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AlmaLinux OS is an Open Source and forever-free enterprise Linux distribution, governed and driven by the community, focused on long-term stability and a robust production grade platform. AlmaLinux OS is binary compatible with RHEL®. The AlmaLinux OS Foundation was established as a 501(c)(6) non-profit to steward ownership and governance of the project. The foundation includes over 400 individual members, over 100 Mirror sponsors, and over 25 Corporate sponsors.
Overview
AlmaLinux OS is an open-source, community-driven Linux operating system that fills the gap left by the discontinuation of the CentOS Linux stable release. AlmaLinux OS is an Enterprise Linux distro, binary compatible with RHEL®, and guided and built by the community.
As a standalone, completely free OS, AlmaLinux OS enjoys $1M in annual sponsorship from CloudLinux Inc. and support from more than 25 other sponsors. Ongoing development efforts are governed by the members of the community.
The AlmaLinux OS Foundation is a 501(c)(6) non-profit created for the benefit of the AlmaLinux OS community.
Highlights
- AlmaLinux OS Amazon Machine Images include Cloud-init, AWS Systems Manager Agent (SSM Agent) and EC2 Instance Connect support. The default cloud user is set up to be "ec2-user". After the machine is running, you will be able to log in as this user and run privileged commands with sudo.
- Packages and modules are available through the BaseOS, AppStream, Extras and CRB repositories.
- All AlmaLinux OS images are built with SELinux set to enforcing mode.
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OtherLinux 9.8
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This product is available free of charge. Free subscriptions have no end date and may be canceled any time.
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If you are an AWS Free Tier customer with a free plan, you are eligible to subscribe to this offer. You can use free credits to cover the cost of eligible AWS infrastructure. See AWS Free Tier for more details. If you created an AWS account before July 15th, 2025, and qualify for the Legacy AWS Free Tier, Amazon EC2 charges for Micro instances are free for up to 750 hours per month. See Legacy AWS Free Tier for more details.
Dimensions summary
AlmaLinux OS 9 (x86_64) carries no software charge. The operating system itself is free on AWS Marketplace, so every dimension listed shows the same zero software cost. The dimensions map to AWS EC2 instance types, billed per hour of use. You pick an instance type to match your compute, memory, storage, or accelerated workload needs. Pricing scales with the instance you choose, not with the software. Larger instances cost more per hour because of the underlying AWS hardware. You pay AWS infrastructure rates only, since AlmaLinux images carry no license fee.
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Each dimension maps to one AWS EC2 instance type, billed per running hour. One unit equals one launched instance of that type. The AlmaLinux OS software adds no charge, so you pay only the AWS infrastructure rate tied to the instance you run.
The AlmaLinux OS software carries no fee, so no software charge accrues at any time. When an instance is stopped, you stop paying hourly AWS compute rates for it. Attached storage may still incur separate AWS fees while the instance is stopped.
Software cost stays zero across every instance type. Your bill changes only through the AWS hourly rate for the chosen instance. Instance families differ by compute, memory, storage, and accelerator capacity. Larger or specialized instances carry higher AWS hourly rates, but the AlmaLinux image never adds a license fee.
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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
AlmaLinux OS 9.8.20261102 x86_64 release.
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Usage instructions
- Launch an instance and select a key pair.
- Use SSH client software with the private key from your key pair to connect to the instance:
- Username: ec2-user
- Port: TCP/22 (default)
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AlmaLinux OS is an Open Source and forever-free enterprise Linux distribution, governed and driven by the community, focused on long-term stability and a robust production grade platform. AlmaLinux OS is binary compatible with RHEL®. The AlmaLinux OS Foundation was established as a 501(c)(6) non-profit to steward ownership and governance of the project. The foundation includes over 400 individual members, over 100 Mirror sponsors, and over 25 Corporate sponsors.
AlmaLinux OS is an open-source, community owned and governed, forever-free enterprise Linux distribution, focused on long-term stability, providing a robust production-grade platform. AlmaLinux OS is binary compatible with RHEL®.
This product has charges associated with it for AlmaLinux OS 9 Hardened Pre-configured and security hardening (CIS Level 1), pre-configured monitoring (Nagios Core), OpenSCAP, ClamAV and Wazuh. AlmaLinux OS 9, a preconfigured solution, offers robustness and Red Hat compatibility. Backed by Bansir's technical support, it's the ultimate choice for modern server management.
AlmaLinux OS is an Open Source and forever-free enterprise Linux distribution, governed and driven by the community, focused on long-term stability and a robust production grade platform. AlmaLinux OS is binary compatible with RHEL®. The AlmaLinux OS Foundation was established as a 501(c)(6) non-profit to steward ownership and governance of the project. The foundation includes over 400 individual members, over 100 Mirror sponsors, and over 25 Corporate sponsors.
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