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This product has charges associated with it for support. Rocky Linux is an open-source enterprise operating system designed to be 100% bug-for-bug compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux®.
Overview
This is a repackaged open source software product wherein additional charges apply for support and maintenance by AskforCloud LLC.
This Amazon Machine Image (AMI) provides a stable, secure, and enterprise-ready Rocky Linux 9.8 environment for AWS workloads. Rocky Linux is an open-source enterprise Linux distribution designed to deliver a RHEL-compatible operating experience without proprietary operating system licensing costs.
Why Choose Rocky Linux 9.8 on AWS?
- Enterprise-ready platform — Deploy production workloads on a stable Linux distribution designed for enterprise environments.
- RHEL compatibility — Benefit from compatibility with the broader Red Hat Enterprise Linux ecosystem and familiar enterprise Linux technologies.
- Open-source operating system — Use an enterprise Linux platform without proprietary operating system licensing costs.
- AWS-ready deployment — Quickly provision Rocky Linux environments for cloud applications, infrastructure, development, and production workloads.
- Professional support available — Receive additional technical assistance and maintenance services from AskforCloud LLC.
Built for Enterprise AWS Workloads
Rocky Linux is developed from RHEL source code and provides a predictable, enterprise-focused operating environment. Its compatibility with the RHEL ecosystem makes it suitable for both new cloud deployments and migration of existing Enterprise Linux workloads.
Rocky Linux 9 provides a dependable foundation for production applications, cloud infrastructure, development environments, business applications, and enterprise services, with lifecycle support extending through 2032.
Rocky Linux 9.8 Key Capabilities
This AMI incorporates Rocky Linux 9.8 with updated components across security, cryptography, application development, databases, monitoring, debugging, and system administration.
Security & Cryptography
- OpenSSH 9.9 with security fixes and operational improvements
- GnuTLS 3.8.10 with ML-KEM hybrid key exchange and ML-DSA post-quantum cryptographic algorithms
- p11-kit 0.26.1 with definitions supporting post-quantum cryptography
- fapolicyd 1.4.3 with enhanced rule filtering capabilities
Application & Database Platforms
Support modern application and server workloads with updated application runtimes and database technologies, including:
- MariaDB 11.8
- PostgreSQL 18
- Ruby 4.0
- Node.js 24
Development Toolchains
Developers, engineering teams, and DevOps professionals can leverage modern compiler and development toolchains, including:
- GCC 11.5
- glibc 2.39
- Binutils 2.35.2
- GCC Toolset 15, including GCC 15.2 and Binutils 2.44
- LLVM Toolset 21.1.8
- Rust Toolset 1.92.0
- Go Toolset 1.26.2
Monitoring, Debugging & Performance
- GDB 16.3
- Valgrind 3.26.0
- SystemTap 5.4
- Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) 6.3.7
- Grafana 10.2.6
Image Creation & Deployment Enhancements
- More flexible disk partitioning options
- Kickstart file injection for ISO image builds
- Support for creating WSL2 images
Disclaimer- This AMI contains free and open source software. All software and trademarks used in this AMI offer are the exclusive property of their respective owners. AskforCloud LLC does not offer a commercial license for the product mentioned above.
Rocky Linux® is the registered trademark of the Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation in the U.S. and other countries.
Highlights
- Askforcloud LLC simplifies cloud adoption with ready-to-deploy AMIs built for speed, security, and performance. Empower your workloads with scalable, reliable, and efficient cloud solutions designed for seamless deployment.
- Full RHEL binary compatibility for enterprise production workloads. Rocky Linux 9 is designed to be 100% bug-for-bug compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux, making it an ideal migration path from CentOS or RHEL. Run the same packages, configurations, and applications without modification.
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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.
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Dimension | Cost/hour |
|---|---|
t2.medium Recommended | $0.10 |
t3.micro | $0.10 |
t2.micro | $0.10 |
t3a.small | $0.10 |
d2.8xlarge | $0.70 |
m6in.8xlarge | $0.70 |
g5.8xlarge | $0.70 |
c6id.8xlarge | $0.70 |
c6in.24xlarge | $1.00 |
c5d.4xlarge | $0.30 |
Dimensions summary
You buy this hardened Rocky Linux 9.8 machine image by the hour, with no upfront commitment. Pricing has one dimension type: the EC2 instance you run it on. Each listed instance size carries its own hourly software rate, billed on top of the underlying AWS infrastructure charge. Rates scale with instance capacity, so smaller instances like t3.nano and t2.micro cost less per hour than large compute, memory, or GPU instances like c6a.48xlarge or p4d.24xlarge. You pay only for the hours each instance runs. Choose the instance size that fits your workload.
Top-of-mind questions for buyers
You pay a software license fee for the hardened Rocky Linux 9.8 image, charged per hour the chosen EC2 instance runs. This rate is separate from and added to the underlying AWS compute charge for that instance. Each instance size, from t3.nano to u-24tb1.metal, carries its own hourly software rate.
The hourly software fee meters running time only. When you fully stop or terminate an instance, the software charge stops accruing. Note that AWS may still bill for attached storage or other resources tied to a stopped instance, but that is separate from this software license fee.
You choose the EC2 instance size when you launch the image. Moving to a different size means running the image on that instance, which then bills at that size's hourly software rate. There is no upfront commitment, so you can change sizes as your workload needs shift.
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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
Updated AWS AMI with the latest security patches, package updates, and platform enhancements to improve stability and reliability.
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Connect to EC2 Linux instance - https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/AccessingInstances.html ( Port - 22 and Username - cloud-user )
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Compatibility
100% bug-for-bug compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux, enabling seamless execution of RHEL packages, configurations, and applications without modification.
Post-Quantum Cryptography Support
GnuTLS 3.8.10 with ML-KEM hybrid key exchange and ML-DSA post-quantum cryptographic algorithms, along with p11-kit 0.26.1 supporting post-quantum cryptography definitions.
Modern Development Toolchains
Includes GCC Toolset 15 with GCC 15.2, LLVM Toolset 21.1.8, Rust Toolset 1.92.0, Go Toolset 1.26.2, and GCC 11.5 with glibc 2.39 for contemporary application development.
Contemporary Application Runtimes
Support for MariaDB 11.8, PostgreSQL 18, Ruby 4.0, and Node.js 24 for modern application and database workloads.
Advanced Monitoring and Debugging Tools
Integrated tools including GDB 16.3, Valgrind 3.26.0, SystemTap 5.4, Performance Co-Pilot 6.3.7, and Grafana 10.2.6 for system performance analysis and debugging.
Pre-installed Security Tools
Over 2500 pre-installed security tools including Nmap, Metasploit Framework, Wireshark, Burp Suite, Aircrack-ng, John the Ripper, Hydra, Nikto, Sqlmap, and THC-Hydra ready for immediate use.
Remote Desktop Access
XFCE4 graphical desktop environment accessible via VNC (port 5901) immediately after instance launch without manual VNC server configuration.
Filesystem Compliance
FHS (Filesystem Hierarchy Standard) compliant filesystem enabling standard Linux directory structure for binaries, support files, and libraries.
Multi-Domain Security Capabilities
Comprehensive security tool categories spanning information gathering, vulnerability analysis, web application testing, database assessments, password attacks, wireless assessments, exploitation, forensics, and reverse engineering.
Preinstalled Security Tools
Over 600 preinstalled tools for information security tasks including penetration testing, forensics, scanning, reconnaissance, exploitation, privilege escalation, and exfiltration.
Wireless and Bluetooth Auditing
Wireless and Bluetooth assessment tools including Aircrack-ng, Kismet, and Ubertooth for auditing 802.11 networks and Bluetooth devices.
Exploitation and Privilege Escalation
Exploitation tools such as Metasploit Framework, sqlmap, and John the Ripper for testing vulnerabilities and escalating privileges within systems.
Web Application Security Testing
Web application analysis tools including Burp Suite, Nikto, and OWASP ZAP for comprehensive web application security assessment.
Automated Configuration Auditing
Scripts and validators for checking S3 bucket permissions, analyzing IAM policies, validating security group rules, verifying VPC flow log configuration, and checking CloudTrail monitoring status.
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