# Change the placement for an EC2 instance
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You can change the placement group for an instance as follows:
+ Add an instance to a placement group
+ Move an instance from one placement group to another
+ Remove an instance from a placement group

**Requirement**  
Before you can change the placement group for an instance, the instance must be in the `stopped` state.

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#### [ Console ]

**To change the instance placement**

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 the instance.

1. Choose **Actions**, **Instance settings**, **Modify instance placement**.

1. For **Placement group**, do one of the following:
   + To add the instance to a placement group, choose the placement group.
   + To move the instance from one placement group to another, choose the placement group.
   + To remove the instance from the placement group, choose **None**.

1. Choose **Save**.

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#### [ AWS CLI ]

**To move an instance to a placement group**  
Use the following [modify-instance-placement](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/ec2/modify-instance-placement.html) command.

```
aws ec2 modify-instance-placement \
    --instance-id i-0123a456700123456 \
    --group-name MySpreadGroup
```

**To remove an instance from a placement group**  
Use the following [modify-instance-placement](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/ec2/modify-instance-placement.html) command. When you specify an empty string for the placement group name, this removes the instance from its current placement group.

```
aws ec2 modify-instance-placement \
    --instance-id i-0123a456700123456 \
    --group-name ""
```

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#### [ PowerShell ]

**To move an instance to a placement group**  
Use the [Edit-EC2InstancePlacement](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/latest/reference/items/Edit-EC2InstancePlacement.html) cmdlet with the name of the placement group.

```
Edit-EC2InstancePlacement `
    -InstanceId i-0123a456700123456 `
    -GroupName MySpreadGroup
```

**To remove an instance from a placement group**  
Use the [Edit-EC2InstancePlacement](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/latest/reference/items/Edit-EC2InstancePlacement.html) cmdlet with an empty string for the name of the placement group.

```
Edit-EC2InstancePlacement `
    -InstanceId i-0123a456700123456 `
    -GroupName ""
```

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