There are two types of volumes for EC2 instances in AWS:
- Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) Volumes: EBS volumes are storage units that can be attached to EC2 instances. They provide reliable and long-lasting storage, with features like encryption and snapshots. You can create and attach them independently, as they offer different performance options.
- Instance Store Volumes: Instance store volumes are stored directly on the physical server, hosting the EC2 instance. They provide temporary storage with high I/O performance. However, the data stored on these volumes is lost if the instance is stopped, terminated, or if there is a hardware failure.
