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This is a repackaged open source software product wherein additional charges apply for hardening, security configuration, and setup support.
Joomla is a popular open-source content management system (CMS) - a PHP 8.3 web application served by Nginx and PHP-FPM with a MariaDB database. This Lynxroute build is hardened and ready out of the box: a Super User and database credentials generated at first launch, the installer removed automatically, HTTPS on by default with a self-signed certificate, Certbot pre-installed for trusted TLS, MariaDB bound to localhost only, UFW firewall pre-configured, and a CIS Level 1 hardened Ubuntu 24.04 LTS base.
GPL-2.0-or-later license - fully auditable, no vendor lock-in.
Overview
This is a repackaged open source software product wherein additional charges apply for hardening, security configuration, and setup support.
WHAT IS JOOMLA
Joomla is a mature open-source content management system (CMS) for building websites, blogs, corporate portals, and intranets. It is a PHP 8.3 web application served by Nginx with PHP-FPM and backed by a MariaDB database. The bundled feature set covers article and content management with categories and tags, a templating system for site themes, flexible menu management, multilingual sites, fine-grained user management and access control levels (ACL), a media manager, banners, contacts, news feeds, and a powerful extension system of components, modules, and plugins. Thousands of free and commercial extensions and templates are available from the Joomla Extensions Directory. A self-hosted alternative to WordPress and Drupal for structured, multi-author content. GPL-2.0-or-later license - no per-seat fees, no vendor lock-in, all data inside your own AWS account.
WHAT THIS AMI ADDS
Security hardening:
- Super User and MariaDB credentials generated at first launch (saved to /root/joomla-credentials.txt)
- Web installer runs non-interactively and the installation folder is removed automatically
- HTTPS on by default (self-signed) with HTTP redirected to HTTPS; Certbot pre-installed for Let's Encrypt in one command
- MariaDB database accessible from localhost only
- PHP-FPM bound to loopback behind the Nginx reverse proxy
- UFW firewall - ports 22, 80, 443 only
- fail2ban, AppArmor
- CVE scan - every image is scanned for vulnerabilities before release
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
- Joomla security baked in: Super User and database credentials generated at first launch, the web installer removed automatically, HTTPS on by default with the database bound to localhost.
- 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 LEMP stack: Nginx + PHP 8.3-FPM + MariaDB, Certbot pre-installed for Let's Encrypt HTTPS. GPL-2.0-or-later license - fully auditable, no vendor lock-in.
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Dimension | Cost/hour |
|---|---|
t3.medium Recommended | $0.05 |
m6i.large | $0.05 |
t3.large | $0.05 |
t3.small | $0.03 |
Dimensions summary
You pay by the hour based on the EC2 instance size you run. The four options map to different compute capacities: t3.small, t3.medium, t3.large, and m6i.large. Each is the same hardened Joomla image, so pricing scales with the instance you choose, not with features. Billing is usage-based, so you pay only for the hours each instance runs. The marketplace handles all billing. Pick the instance size that fits your workload and cost needs.
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Each option maps to an EC2 instance size. The t3.small, t3.medium, and t3.large are burstable instances with increasing CPU and memory. The m6i.large is a general-purpose instance. You pick the size that fits your workload; the Joomla image is identical across all four.
Software charges meter running time only, so a fully stopped instance stops accruing hourly software fees. Underlying AWS storage charges for the volume may still apply while the instance is stopped. You pay the software rate only for hours the instance is actually running.
The image ships CIS Level 1 hardening, CVE scanning, a bundled SBOM, and a conformance report. You get a 24-hour support response target. You remain responsible for securing your cloud account, managing generated credentials, and migrating to new releases when rebuilds publish.
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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
Joomla 5.4.10 r2
- Security: fixes CVE-2026-111497, a critical (CVSS 9.8) buffer overflow in the Brotli decompression library that lets a crafted compressed stream crash a process or execute code. Ships Ubuntu brotli 1.1.0-2ubuntu0.1 (USN-8956-1). Every earlier image of this product carries the vulnerable library; replace running instances or run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade libbrotli1 brotli python3-brotli
- The application version is unchanged (Joomla 5.4.10); this is a security rebuild
- Rebuilt on the latest CIS Level 1 hardened Ubuntu 24.04 LTS base, picking up every operating-system security update published since the previous build
Additional details
Usage instructions
- Launch instance (t3.medium recommended)
- Open Security Group - allow TCP 80 and TCP 443 from 0.0.0.0/0 (and TCP 22 from your IP)
- SSH: ssh -i key.pem ubuntu@<PUBLIC_IP>
- Wait 30-90 seconds for first-launch setup to complete
- Read credentials: sudo cat /root/joomla-credentials.txt
- Open https://<PUBLIC_IP>/ in your browser - accept the self-signed certificate warning
- Log in to the admin panel at https://<PUBLIC_IP>/administrator/ with the credentials from the file
- Get trusted HTTPS: sudo certbot --nginx -d your.domain.com
The Super User and database credentials are saved to /root/joomla-credentials.txt at first launch. Change the admin password and email after first login. For production use, replace the self-signed certificate with Let's Encrypt using Certbot (pre-installed).
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Vendor support
Lynxroute is not affiliated with Open Source Matters, Inc.; this AMI packages the GPL-2.0-or-later community edition (joomla/joomla-cms); "Joomla!" is a registered trademark of Open Source Matters, Inc.
Visit us online: https://lynxroute.com
For Joomla documentation: https://manual.joomla.org For Joomla upstream issues:
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