Ubuntu on AWS is a set of customized Ubuntu images that allow easy access to a wide rangeof products and services - offered by both Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Canonical. These imageshave an optimized kernel that boots faster, has a smaller footprint and includes AWS-specific drivers.
These images provide a foundation for deploying cloud-based software solutions, specificallyfor software built on Ubuntu and running on AWS. They focus on providing the optimal toolsand features needed to run specific workloads.
The images create a stable and secure cloud platform that is ideal for scaling development workdone on Ubuntu-based systems. Since Ubuntu is one of the most favored operating systems amongdevelopers, using an Ubuntu-based image for the corresponding cloud deployment becomes the simplestoption.
Everyone from individual developers to large enterprises use these images for developing and deployingtheir softwares. For highly regulated industries from the government, medical and finance sectors,various security-certified images are also available.
Step-by-step guides covering key operations and common tasks involving the use of Ubuntu on EC2 and EKS.
Technical information about things like EC2 credentials, EKS snaps, Ubuntu Pro and the support options available on AWS.
Discussion and clarification of key topics, such as our offerings, our image retention policy and the usage of snaps in our EKS images.
For each Ubuntu release, we deliver multiple customized images to AWS. These images are based on the - AWS service being used, underlying architectures, required features, storage types and virtualization types:
AWS services - EC2, EKS
architectures - AMD64, ARM64 (Graviton)
Ubuntu image types - server, minimal
storage types - instance store, Elastic Block Store (EBS)
virtualization types - Paravirtual (PV), Hardware Virtual Machine (HVM)
support/security compliance levels - standard, Ubuntu Pro, Ubuntu Pro FIPS
More details are available in our explanation aboutCanonical’s offerings on AWS
Ubuntu on AWS is a member of the Ubuntu family and the project warmly welcomes community projects, contributions,suggestions, fixes and constructive feedback.
If none of the above options are suitable for you, and you still want to get in touch, send us an email:aws@canonical.com.
