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<ul>
<li>Go to the AWS Volume dashboard then select the instance EBS which is also known as Root Volume.</li>
</ul>
<img src="https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1670356185775/WthPlWMjH.png" alt />
<ul>
<li>Now modify it according to your need. Here I am making it 32 GB.</li>
</ul>
<img src="https://project-assets.showwcase.com/15125/1670355610176-Screenshot%2520(179).png" alt />
<ul>
<li>Now SSH it EC2 and type.</li>
</ul>
<pre><code class="lang-bash">$ growpart /dev/xvda 1 # 1 is partition serial number
$ resize2fs /dev/xdva
</code></pre>
<img src="https://project-assets.showwcase.com/15125/1670355947115-Screenshot%2520(180).png" alt />
<ul>
<li>Done!!</li>
</ul>

[**In Simple Steps**](https://www.showwcase.com/show/19117/how-to-increase-root-volume-size-of-ec2#0in-simple-steps)

*   Go to the AWS Volume dashboard then select the instance EBS which is also known as Root Volume.
    

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1670356185775/WthPlWMjH.png align="left")

*   Now modify it according to your need. Here I am making it 32 GB.
    

![](https://project-assets.showwcase.com/15125/1670355610176-Screenshot%2520(179).png align="left")

*   Now SSH it EC2 and type.
    

```bash
$ growpart /dev/xvda 1 # 1 is partition serial number
$ resize2fs /dev/xdva
```

![](https://project-assets.showwcase.com/15125/1670355947115-Screenshot%2520(180).png align="left")

*   Done!!

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