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This Red Hat 8 Minimal (RedHat 8) image has charges associated with it for seller support and maintenance. RedHat 8 Minimal is a lightweight, secure, and efficient Linux image optimized for AWS EC2. This is a minimal, clean, streamlined installation containing only essential system components and core tools, allowing maximum customization and performance. Ideal for users who want to build optimized, production-ready environments, this RedHat8 AMI provides a solid foundation for web servers, databases, and containerized workloads. Maintained and supported by ProComputers, the Red Hat 8 Minimal image ensures faster boot times, smaller footprint, enhanced security, and full compatibility with AWS infrastructure. Deploy your RedHat 8 Minimal instance today to create reliable and efficient enterprise workloads in the cloud.
Overview
This Red Hat 8 Minimal (RedHat 8) image is a repackaged open source software product wherein additional charges apply for technical support and maintenance provided by ProComputers.
Red Hat 8 Minimal (RedHat 8) AMI on AWS EC2
Red Hat 8 Minimal (RedHat 8) delivers a clean, efficient, and high-performance Linux environment optimized for AWS EC2. This is a minimal AMI that includes only essential system libraries and core utilities, allowing users to install exactly what they need-nothing more. By reducing unnecessary packages, RedHat8 Minimal virtual machine enhances security, speeds up deployment, and minimizes resource consumption, making it ideal for advanced users and production workloads.
Get started with RedHat 8 Minimal on AWS today - deploy, configure, and scale your applications faster than ever.
Key Features of Red Hat 8 Minimal image
- Optimized for AWS EC2: Red Hat 8 Minimal is tuned for cloud performance, providing enhanced networking, EBS optimization, and seamless compatibility with AWS tools and services, ensuring fast instance launch and stable runtime operation.
- Lightweight and Secure: Designed with only essential packages, this RedHat 8 Minimal AMI delivers a smaller footprint, faster boot times, reduced attack surface, and improved performance across various AWS instance types.
- Fully Customizable Environment: RedHat8 Minimal gives you total control over software installation and configuration, making it ideal for building tailored Linux environments for automation, containerization, or application hosting.
Benefits of Using RedHat 8 Minimal AMI in AWS cloud
- High Performance: With reduced bloat and minimal dependencies, Red Hat 8 Minimal achieves faster start-up, better resource utilization, and consistent stability for enterprise workloads in AWS cloud environments.
- Enhanced Security: Fewer components mean fewer vulnerabilities. RedHat 8 Minimal reduces attack vectors and simplifies compliance with strict security standards across regulated industries.
- Greater Control and Flexibility: RedHat8 Minimal enables DevOps teams to create purpose-built systems, ensuring faster provisioning, seamless integration with CI/CD pipelines, and improved cost efficiency.
Conclusion
RedHat 8 Minimal combines speed, simplicity, and reliability for AWS workloads that demand precision and control. Its streamlined design ensures faster performance, enhanced security, and full customization.
Deploy Red Hat 8 Minimal today - and experience a clean, efficient, and powerful Linux environment maintained by ProComputers.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How do I connect after launch? After launching your instance, connect using SSH with the default ec2-user and your chosen key pair.
- Does this image require subscription? No. All Red Hat 8 Minimal images on AWS operate on a pay-as-you-go model, automatically licensed and billed through your AWS account-no manual activation or subscription required.
- Who maintains this AMI? This AMI is packaged, optimized, and maintained by ProComputers, ensuring continuous compatibility, security updates, and AWS Marketplace compliance.
Why Choose ProComputers
ProComputers specializes in high-quality, enterprise-ready Linux images for cloud platforms. With extensive experience building, testing, and maintaining optimized AMIs, ProComputers ensures reliability, performance, and long-term support for professional workloads.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux and RHEL are registered trademarks of Red Hat, Inc. in the US and other countries. This product is independently developed and maintained by ProComputers and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Red Hat.
Highlights
- Red Hat 8 Minimal is a lightweight version of Red Hat 8 AMI designed for speed, simplicity, and flexibility. It includes only essential packages, allowing users to build fully customized AWS environments. Ideal for DevOps teams and cloud professionals who need fast, secure, and scalable Linux performance.
- RedHat 8 Minimal offers an optimized AWS AMI built for efficiency and control. With reduced image size and fewer preinstalled components, it provides faster provisioning, minimal attack surface, and seamless compatibility with automation tools like Ansible, Terraform, and AWS CloudFormation.
- RedHat8 Minimal delivers enterprise-grade reliability and cloud performance. Perfect for creating tailored workloads, from web servers and application frameworks to CI/CD pipelines, it ensures better scalability, simplified management, and lower resource consumption in AWS environments.
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64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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Rhel 8.10
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Pricing
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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t3.micro AWS Free Tier Recommended | $0.05 |
t2.micro AWS Free Tier | $0.05 |
r7i.48xlarge | $6.40 |
m5.4xlarge | $0.80 |
m6id.8xlarge | $1.60 |
m6a.metal | $2.40 |
x2iezn.2xlarge | $0.40 |
m6id.large | $0.10 |
r6i.16xlarge | $3.20 |
i7ie.2xlarge | $0.40 |
Vendor refund policy
The Red Hat 8 Minimal VM can be terminated anytime to stop additional charges. Usage is billed by AWS on a pay-as-you-go basis, and refunds are not available once launched. To avoid further costs, stop or terminate the RedHat 8 Minimal VM and consider canceling your AMI marketplace subscription to prevent accidental restarts and extra charges.
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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
- Repackaged on a default 10 GiB volume using the latest Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.10 security updates available at the release date.
- In this Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.10 AMI version, the primary partition and filesystem automatically extend during boot if the instance volume is bigger than the default one.
Additional details
Usage instructions
Ssh to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.10 instance public IP address and login as 'ec2-user' using the key specified at launch time. Use 'sudo su -' in order to get a root prompt. For more information please visit the links below:
- Connect to your Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.10 instance using an SSH client .
- Connect to your Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.10 instance from Windows using PuTTYÂ .
- Transfer files to your Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.10 instance using SCPÂ .
Monitor the health and proper function of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.10 virtual machine you have just launched:
- Navigate to your Amazon EC2 console and verify that you are in the correct region.
- Choose Instances from the left menu and select your Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.10 launched virtual machine instance.
- Select Status and alarms tab at the bottom of the page to review if your Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.10 virtual machine status checks passed or failed.
- For more information visit the Status checks for Amazon EC2 instances page in AWS Documentation.
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Support
Vendor support
For technical assistance, maintenance inquiries, or troubleshooting related to this Red Hat 8 Minimal image, please visit the ProComputers Support Portal . Our team is ready to help with configuration guidance, deployment issues, or general image feedback. If you encounter any problem with this RedHat 8 Minimal AMI, please contact us immediately for prompt investigation and resolution.
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Operating System Version
"Minimal RHEL 8.10 Linux distribution with core system packages"
Network Configuration
"Enhanced Networking with Elastic Network Adapter (ENA) enabled"
Security Framework
"SELinux enabled with default security updates included"
Storage Management
"Automatic root partition and filesystem extension using GPT partition table"
Cloud Integration
"Cloud-init pre-installed with RedHat Update Infrastructure (RHUI) integration"
Security Protocols
Advanced security features including Windows Defender ATP, Shielded Virtual Machines, and configurable security policy management
Container Support
Built-in native support for Windows containers enabling microservices architecture and application deployment
Virtualization Capabilities
Enhanced virtualization technologies with improved processing power, memory usage, and storage optimization
Hybrid Cloud Integration
Seamless integration capabilities supporting hybrid cloud infrastructure and on-premises environment connectivity
Localization Framework
Fully translated interface and documentation optimized for Japanese-language enterprise environments
Operating System Version
"Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Edition with Simplified Chinese language support"
System Architecture
"GPT hard drive configuration with 30GB storage capacity"
Update Management
"Pre-configured with latest system patches and updates"
System Optimization
"Minimal system modifications to maintain native Windows server experience"
Language Localization
"Simplified Chinese language interface and system configuration"
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