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
- Your Ubuntu desktop anywhere
- Optimised for remote access over the Internet
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.medium | $0.01 | $0.046 | $0.056 |
t2.large | $0.01 | $0.093 | $0.103 |
t2.xlarge | $0.01 | $0.186 | $0.196 |
t2.2xlarge | $0.01 | $0.371 | $0.381 |
t3.medium | $0.01 | $0.042 | $0.052 |
t3.large Recommended | $0.01 | $0.083 | $0.093 |
t3.xlarge | $0.01 | $0.166 | $0.176 |
t3.2xlarge | $0.01 | $0.333 | $0.343 |
t3a.medium | $0.01 | $0.038 | $0.048 |
t3a.large | $0.01 | $0.075 | $0.085 |
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 latest updates on September/2021
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
A Little Slow but it Works
A little slow performance-wise and you will DEFINITELY need to add more storage space as it only comes with 8GB. Other than that it works with the GUI out of the box like they said it would. I used RDP with no real issues. But there was an annoying UBUNTU "color manager" popup that triggers when the session auto locks. It asks for a password but when you supply it, it won't go away. It just stays there taking up real estate on the screen.
Tricky login screen but okay after that
The initial login screen doesn't have an option for the port. Selecting a different option from the first dropdown, I could change the port then went back to the first option and filled the username password and got in.
Password doesn't work.
After following these usage instructions for RDP with the first 8 digits of my instance id as a password it didn't work at all. Looking for a different solution in Arara Solutions I notice that guides folder is empty (http://arara.solutions/guides ).
This the only message that I get through GUI.
Connecting to sesman IP 127.0.0.1 port 3350
sesman connect ok
sending login info to session manager, please wait...
login failed for display 0