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Minimal and CIS-hardened version of the official Ubuntu Linux, optimized for AWS with 10 years of maintenance, enhanced security and compliance. The perfect base for lean and secure applications.
Overview
Ubuntu Pro Minimal 22.04 LTS with CIS hardening is designed for automated, large-scale deployments. It features a minimal package set, reduced footprint, and a limited attack surface - ideal for secure and efficient operations. This image comes with CIS hardening out of the box, which further strengthens security, compliance, and audit readiness. Ubuntu Pro's expanded security coverage, delivering timely patches not only for the operating system but also for a wide range of third-party open-source packages. Advanced features such as kernel live patching and optional FIPS compliance are also included.
These capabilities enable organizations to adopt open-source technologies while maintaining rigorous standards for security, governance, and regulatory compliance. Ubuntu Pro is supported through April 2032.
Ubuntu Pro Minimal 22.04 LTS with CIS hardening remains fully compatible with both Ubuntu LTS Classic and Ubuntu LTS Minimal, adding default-enabled security enhancements along with compliance and management tools, making it ideal for Linux operations at any scale.
Additionally, customers using Ubuntu Pro can get access to Canonical Landscape, the official Ubuntu fleet management tool, at no additional cost. Learn more at https://ubuntu.com/landscape For more information on Ubuntu Minimal, visit https://ubuntu.com/blog/minimal-ubuntu-released . For CIS hardening and compliance information, see https://ubuntu.com/security/certifications/docs/usg/cis
Why Developers and DevOps Teams Choose Ubuntu Pro Minimal on AWS
- Lightweight & Secure: Optimized for minimal footprint and reduced attack surface.
- Extensive Security Updates: Receive security patches for over 25,000 packages, including popular tools like Apache Kafka, NGINX, MongoDB, Redis, and PostgreSQL.
- Built-in Security Hardening: Includes CIS and DISA-STIG compliance tools to establish a strong security baseline and support auditing needs.
- FIPS 140-2 Certified Modules: Optional cryptographic modules for compliance with regulated environments.
- Kernel Livepatch: Automatically applies critical kernel CVE patches at runtime without requiring an immediate reboot-enabled by default.
- 10-Year Security Maintenance: Supported through April 2032 with ongoing security updates.
- Optimized Performance: Enhanced kernel delivers faster boot times, improved runtime performance, and broad device support.
- Production-Ready: Ubuntu powers over 50% of Linux workloads in the cloud-trusted by enterprises globally.
- Developer Friendly: Ubuntu is the top choice for developers, with the widest range of libraries, tools, and up-to-date open-source technologies.
- Daily Updated Images: Canonical publishes refreshed images daily, ensuring secure, production-ready instances from the start.
- Consistent Multi-Cloud Experience: Seamless integration across edge, data center, and public cloud ensures a uniform experience for CI/CD and management workflows.
Highlights
- CIS-hardened out of the box
- Lightweight and minimal attack surface
- Secure supply chain with security updates by Canonical for 25,000+ packages.
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Ubuntu 22.04 - Jammy
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Pricing is based on actual usage, with charges varying according to how much you consume. Subscriptions have no end date and may be canceled any time. Alternatively, you can pay upfront for a contract, which typically covers your anticipated usage for the contract duration. Any usage beyond contract will incur additional usage-based costs.
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Dimension | Cost/hour |
|---|---|
m5.large Recommended | $0.004 |
t2.micro | $0.002 |
t3.micro | $0.004 |
r3.xlarge | $0.007 |
r5.24xlarge | $0.168 |
p3.8xlarge | $0.056 |
m6i.32xlarge | $0.224 |
x2iedn.32xlarge | $0.224 |
p5.48xlarge | $0.336 |
r5.8xlarge | $0.056 |
Dimensions summary
You pay by the hour for each running instance, with no upfront commitment. Every pricing dimension maps to a specific EC2 instance type, so your rate depends on the instance size and family you choose. Smaller instances like t3.nano or t2.micro carry lower hourly rates, while large, memory-, compute-, or accelerator-focused types such as u-24tb1.112xlarge, p5.48xlarge, or metal instances carry higher rates. The software cost is added on top of your normal EC2 charge. Pricing scales with the number and size of instances you run, billed only for hours used.
Top-of-mind questions for buyers
The fee covers Ubuntu Pro Minimal 22.04 LTS with CIS hardening. You get expanded security patches, kernel live patching for uptime, FIPS and CC-EAL certified components, and native tooling to automate compliance against Center for Internet Security benchmarks. This adds to your standard EC2 instance charge.
The software fee meters running instance-hours only. A stopped instance does not accrue the hourly software charge. You may still pay underlying AWS storage fees for attached volumes, but the Ubuntu Pro software licence bills only for hours the instance actually runs.
Yes. Each dimension maps to one EC2 instance type, and the hourly software rate varies by that type. You are billed per running instance per hour. Running several instances bills each one separately, so total cost scales with both the number and type of instances active.
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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.
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Automated version update for new release
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For Ubuntu Cloud Guest it is suggested to manually configure your Security Group/Firewall settings. The 1-Click Security Group opens only port 22 so that you can access your instance via ssh using login 'ubuntu'. If you chose the 1-Click Security Group, you may change it later to enable applications using the AWS Console or API.
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