Can't add image to AWS Autoscale launch config

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I'm using the following command to set up the AWS launch config: ``` as-create-launch-config test1autoscale --image-id ami-xxxx --instance-type m1.small ``` where ami-xxxx is the image id that I got from my instance via the web console. I get the following error: ``` Malformed input-AMI ami-xxxx is invalid: The AMI ID 'ami-xxxx' does not exist ``` I have triple checked that the image id matches the instance image id. My availability zone is ap-southeast-1a. I am not clear on what image is being asked for if it will not accept the image of the instance I wish to add to the autoscale group

Accepted Answer

Try adding the region endpoint (because by default it's looking into us-east-1 enpoint) to your config command, then it should work:

```
as-create-launch-config test1autoscale --region ap-southeast-1 --image-id ami-xxxx --instance-type m1.small
```

Also take a look at this: Regions and Endpoints - Amazon Web Services Glossary

Can't add image to AWS Autoscale launch config

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