Overview
This is a repackaged software product wherein additional charges apply for support by metabloc. Oracle Database 23ai Free Edition is Oracle's newest offering in its long-standing lineup of enterprise-grade databases, now designed to empower developers, students, and small businesses with advanced data management capabilities. Built on the same core architecture as Oracle's commercial editions, 23ai Free Edition offers an ideal environment for building, testing, and deploying applications in a lightweight, yet powerful environment. This deployment solution is installed on Oracle Linux 8 and preconfigured with APEX 24 for simple 1-click deployment.
Designed with innovation and flexibility in mind, Oracle 23ai Free Edition supports up to 12GB of user data, 2 CPUs, and 1 PDB (Pluggable Database), making it perfect for development environments or lightweight production workloads. It offers built-in tools such as SQL Developer, Oracle REST Data Services (ORDS), and Data Pump for smooth development, integration, and data migration. With no time limits and a simple licensing model, the Free Edition is a gateway for developers to experience the cutting-edge features of Oracle's flagship database technology without barriers.
Highlights
- One of the key highlights of Oracle Database 23ai Free Edition is the integration of AI Vector Search, allowing developers to build modern AI-powered applications directly within the database. This feature enables similarity search across high-dimensional vector embeddings, ideal for use cases like recommendation engines, semantic search, and generative AI applications.
- The edition also includes the latest in Oracle's converged database capabilities, support for JSON, spatial, graph, in-memory, and blockchain data types, providing a versatile platform for handling diverse data workloads in a single engine.
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Dimension | Cost/hour |
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t2.large Recommended | $0.067 |
t3.micro AWS Free Tier | $0.067 |
t2.micro AWS Free Tier | $0.067 |
m5dn.2xlarge | $0.067 |
m6a.xlarge | $0.067 |
d3en.xlarge | $0.067 |
c5d.2xlarge | $0.067 |
c6in.xlarge | $0.067 |
c3.4xlarge | $0.067 |
c5.2xlarge | $0.067 |
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Software is usage-based, charged hourly, and can be terminated at any time. No refunds are available.
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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
Oracle Linux 8.10 - System Updates Oracle Database Free 23.7 Oracle REST Data Services 24.4 Oracle SQLcl 24.4.1 Oracle APEX 24.2 JDK 21.0.5
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Usage instructions
Connect to your EC2 Instance using an SSH Client as the 'ec2-user'. Switch to the 'oracle' user (sudo su - oracle) to connect to the 'free' container database as sysdba and perform database admin such as resetting database passwords in the 'free' container and 'freepdb1' pluggable database.
More detailed information can be found here: https://metabloc-public.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/AMI_Instructions/Oracle_Database_23ai_Free_OL8_by_metabloc.htmlÂ
Support
Vendor support
Metabloc provides support for the VM at https://metabloc.co.uk/support or support@metabloc.co.uk . The VM is preconfigured to use the Oracle Linux repositories for patches and updates.
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AWS Support is a one-on-one, fast-response support channel that is staffed 24x7x365 with experienced and technical support engineers. The service helps customers of all sizes and technical abilities to successfully utilize the products and features provided by Amazon Web Services.