Rocky Linux 8 Minimal (Rocky 8) on AWS EC2

Overview:

Ready to use minimal Rocky Linux 8 AMI. Login using 'rocky' user and ssh public key authentication. Root partition and filesystem extends automatically during boot if instance volume is bigger than the default 8 GiB one. ENA enabled. RockyLinux 8 security updates available at the release date are included. This Rocky Linux 8 AMI is optimized for AWS EC2 with cloud-init, hardened security, and fast boot. This Rocky Linux 8 image is ideal for production servers, web hosting, web stacks, CMS platforms, SQL and NoSQL databases, and RESTful API deployments.

Highlights:

Rocky Linux 8 minimal base image, bug-for-bug RHEL compatible, optimized for AWS EC2 with cloud-init support, rapid EBS-backed boot, and secure defaults. Features include SSH hardening, SELinux enforcement, ENA enabled and a lightweight footprint for cloud efficiency.
Rocky Linux 8 is ideal for enterprise cloud workloads, offering long-term stability, robust security, and efficient performance. Backed by the open-source community, it's lightweight and perfect for development, testing, and production deployments on AWS.
Deploy secure, scalable web servers, production-ready databases, and dynamic CMS or e-commerce platforms on this Rocky Linux 8 AMI. Run LAMP/LEMP stacks, RESTful APIs, and backend services using Apache, Nginx, PHP, Python, Node.js, Django and more. Supports CI/CD with modern DevOps tools.

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