--- title: Amazon EC2 Dedicated Hosts now support host resource... description: AWS now allows customers to create Host Resource Groups (HRGs) for EC2 Dedicated Hosts without needing to first create Self-Managed Licenses (SMLs) or... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/amazon-ec2-dedicated-hosts-now-support-host-resource-groups-without-self-managed-licenses-ik7kkgjek twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Amazon EC2 Dedicated Hosts now support host resource groups without self-managed licenses | daily.dev og:description: AWS now allows customers to create Host Resource Groups (HRGs) for EC2 Dedicated Hosts without needing to first create Self-Managed Licenses (SMLs) or... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/amazon-ec2-dedicated-hosts-now-support-host-resource-groups-without-self-managed-licenses-ik7kkgjek og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/ik7kKGJeK.png og:image:alt: Amazon EC2 Dedicated Hosts now support host resource groups without self-managed licenses og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Amazon EC2 Dedicated Hosts now support host resource groups without self-managed licenses **[AWS](https://daily.dev/sources/aws)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary AWS now allows customers to create Host Resource Groups (HRGs) for EC2 Dedicated Hosts without needing to first create Self-Managed Licenses (SMLs) or associate AMIs through AWS License Manager. This is especially useful for EC2 Mac Instance customers and those using Dedicated Hosts purely for hardware-level isolation rather than BYOL licensing. Customers with BYOL workloads can still use HRGs with SMLs as before. The new option is available via the EC2 Console or AWS CLI in all supported regions. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How do I create an EC2 Dedicated Host resource group without setting up a self-managed license first? Uncheck the "Restrict to AMIs associated with self-managed license" option when creating a Host Resource Group in the EC2 Console, or set instance-launch-option to license-configuration-required via the AWS CLI. This removes the previous requirement to create a Self-Managed License and associate AMIs through AWS License Manager before creating the group. _Track AWS licensing and EC2 infrastructure changes like this on daily.dev before they hit your Dedicated Host setup._ ### Do I still need AWS License Manager self-managed licenses to use EC2 Dedicated Host resource groups? No, self-managed licenses are now optional for Host Resource Groups on EC2 Dedicated Hosts. This is especially useful for EC2 Mac Instance customers and anyone using Dedicated Hosts for hardware-level isolation rather than bring-your-own-license workloads. BYOL customers can still create HRGs with self-managed licenses to restrict launches to associated AMIs and track host-level license consumption. _daily.dev helps engineers weighing BYOL versus hardware-isolation strategies keep up with AWS licensing changes._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Amazon ECS Managed Instances now integrates with Amazon EC2 Capacity Reservations](https://daily.dev/posts/amazon-ecs-managed-instances-now-integrates-with-amazon-ec2-capacity-reservations-vfbjq0po6) · AWS · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [AWS targets a longtime cloud migration blocker with SQL Server license portability](https://daily.dev/posts/aws-targets-a-longtime-cloud-migration-blocker-with-sql-server-license-portability-0geu35ibv) · InfoWorld · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Auto-registration v2: Easier management of Red Hat Enterprise Linux on AWS](https://daily.dev/posts/auto-registration-v2-easier-management-of-red-hat-enterprise-linux-on-aws-tmjref58x) · Red Hat Developer · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - 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