 머신 시작</span><span class="en">Boot VM</span></span><span class="flow-arrow">→</span><span class="flow-chip" data-flow="2"><span class="ko">SSH로 직접 설정</span><span class="en">Configure via SSH</span></span></div><p class="result"><span class="ko">운영체제와 소프트웨어를 직접 제어</span><span class="en">Control the OS and installed software</span></p></section>
      <section class="platform-panel free"><h2><b>2</b><span class="ko">무료로 어디까지</span><span class="en">Free tier</span></h2><div class="free-metrics"><div class="free-metric"><div class="metric-line"><span><span class="ko">상시 무료 VM</span><span class="en">Always-free VM</span></span><strong><span class="ko">없음</span><span class="en">None</span></strong></div><div class="meter"><i style="width:0%"></i></div></div><div class="free-metric"><div class="metric-line"><span><span class="ko">기간 한정 · 계정별</span><span class="en">Limited · by account</span></span><strong><span class="ko">12개월 / 6개월·크레딧</span><span class="en">12 mo / 6 mo or credits</span></strong></div><div class="meter"><i style="width:50%"></i></div></div></div></section>
      <section class="platform-panel price"><h2><b>3</b><span class="ko">넘으면 얼마</span><span class="en">Beyond free</span></h2><div class="price-core"><div class="price-usage"><span><span class="ko">t3.micro 실행/월</span><span class="en">t3.micro runtime/mo</span></span><strong id="platform-usage"></strong></div><input id="platform-slider" type="range" min="0" max="73" value="73" aria-label="t3.micro runtime/mo"><div class="monthly"><strong id="platform-cost"></strong><small><span class="ko">/월</span><span class="en">/month</span></small></div><p class="price-note"><span class="ko">미국 동부 정가 · 체험 미반영 · EBS·IPv4·송신 별도</span><span class="en">US East list price · trial excluded · EBS, IPv4, egress extra</span></p></div></section>
    </div><div class="platform-source"><span class="ko">2026-10-06 공식 가격 기준 · 단순화</span><span class="en">Official prices as of 2026-10-06 · simplified</span></div>
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1 What it does — EC2 creates a VM with a chosen size and OS. You can connect over SSH and control the server software yourself.

2 Free tier — There is no ongoing free EC2 instance. Accounts created before 2025-07-15 have 12 months of eligible micro usage; later accounts can use new-customer credits for six months or until exhausted. Check credit eligibility and balance in the account.

3 Beyond free — As of 2026-10, t3.micro in us-east-1 costs $0.0104/hour or $7.59 for 730 hours. Seoul costs $0.013/hour or $9.49 for 730 hours. EBS, public IPv4, and internet egress are extra; the demo calculates US instance time only.

When to use

Use it when you need OS and network control. Compare Lightsail for a small bundled server and Lambda for code run per request.

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