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A high-performance, production-ready Ubuntu 24.04 LTS minimal ARM64 base image optimized for AWS Graviton. Pre-hardened to CIS Level 1 benchmarks for immediate compliance, stripped of unnecessary packages and fully supported by Clearscale.
Overview
This is a hardened, enterprise-ready operating system image optimized for AWS deployments. Built-in security hardening and ongoing lifecycle maintenance are included for an additional charge.
Leverage the reliability and security of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS minimal, engineered specifically for AWS environments. This Amazon Machine Image (AMI) delivers a highly secure, stable foundation right out of the box, drastically reducing the time required for initial configuration and manual security patching.
Core Capabilities:
- Latest Updates: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS minimal deployed with the most recent security updates applied at build time.
- CIS Hardening: CIS Level 1 Benchmark configurations applied to guarantee a secure baseline.
- IMDSv2 Enforced: Strictly enforced metadata service to protect against SSRF vulnerabilities.
- Seamless Management: Native AWS Systems Manager (SSM) Agent pre-installed for streamlined remote management.
- Clean OS: Zero unnecessary telemetry agents and absolutely no cross-cloud bloatware.
- Secure Access: SSH heavily hardened, with root login and password authentication entirely disabled.
- Graviton Optimized: Compiled and tuned specifically to maximize price-performance on AWS ARM64 Graviton processors.
- Minimal Footprint: Stripped down strictly to essential packages, providing the smallest possible attack surface.
Operational Advantages:
- Rapid Deployment: Spin up fully hardened, compliant instances in minutes rather than hours or days.
- Reduced Overhead: Eliminates the tedious need for manual OS hardening, patching, and agent installation before deploying workloads.
- Audit-Ready Infrastructure: Pre-configured to align with strict industry security standards, easing the burden of compliance audits and security reviews.
Use Cases:
- Enterprise Workloads: The perfect foundation for deploying and managing mission-critical applications or services at scale.
- Regulated Environments: Highly recommended for industries requiring strict security baselines, such as finance, healthcare, and public sector.
- Development and Testing: Provides a secure, highly predictable environment for software engineering teams to iterate and stage safely.
Accelerate your AWS journey with Ubuntu 24.04 LTS minimal and build your cloud strategies on a secure, optimized infrastructure.
Highlights
- CIS Hardened by Default: IMDSv2 enforced, UFW firewall enabled with default-deny, root SSH disabled, X11 forwarding off, and MaxAuthTries reduced to 3.
- Zero Bloat, Clean OS: Carefully stripped of legacy packages, stale kernels, and unnecessary packages like snapd to minimize vulnerabilities. Ensures the smallest possible attack surface and faster boot times.
- Graviton Optimized: Compiled and built specifically to maximize price-performance on AWS ARM64 processors.
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64-bit (Arm) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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Ubuntu 24.04
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Dimension | Cost/hour |
|---|---|
t4g.small Recommended | $0.12 |
c8g.xlarge | $0.24 |
c8g.8xlarge | $1.92 |
c8g.large | $0.12 |
m8gn.8xlarge | $1.92 |
i8ge.metal-48xl | $3.02 |
m8gn.large | $0.12 |
i8g.2xlarge | $0.48 |
c8gd.8xlarge | $1.92 |
c8gd.large | $0.12 |
Vendor refund policy
Usage is billed by AWS on a pay-as-you-go basis by the hour. The Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (ARM) instance can be stopped or terminated at any time to stop incurring additional software charges. Refunds are not available once launched. To completely avoid future costs, ensure you terminate the instance and cancel your AWS Marketplace subscription.
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64-bit (Arm) 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
CIS L1 hardened build - latest security patches and improvements
Additional details
Usage instructions
- Launch via AWS Marketplace 1-Click or EC2 console.
- Select t4g.small or larger. Ensure your security group allows inbound SSH (port 22) from your IP.
- Connect via SSH: ssh -i your-key.pem ubuntu@<public-ip> Or use SSM Session Manager from the EC2 console (no SSH key required).
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Vendor support
Email support for this AMI is available through the following: https://clearscale.com/clearimages/support OR clearimages-support@clearscale.com
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