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AMI Not eligible for AWS Free Tier?

Hi,

I just got my developper/trial license to test Wowza and was planning on running on a micro instance on AWS and use the free tier to test and develop our solution and then move it to a bigger instance when ready to go live.

I was about to hit the launch button when I saw this notice:

Your instance configuration is not eligible for the free usage tierx

To launch an instance that’s eligible for the free usage tier, check your AMI selection, instance type, configuration options, or storage devices. Learn more about free usage tier eligibility and usage restrictions.

Any idea if it’s possible at all to test Wowza on free tier?

Regards,

Mart

Hi Mart,

If you are using the pre-built Wowza AMI, unfortunately, there is no available micro-tier instance. You can opt instead to spin up a micro-tier instance using a generic Linux-based AMI, and download and install Wowza Streaming Engine software on this instance.

Michelle

Micro Instance would be free as part of the Free Tier. I’m showing that the reason you were being charged for your Free Tier usage was address in an email correspondence on April 3rd. If you have additional questions in regards to your specific use case or account please contact us directly by using this link(https://aws-portal.amazon.com/gp/aws/html-forms-controller/contactus/aws-account-and-billing) aws(https://goo.gl/gkb7LH).

I hope this helps.