Overview
This is a repackaged software product wherein additional charges apply for hardening, security configuration, and support.
WHAT IS NEXTCLOUD
Nextcloud is the leading open-source self-hosted file sync, share and collaboration platform - a PHP 8 web application served by Nginx with PHP-FPM and MariaDB, backed by Redis for session and file-locking caches. The bundled feature set covers file sync via desktop and mobile apps, end-to-end and server-side encryption, shared links and password-protected drops, calendar (CalDAV), contacts (CardDAV), email (Mail), notes, deck (project management), and Nextcloud Talk video conferencing - plus 100+ optional apps from the community store. A drop-in self-hosted alternative to Google Drive, Dropbox and Microsoft 365 for GDPR-sensitive teams and regulated industries. AGPL-3.0 license - no per-user fees, no vendor lock-in, all data inside your tenant.
WHAT THIS AMI ADDS
Security hardening:
- Admin credentials generated at first boot
- Certbot pre-installed - HTTPS with Let's Encrypt in one command
- MariaDB database accessible from localhost only
- Redis unix socket
- UFW firewall - ports 22, 80, 443 only
- fail2ban, AppArmor
OS hardening (CIS Level 1):
- CIS Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Level 1 benchmark applied via ansible-lockdown
- auditd, SSH hardening, Kernel hardening, IMDSv2 enforced
Compliance artifacts:
- SBOM - CycloneDX 1.6 at /etc/lynxroute/sbom.json
- CIS Conformance Report at /etc/lynxroute/cis-report.html
- CIS Tailored Profile at /usr/share/doc/lynxroute/CIS_TAILORED_PROFILE.md
Highlights
- GDPR-compliant file collaboration: all data stays on your infrastructure, no third-party processors - files, calendar, contacts, and collaboration tools fully self-hosted.
- CIS Level 1 hardened Ubuntu 24.04 LTS: auditd, fail2ban, AppArmor, SSH key-only, IMDSv2 enforced. CVE-scanned before every release. SBOM (CycloneDX) and CIS Conformance Report included.
- Production-ready stack: Nginx + MariaDB + PHP 8.3 + Redis pre-configured, Certbot pre-installed for Let's Encrypt HTTPS - complete Google Drive alternative in minutes.
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Dimension | Cost/hour |
|---|---|
t3.medium Recommended | $0.02 |
t3.large | $0.03 |
m6i.xlarge | $0.05 |
m6i.large | $0.03 |
m6i.2xlarge | $0.07 |
Vendor refund policy
We do not offer refunds for this product. AWS infrastructure charges (EC2, EBS, data transfer) are billed separately by AWS and are not refundable by us.
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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
Version 33.0.2 - Initial release (April 2026)
- Nextcloud 33.0.2 on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- CIS Level 1 hardening applied (ansible-lockdown/UBUNTU24-CIS)
- Nginx + MariaDB + PHP 8.3 + Redis pre-configured
- Admin credentials generated at first boot - unique per instance
- Certbot pre-installed for Let's Encrypt HTTPS
- UFW firewall pre-configured (ports 22, 80, 443 only)
- fail2ban, auditd, AppArmor pre-configured
- SBOM (CycloneDX 1.6) at /etc/lynxroute/sbom.json
- CIS Conformance Report (OpenSCAP) at /etc/lynxroute/cis-report.html
- Tailored CIS profile at /usr/share/doc/lynxroute/CIS_TAILORED_PROFILE.md
- IMDSv2 enforced
Additional details
Usage instructions
- Launch instance (t3.medium required)
- Open Security Group - allow TCP 80 and TCP 443 from your IP
- Point your domain A record to the instance public IP
- SSH: ssh -i key.pem ubuntu@<PUBLIC_IP>
- Wait 60-90 seconds for first-boot setup to complete (database init, credentials generation)
- Read credentials: sudo cat /root/nextcloud-credentials.txt
- Get trusted HTTPS: sudo certbot --nginx -d your.domain.com
- Open https://your.domain.com and log in
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Lynxroute is not affiliated with Nextcloud GmbH - this AMI packages the AGPL-3.0 community edition (nextcloud/server) without any Nextcloud Enterprise apps; "Nextcloud" is a registered trademark of Nextcloud GmbH. AGPL-3.0 source code: https://github.com/nextcloud/server .
Visit us online: https://lynxroute.com
For Nextcloud documentation: https://docs.nextcloud.com For Nextcloud upstream issues: https://github.com/nextcloud/server/issues For AWS infrastructure issues:
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