You launch an EC2 instance (e.g., m5d.large).
That instance comes with instance store included (in this case, 1 × 75 GB NVMe SSD).


You don’t create “an instance store” separately — it’s a feature of the EC2 instance you pick.







✅ Example




m5.large → ❌ has no instance store (only EBS).

m5d.large → ✅ has instance store (75 GB NVMe...