Overview
Ubuntu Pro is a cross-cloud operating system optimized for AWS with 10 years of security maintenance. With Ubuntu Pro, you can enjoy security coverage not only for the OS but also for its 3rd party open source repositories, while adding additional features such as kernel live patching and automated hardening scripts. These unique features of Ubuntu Pro, allow teams to freely consume open source software while meeting their internal security, governance, and compliance requirements.
Ubuntu Pro remains fully-compatible with Ubuntu Server 16.04 LTS, adding additional security, enabled by default, as well as compliance and management tools in a form suitable for small to large-scale Linux operations.
For more information, see https://ubuntu.com/aws/pro
Why developers and devops choose Ubuntu Pro for AWS:
- Access to security updates for 23,000+ packages including popular applications such as Apache Kafka, NGINX, MongoDB, Redis and PostgreSQL
- Security hardening and audit tools (CIS) for establishing a security baseline across your systems
- FIPS 140-2 certified modules and Common Criteria (CC) EAL2 provisioning packages
- Kernel Livepatch: critical and high security kernel CVE patches automatically applied at run-time, without the need for an immediate reboot, enabled by default on Ubuntu Pro.
- 10-year security maintenance: Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS provides security maintenance until April 2026
- Optimized performance: optimized kernel, with improved boot speed, outstanding runtime performance and advanced device support
- Production ready: Ubuntu is the leading Linux in the cloud with over 50% of Linux workloads
- Developer friendly: Ubuntu is tone of the leadinge Linux for developers, offering the broadest library and tools to innovate with the latest technologies and security coverage.
- Non-stop security: Canonical publishes updated images daily, ensuring security is built-in from the moment an instance launches
- Consistent experience across platforms: from edge to multi-cloud, Ubuntu provides the same experience regardless of the platform, ensuring consistency of your CI/CD pipelines and management mechanisms.
Highlights
- Access to security updates for 30,000+ packages including Apache Kafka, NGINX, MongoDB, Redis and PostgreSQL
- 10-year maintenance from its release date, including patches for high and critical CVEs for all supported components.
- Easy access to security hardening and audit tools (CIS, DISA-STIG) and FIPS 140-2 certified modules
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Type | Cost |
|---|---|
EBS General Purpose SSD (gp2) volumes | $0.10/per GB/month of provisioned storage |
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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.
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To connect to the instance, use SSH and the username ubuntu.
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