FreeBSD is an advanced computer operating system used to power modern servers, desktops, and embedded platforms. Its advanced networking, security, and storage features have made FreeBSD the platform of choice for many of the busiest web sites and most pervasive networking and storage devices.
FreeBSD is an operating system used to power servers, desktops, and embedded systems. Derived from BSD, the version of UNIX developed at the University of California, Berkeley, FreeBSD has been continually developed by a large community for more than 30 years. FreeBSD's networking, security, storage, and monitoring features, including the pf firewall, kernel TLS, the Capsicum capability frameworks, the ZFS filesystem, and the DTrace dynamic tracing framework, make FreeBSD the platform of choice for many of the busiest web sites and most pervasive embedded networking and storage systems.
This AMI has a ZFS root filesystem.
Highlights
FreeBSD provides access to over 34,000 third-party applications via the ports tree and binary packages.
FreeBSD's widely-recognized stability and reliability and lengthy support for stable branches makes it ideal for building long-lived services.
Between Capsicum, Jails, and support for multiple firewalls, FreeBSD provides an unsurpassed security feature set.
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This listing is the FreeBSD/ARM 14 operating system with ZFS, provided at no software cost. You pay only the hourly rate tied to the AWS ARM-based (Graviton) EC2 instance you run it on. Each dimension maps to one instance type, billed per hour of use. The options span several instance families — general purpose, compute, memory, storage, and high-performance computing — and a range of sizes from nano and medium up to 16xlarge and bare metal. Larger instances carry higher hourly rates because they provide more CPU, memory, or storage. You select the instance that fits your workload.
Top-of-mind questions for buyers
What do I get for the hourly rate, since the software itself is free?
The hourly rate covers running the FreeBSD/ARM 14 operating system on your chosen ARM-based (Graviton) EC2 instance. FreeBSD is open-source software distributed under the BSD License, so there is no software license fee. You pay only for the instance type you select, billed per hour.
Am I charged the hourly rate when my instance is stopped?
The hourly rate meters running time only. When an instance is fully stopped, the per-hour software charge does not accrue. Note that underlying AWS storage fees, such as attached disk volumes, may still apply while the instance is stopped. Restart the instance to resume hourly charges.
How do I move to a bigger instance if my workload grows?
Each dimension maps to one instance type, billed independently per hour. To scale up, launch or resize to a larger instance type, such as moving from a medium to a 16xlarge or bare metal option. You then pay that instance's hourly rate. There is no upfront commitment tying you to one size.
docs.freebsd.org
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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.
This AMI launches with sshd running and the SSH public key you provide at launch time allowed to log in as ec2-user with passwordless "su" to root. To use this AMI, ensure that your EC2 security group allows SSH (tcp/22) from your location, and then "ssh ec2-user@<Instance IP address>".
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FreeBSD is an advanced computer operating system used to power modern servers, desktops, and embedded platforms. Its advanced networking, security, and storage features have made FreeBSD the platform of choice for many of the busiest web sites and most pervasive networking and storage devices.
FreeBSD is an advanced computer operating system used to power modern servers, desktops, and embedded platforms. Its advanced networking, security, and storage features have made FreeBSD the platform of choice for many of the busiest web sites and most pervasive networking and storage devices.
FreeBSD is an advanced computer operating system used to power modern servers, desktops, and embedded platforms. Its advanced networking, security, and storage features have made FreeBSD the platform of choice for many of the busiest web sites and most pervasive networking and storage devices.
FreeBSD is an advanced computer operating system used to power modern servers, desktops, and embedded platforms. Its advanced networking, security, and storage features have made FreeBSD the platform of choice for many of the busiest web sites and most pervasive networking and storage devices.
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