Overview
This is a repackaged open source software product wherein additional charges apply for support while launching it and connecting to the instance for the first time as well as continuous security updates available in new versions.
Lean, fast and powerful, Ubuntu Server delivers services reliably, predictably and economically. It is the perfect base on which to build your instances. This image comes with GUI (graphical user interface) powered by Gnome configured with RDP and VNC for remote access.
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Highlights
- Easy remote access via RDP or VNC
- Optimised for remote access over the Internet
- Your Ubuntu desktop anywhere
Details
Typical total price
$0.093/hour
Pricing
Free trial
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Instance type | Product cost/hour | EC2 cost/hour | Total/hour |
|---|---|---|---|
t2.micro AWS Free Tier | $0.01 | $0.012 | $0.022 |
t2.small | $0.01 | $0.023 | $0.033 |
t2.medium | $0.01 | $0.046 | $0.056 |
t2.large | $0.01 | $0.093 | $0.103 |
t2.xlarge | $0.02 | $0.186 | $0.206 |
t2.2xlarge | $0.02 | $0.371 | $0.391 |
t3.micro AWS Free Tier | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.02 |
t3.small | $0.01 | $0.021 | $0.031 |
t3.medium | $0.01 | $0.042 | $0.052 |
t3.large Recommended | $0.01 | $0.083 | $0.093 |
Additional AWS infrastructure costs
Type | Cost |
|---|---|
EBS General Purpose SSD (gp2) volumes | $0.10/per GB/month of provisioned storage |
Vendor refund policy
Instance billed by hour of actual use, terminate at any time and it will stop incurring charges. No refunds available.
Legal
Vendor terms and conditions
Content disclaimer
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
Packaged with the system updates as of January, 2024
Additional details
Usage instructions
Connect to the instance via VNC or RDP:
RDP (Recommended): use your favorite RDP client (connect to the TCP port 3389). The user name is ubuntu and the password is the first 8 characters of the Instance Id after the dash (Ex: for the instance id i-1a2b3c4d5e6f7g8h9 , the password would be 1a2b3c4d)
VNC: use your favorite VNC client (connect to the TCP port 5901). The password is the first 8 characters of the Instance Id after the dash (Ex: for the instance id i-1a2b3c4d5e6f7g8h9 , the password would be 1a2b3c4d)
Ps: We recommend the usage of only one method of remote access (RDP or VNC), mixing both can cause issues.
Resources
Vendor resources
Support
Vendor support
Arara Solution provides limited support for launching and connecting to your Ubuntu instance. http://arara.solutions/support/ or support@arara.solutions
AWS infrastructure support
AWS Support is a one-on-one, fast-response support channel that is staffed 24x7x365 with experienced and technical support engineers. The service helps customers of all sizes and technical abilities to successfully utilize the products and features provided by Amazon Web Services.
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Customer reviews
Swift build. I recommend
I found this system much cleaner and faster than the other AMIs I tested.
Also great that it came out of the box with the major updates installed and security is just right.
Definitely sticking with this one.
Worked as Advertised
It works out of the box, as advertised.
The disgruntled user who said it did not having a working user probably didn't notice the "Usage instructions" tab on the instance in the AWS console.
I'm only giving it 4 out of 5 stars because the vendor advertised "24/7/365 support". I raised a ticket on their site that I could not connect to my instance and designated the ticket as Critical. I'm annoyed that 48 hours later I still haven't heard from them. I eventually figured out my problem (it wasn't the AMI's fault).
And now I'm happily configuring the instance to my own personal preferences...
you can build it yourself... but it JUST WORKS
purchased this to save myself the work of having to setup and update everything. they're also good at updating the image so you don't even have to run apt update on boot
working out of the box
hi!
it's working nicely out of the box, I was wondering, how do I restart the GUI if the EC2 got rebooted?
Many thanks,
Herve
Doesn't Have a working user
Does not have a working user. Tried the first 8 characters. Then the first 8 digits, skipping characters. No success.