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Ubuntu Pro provides enhanced security coverage and automated hardening and compliance features. This subscription delivers up to 15 years of security maintenance for thousands of packages beyond the core operating system.
Overview
Ubuntu Pro is a comprehensive subscription for security, support, and compliance, optimized for AWS with 10 years of security maintenance, and providing an option to extend for 5 additional years through the Legacy add-on. With Ubuntu Pro, you can enjoy enhanced security coverage that protects the OS and expands security maintenance to thousands of packages, including critical applications such as Apache Kafka, NGINX, MongoDB, Redis, PostgreSQL, and more.
The unique features of Ubuntu Pro empower teams to freely consume open source software while simultaneously meeting internal security, governance, and compliance requirements.
Features of Ubuntu Pro:
- Kernel Livepatch: Enables in-memory application of kernel security patches without rebooting, minimizing downtime.
- Expanded Security Maintenance: Provides up to 15 years of security updates (with Legacy add-on), ensuring long-term coverage for enterprise applications.
- Coverage for the widest software ecosystem: Expands security maintenance to thousands of packages, including critical applications such as Apache Kafka, NGINX, MongoDB, Redis, PostgreSQL, and runtimes such as PHP and Python, allowing teams to consume a vast collection of open source software in full accordance with internal security, governance, and compliance criteria.
- Canonical Landscape license included: Landscape, Canonical's official fleet management tool, automates security management tasks across your Ubuntu estate, available on request, streamlining control and security.
Ubuntu Pro remains fully compatible with Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS, adding additional security, compliance and management tools in a form suitable for small to large-scale Linux operations.
For more information, see https://ubuntu.com/aws/pro
Highlights
- Secured supply chain with security updates by Canonical for thousands of packages including NGINX, MongoDB, Redis, Spark, PostgreSQL, and many more.
- Up to 15-year maintenance from its release date, including patches for high and critical CVEs for all supported components.
- Avoid unplanned downtime with Kernel Livepatch enabled by default.
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64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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Ubuntu 20.04 - Focal
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Pricing is based on actual usage, with charges varying according to how much you consume. Subscriptions have no end date and may be canceled any time. Alternatively, you can pay upfront for a contract, which typically covers your anticipated usage for the contract duration. Any usage beyond contract will incur additional usage-based costs.
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Dimension | Cost/hour |
|---|---|
m5.large Recommended | $0.004 |
t3.micro | $0.004 |
t2.micro | $0.002 |
i3.large | $0.004 |
r7a.24xlarge | $0.168 |
x2iezn.8xlarge | $0.056 |
x2idn.32xlarge | $0.224 |
d2.4xlarge | $0.028 |
t2.small | $0.002 |
m6in.4xlarge | $0.028 |
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64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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Version release notes
Automated version update for new release
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Usage instructions
The default username for SSH access is 'ubuntu' and the default port is 22. You can connect to the instance either by opening port 22 in your security group or by using EC2 Instance Connect. For detailed connection instructions, refer to the AWS documentation: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/connect-to-linux-instance.html
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Support
Vendor support
Ubuntu Pro comes with security maintenance by default for its Main and Universe repositories for 10 years from its release date with additional 5 years with the Legacy add-on. Additional ticket/phone support can be added with two support levels: 24-hour support for business days or 24x7 support coverage. Learn more at
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