Overview
vLLM on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS provides a production-ready high-performance LLM inference environment. Built on Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS with Long Term Support until 2034, this AMI includes vLLM inference server and pre-installed Qwen2.5 7B model optimized for GPU inference.
vLLM is developed by the Sky Computing Lab at UC Berkeley and uses PagedAttention technology to achieve state-of-the-art throughput for LLM serving. It supports continuous batching, tensor parallelism, and provides an OpenAI-compatible API.
This AMI is designed for enterprises and developers who need to deploy AI models at scale without relying on third-party cloud services. All inference happens locally on your AWS GPU instance, ensuring data privacy and low latency.
Key components included:
- Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS (Long Term Support until 2034)
- NVIDIA Driver 580.x (Tesla T4, V100, A100 support)
- CUDA Toolkit 12.5 (GPU computation framework)
- vLLM 0.8.x (LLM inference server, Apache 2.0 licensed)
- PyTorch 2.x (Deep learning framework, Apache 2.0 licensed)
- Qwen2.5 7B Instruct (Pre-installed, Apache 2.0 licensed)
The system supports multiple deployment scenarios:
- OpenAI-compatible API: Serve models via REST API on port 8000
- Streaming responses: Support for streaming token generation
- Tensor parallelism: Scale to larger models across multiple GPUs
Recommended use cases:
- Production LLM serving at scale
- Enterprise AI API endpoints
- Privacy-sensitive inference workloads
- Cost-effective AI inference (pay for instance time only)
Highlights
- High-performance inference - PagedAttention technology delivers 2-4x throughput compared to traditional LLM serving. Continuous batching optimizes GPU utilization.
- Production-ready - Pre-installed Qwen2.5 7B model. Start serving immediately with OpenAI-compatible API on port 8000.
- Privacy-first - All AI inference runs locally on your instance. No data leaves your infrastructure. Ideal for sensitive enterprise workloads.
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g4dn.xlarge Recommended | $350.00 |
g4dn.2xlarge | $350.00 |
g4dn.4xlarge | $350.00 |
g4dn.8xlarge | $350.00 |
g4dn.12xlarge | $350.00 |
g4dn.16xlarge | $350.00 |
g4dn.metal | $350.00 |
p3.2xlarge | $350.00 |
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Version release notes
High-performance LLM inference server AMI built on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS with vLLM and pre-installed Qwen2.5 7B model. Powered by PagedAttention technology for efficient GPU memory management.
Included Software:
- Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS (Base OS)
- NVIDIA Driver 580.x (GPU driver)
- CUDA Toolkit 12.5 (GPU computation)
- vLLM 0.8.x (LLM inference server, Apache 2.0 licensed)
- PyTorch 2.x (Deep learning framework, Apache 2.0 licensed)
- Qwen2.5 3B Instruct (Pre-installed model, Apache 2.0 licensed)
Features:
- High-throughput inference with PagedAttention
- OpenAI-compatible API (v1 /chat/completions)
- Continuous batching for optimal throughput
- Tensor parallelism support for larger models
- Pre-installed model ready to serve
Security:
- SSH key pair authentication only
- Automatic security updates enabled
- Run vLLM as non-root user
Optimizations:
- Pre-installed Qwen2.5 7B model ready to serve
- CUDA environment variables pre-configured
- Optimized memory allocation for GPU inference
Additional details
Usage instructions
SSH to the instance and login as 'ubuntu' using the key pair specified at launch. For more details on connecting to a Linux instance, see: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/AccessingInstancesLinux.html
Once connected, view the built-in README for complete instructions:
- Run: cat ~/ami-readme.md
The README includes:
- How to start the vLLM server
- How to use the OpenAI-compatible API
- How to serve additional models
- GPU verification commands
Quick start:
- Check GPU: nvidia-smi
- Start server: vllm serve qwen/qwen2.5-7b-instruct
- API endpoint: http://localhost:8000/v1/chat/completions
For more details, refer to the README.
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