Overview

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Ubuntu Pro is a comprehensive subscription for security, support, and compliance, optimized for AWS EKS with 10 years of security maintenance, and providing an option to extend for 5 additional years through the Legacy add-on. With Ubuntu Pro, you can enjoy enhanced security coverage that protects the OS and expands security maintenance to thousands of packages, including critical applications such as Apache Kafka, NGINX, MongoDB, Redis, PostgreSQL, and more.
The unique features of Ubuntu Pro empower teams to freely consume open-source software while simultaneously meeting security, governance, and compliance requirements.
Features of Ubuntu Pro for EKS:
- Kernel Livepatch: Enables in-memory application of kernel security patches without rebooting, minimizing downtime.
- Expanded Security Maintenance: Provides up to 15 years of security updates (with Legacy add-on), ensuring long-term coverage for enterprise applications.
- Coverage for the widest software ecosystem in container: Expands security maintenance to thousands of packages, including critical applications such as Apache Kafka, NGINX, MongoDB, Redis, PostgreSQL, and runtimes such as PHP and Python, allowing teams to consume a vast collection of open source software in full compliance with internal security, governance, and regulatory criteria.
- Canonical Landscape license included: Landscape, Canonical's official fleet management tool, automates security management tasks across your Ubuntu estate, available on request, streamlining control and security.
Ubuntu Pro for EKS remains fully compatible with Ubuntu 26.04 LTS for EKS, adding additional security, compliance, and management tools in a form suitable for small to large-scale Linux operations, including containers running on the cluster.
These images are based on the official Ubuntu Minimal LTS, built specifically for the EKS service, therefore are not intended as general OS images.
To deploy Ubuntu Pro worker nodes on EKS, you can use eksctl, EC2 Launch templates, Cloudformation templates and many other mechanisms.
For more information, see https://ubuntu.com/aws/pro
Highlights
- Secure your in-container experience with Ubuntu Pro for thousands of packages, including NGINX, MongoDB, Redis, Spark, PostgreSQL, and many more.
- Run your clusters without disruption with Ubuntu Pro's Kernel Livepatch
- Based on minimal Ubuntu and optimized for AWS for best performance and security
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Dimension | Cost/hour |
|---|---|
m5.large Recommended | $0.004 |
t3.micro | $0.004 |
t2.micro | $0.002 |
m5zn.xlarge | $0.007 |
m5.8xlarge | $0.056 |
c5n.xlarge | $0.007 |
c6a.2xlarge | $0.014 |
c5n.metal | $0.126 |
c1.medium | $0.004 |
m5zn.metal | $0.084 |
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No refunds will be issued for usage of this product.
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64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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Ubuntu Pro for EKS can be launched using eksctl, EKS web console using launch templates, or Cloudformation templates. SSH access is enabled for debugging and customization.
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Ubuntu Pro comes with security maintenance by default for its Main and Universe repositories for 10 years from its release date with additional 5 years with the Legacy add-on. Additional ticket/phone support can be added with two support levels: 24-hour support for business days or 24x7 support coverage. Learn more at
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