Overview
Who needs a Bastion Host? If you manage Linux and Windows servers in the cloud, they are probably sitting in a private subnet behind a rock-solid firewall and security groups to protect them from the bad actors and viruses on the internet. As a systems administrator, you understand the security needs of your organisation. You know that while managing Linux and Windows systems, you need a secure and reliable way to do so. But how do you achieve this? If you answered Bastion Host, this image is for you. If you answered differently, let me tell you why you need a Bastion Host.
Bastion hosts provide a simple and secure way to connect to your servers without needing VPNs. With intrusion protection, multi-system support and key authentication, you can ensure that authorised persons only access your servers. Bastion hosts are fully managed and highly available, so you can focus on your core responsibilities while we take care of the rest. Launch your Bastion host today.
Some standard features of a bastion server include:
- Multi-factor authentication support
- Multi-Operating System support (Linux, Windows, MacOSX)
- Firewall protection
- Intrusion Detection and Protection
Why should you use this image?
This image makes it easy for you to deploy your Bastion Server on AWS, allowing you and your users to access your Linux and Windows servers behind a firewall securely.
- Lean and easy to launch.
- Includes Intrusion protection (will block any IP address that repeatedly fails SSH authentication for 10mins)
- Based on Rock-Solid Ubuntu 20.04
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Getting Started Process in brief
- Click Get it Now above to start the deployment process.
- Configure your server based on your needs.
- Launch Your server (it takes 60seconds on the first run to deploy)
- Access your Server using the IP Address issued by AWS for the initial setup.
- Read our Quick Stage guide to get started.
Highlights
- Lean and easy to launch.
- Includes Intrusion Protection System
- Rock-Solid Ubuntu 20.04.
Details
Typical total price
$0.035/hour
Pricing
Instance type | Product cost/hour | EC2 cost/hour | Total/hour |
|---|---|---|---|
t2.micro AWS Free Tier | $0.014 | $0.012 | $0.026 |
t2.small | $0.014 | $0.023 | $0.037 |
t2.medium | $0.014 | $0.046 | $0.06 |
t2.large | $0.014 | $0.093 | $0.107 |
t2.xlarge | $0.014 | $0.186 | $0.20 |
t2.2xlarge | $0.014 | $0.371 | $0.385 |
t3.micro AWS Free Tier | $0.014 | $0.01 | $0.024 |
t3.small Recommended | $0.014 | $0.021 | $0.035 |
t3.medium | $0.014 | $0.042 | $0.056 |
t3.large | $0.014 | $0.083 | $0.097 |
Additional AWS infrastructure costs
Type | Cost |
|---|---|
EBS General Purpose SSD (gp3) volumes | $0.08/per GB/month of provisioned storage |
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Delivery details
64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
An AMI is a virtual image that provides the information required to launch an instance. Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) instances are virtual servers on which you can run your applications and workloads, offering varying combinations of CPU, memory, storage, and networking resources. You can launch as many instances from as many different AMIs as you need.
Version release notes
Updates to the latest Security Patches for Ubuntu server 24.04
Additional details
Usage instructions
Getting Started:
- Provision an EC2 instance with the right capacity for your needs.
- Place the instance in the right subnet making sure you have access to it. Access your Server using the IP Address issued by AWS for the initial setup.
- Enjoy the your new Bastion Host.
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