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AMI (Amazon Machine Image)
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AMI are built for a specific region (can copy across regions)
AMI Overview
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AMI = Amazon Machine Image
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AMI is a customization of an EC2 instance
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You add your own software, configuration, operating system, monitoring…
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Faster boot / configuration time because all your software is pre-packaged
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AMI are built for a specific region (and can be copied across regions)
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You can launch EC2 instances from:
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A Public AMI: AWS provided
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Your own AMI: you make and maintain them yourself
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An AWS Marketplace AMI: an AMI someone else made (and potentially sells)
AMI Integration Process
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Start an EC2 instance and customize it
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Stop the instance (for data integrity)
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Build an AMI - this will also create EBS snapshots
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Launch instances from other AMIs
