Asciinema

Asciinema 4.3.1 on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS with Free Maintenance Support by kCloud

Asciinema on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, with maintenance support from kCloudHubs, is a repackaged open-source offering available through the AWS Cloud Marketplace. (Additional charges may apply for support.) Asciinema is a lightweight tool for recording, replaying, and sharing terminal sessions. Instead of generating large video files, it captures terminal output as structured text with precise timing, which keeps recordings small, searchable, and easy to reuse in tutorials, documentation, and team workflows.

Asciinema is commonly used by DevOps teams, developers, and system administrators to create reproducible terminal demos, onboarding walkthroughs, and troubleshooting logs.

Keywords of Asciinema

• Asciinema on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
• AWS Marketplace AMI deployment
• Open-source terminal session recorder
• Records as text (not video)
• Small file size + searchable output
• Accurate timestamp-based playback
• Interactive replay (pause/seek/copy output)
• Upload to asciinema.org or self-host internally
• Works well for documentation and tutorials
• Optional kCloudHubs maintenance support

Asciinema Offerings Available on AWS Marketplace

AWS Marketplace typically includes:

• Asciinema on Ubuntu 24.04 (kCloudHubs maintenance support option)

It provides the same Asciinema functionality, with differences mainly related to seller support options and maintenance model.

Core Technical Features of Asciinema

Text-Based Recording (Not Video)

Asciinema captures terminal sessions as:

• structured text output
• timing data for each terminal event

This makes recordings lightweight and easier to use than traditional screen recording tools.

High-Fidelity Terminal Replay

Asciinema replay supports:

• accurate timing
• pause/resume
• fast-forward
• seek controls

Viewers can follow the exact flow of commands and responses as they originally happened.

Copy-Friendly Playback

A practical advantage of Asciinema recordings is that users can:

• copy commands
• copy output text
• reuse terminal steps directly

This is beneficial for training and internal documentation.

Flexible Sharing Options

Asciinema supports:

• uploading sessions to asciinema.org
• self-hosting for private/internal usage

Self-hosting is helpful for teams that want recordings stored inside the organisation.

AWS Marketplace-Optimised Advantages

Pre-Configured AMI Deployment

AMI-based deployment provides:

• quick launch on EC2
• consistent setup across deployments
• no manual installation effort

Fits Common AWS Operations

Asciinema deployments can be aligned with common AWS setup patterns:

• VPC-based network isolation
• Security Groups for controlled access

Pay-as-you-go + EC2 Scaling

Since it runs on EC2:

• costs depend on instance usage
• scaling is done by resizing EC2 instance types (vertical scaling)
• suitable for both small teams and large environments