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Overview
Amazon EC2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) subscription-included image provides a dependable platform to deploy a broad range of applications. By running RHEL on EC2, you can leverage the cost effectiveness, scalability, and flexibility of Amazon EC2, the proven reliability of RHEL, and AWS premium support with back-line support from Red Hat. Amazon EC2 running RHEL provides seamless integration with existing Amazon EC2 features including Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS), Amazon CloudWatch, Elastic-Load Balancing, and Elastic IPs. Includes access to AWS Red Hat Update Infrastructure for security updates.
Highlights
- Updates available through the BaseOS and Application Stream (AppStream) repositories in AWS Red Hat Update Infrastructure.
- This RHEL subscription-included image includes AWS premium support.
- One-click access to RHEL Knowledgebase included.
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64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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Operating system
Rhel 9
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Delivery details
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
Latest Updates
Additional details
Usage instructions
Connecting to Instance:
To connect to your instance, you will need to use SSH over port 22. The default username for connecting is ec2-user. For further information about the standard AWS method of connecting to an instance, see information described here: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/AccessingInstances.htmlÂ
Basic configuration of the environment includes:
- Date and Time
- System Locales
- Application of Updates with DNF/YUM
Resources
Vendor resources
Support
Vendor support
All customers running Red Hat Enterprise Linux on EC2 will receive access to security updates from AWS Red Hat Update Infrastrucutre from Red Hat. Paid support is available. AWS Premium support customers can contact AWS to get access to a support structure from both Amazon and Red Hat. Further support is available through forums, technical FAQs, and the Service Help Dashboard. RHEL KB access: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/userguide/fleet-rhel.htmlÂ
AWS infrastructure support
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.
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Shiva Kumar P.
Best enterprise linux in industry
Reviewed on Jul 11, 2025
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
RHEL is what you go for when you need your systems to “just work” — securely, consistently, and with help when you need it.
What do you dislike about the product?
RHEL isn’t free — you need a subscription for updates, patches, and support.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
RedHat Linux is a production-ready operating system that is reliable and robust performance.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Please update your software on regular basis. Apply the patches as soon as released
Arshad A.
Linux is a popular OS which is backbone for running almost all the applications
Reviewed on Jun 17, 2025
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
It has wide range of support available and wide community to help you with it.
What do you dislike about the product?
Patching frequency and compatibility with gps
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Its core of many of the products we build or use
sefiu a.
Upgrading a rhel OS 8 to 9
Reviewed on Jun 13, 2025
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
The technical support and resources are helpful when troubleshooting.
What do you dislike about the product?
The redhat enterprise Linux is awesome and easy to manage.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It’s help to mitigate and improve efficiency.
Luke B.
You can do so much
Reviewed on May 27, 2025
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
What I like best about Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is its unmatched stability, security, and support for enterprise environments. RHEL provides a robust and consistent foundation for running critical workloads, whether on physical servers, virtual machines, or in the cloud. Its comprehensive lifecycle support, predictable release cadence, and proactive security updates help reduce downtime and improve system reliability. Additionally, the strong ecosystem of tools, documentation, and certified hardware/software partners makes RHEL a trusted platform for building and managing enterprise-grade applications with confidence.
What do you dislike about the product?
It’s hard to find admins with experience.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It’s a flexible OS
Heath O.
RHEL experience
Reviewed on May 27, 2025
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
How simple management is, and how effective rhel works in a professional environment.
What do you dislike about the product?
I have not ran into any downsides yet, but RHEL's training courses are too expensive i think.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
How to automate day to day admin tasks.