Yes, you read that right. We now have a Linux AMI tuned for AWS!
Many of our customers have asked us for a simple starting point for launching their Linux applications inside of Amazon EC2 that is easy to use, regularly maintained, and optimized for the Amazon EC2 environment. Starting today, customers can use Amazon Linux AMI to meet these needs. This just adds to the great selection of AMI options in Amazon EC2 that range from free to paid, giving you access to the operating systems and environments you need.
Available in 32 and 64 bit form in all of the AWS Regions, Amazon Linux starts out as lean and mean as possible; no unnecessary applications or services are running. You can add more packages as needed, and you can do so very quickly and easily from a package repository that we host in Amazon S3.
The AWS command-line tools and libraries are pre-installed and ready to use. We've also integrated Ubuntu's CloudInit to simplify the process of customizing each instance after it boots up. You can use CloudInit to set a default locale, set the hostname, generate and set up SSH private keys, and to set up mount points. You can also run custom commands and scripts on initial startup or on each reboot, as desired.
Read more: Amazon Web Services Blog
Many of our customers have asked us for a simple starting point for launching their Linux applications inside of Amazon EC2 that is easy to use, regularly maintained, and optimized for the Amazon EC2 environment. Starting today, customers can use Amazon Linux AMI to meet these needs. This just adds to the great selection of AMI options in Amazon EC2 that range from free to paid, giving you access to the operating systems and environments you need.
Available in 32 and 64 bit form in all of the AWS Regions, Amazon Linux starts out as lean and mean as possible; no unnecessary applications or services are running. You can add more packages as needed, and you can do so very quickly and easily from a package repository that we host in Amazon S3.
The AWS command-line tools and libraries are pre-installed and ready to use. We've also integrated Ubuntu's CloudInit to simplify the process of customizing each instance after it boots up. You can use CloudInit to set a default locale, set the hostname, generate and set up SSH private keys, and to set up mount points. You can also run custom commands and scripts on initial startup or on each reboot, as desired.
Read more: Amazon Web Services Blog