Ready to use Hardened Ubuntu18 AMI. Login using 'ubuntu' user and ssh public key authentication. Root partition and filesystem automatically expands at boot for volumes larger than 8 GiB, for seamless scalability. Preconfigured with Cloud-init and ENA support for enhanced network performance. This product has charges associated with it for seller support. Hardened Ubuntu 18.04 LTS is a Linux distribution that provides an enterprise-class, community-supported computing platform. Security updates included. Ultra servers - mission-critical enterprise workloads like large-scale data analytics, AI and machine learning, and running large databases
This is a repackaged open source software product wherein additional charges apply for technical support and maintenance provided by Gigabits.
This is a ready to use Hardened-Ubuntu Linux 18 image and is ready to use as a base system. You can build and test other applications or services on top of this image.
Login using 'ubuntu' user and ssh public key authentication.
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Highlights
This image is built using Hardened-Ubuntu Linux 18.04 LTS packages and can fully run on AWS with no additional requirements. Just SSH into the Server and allow users to login.
In this Hardened-Ubuntu Linux 18.04 LTS AMI, all security updates available at the release date are included.
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You pay by the hour for a hardened Ubuntu 18.04 machine image running on AWS EC2. The software price is the same regardless of instance type. Each dimension maps to one EC2 instance size, so your hourly rate follows the compute, memory, and storage capacity you choose. Small burstable options (like t3 and t2 families) cover light workloads. General-purpose (m-family), compute-optimized (c-family), memory-optimized (r and x families), storage, and accelerated instances scale up for heavier needs. You pick the instance that fits your workload, and billing tracks actual running hours plus standard AWS infrastructure charges.
Top-of-mind questions for buyers
What does one hourly unit cover for this hardened Ubuntu 18.04 image?
Each hourly unit covers one running EC2 instance of the size you pick, running the pre-updated hardened Ubuntu 18.04 image. The software fee is the same across all instance types. Your rate follows the compute, memory, and storage of the chosen instance, billed per hour of running time.
Am I charged the software fee when my instance is stopped or paused?
The software fee meters running hours only. A fully stopped instance does not accrue the hourly software charge. Standard AWS infrastructure fees, such as storage for the attached volume, may still apply while the instance is stopped. Charges resume when you start the instance again.
If I switch to a bigger instance size, how does my bill change?
Switching instance size changes only the AWS compute rate tied to that size. The hardened Ubuntu 18.04 software fee stays the same across every instance type. You choose the instance that fits your workload, and billing tracks the running hours of whichever size is active.
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ssh to the instance public IP and login as 'ubuntu' 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:
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