This is a repackaged open source software product wherein additional charges apply for a hardened, minimal Rocky Linux 9.2 ARM64 image: SELinux enforcing, root login disabled, key-only SSH, audit rules, PAM lockout and sysctl hardening, each verified on a booted instance. 8GB size (no LVM), UEFI/GPT, cloud-init, ENA and NVMe.
This is a repackaged open source software product wherein additional charges apply for a hardened, minimal Rocky Linux 9.2 ARM64 image built and verified by Rinne Labs.
What you are paying for
Rocky Linux is free and open source software, downloadable at no cost from the Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation. This listing charges neither for the operating system nor for support.
The charge covers the hardened build: a security baseline applied to the image at build time, an automated assertion suite that proves every control of that baseline is live on a booted instance before the image is published, and continued rebuilds carrying current security updates.
Hardening baseline
Every control below is applied at build time and verified by an automated assertion against a booted instance before publication. The image records the baseline it carries in a versioned marker at /etc/rinne-labs-hardening.
SELinux enforcing, at runtime and persistently across reboots
Root login over SSH disabled
Key-only SSH: password and keyboard-interactive authentication refused
Reduced SSH surface: X11 forwarding off, lowered MaxAuthTries and LoginGraceTime, empty passwords and host-based authentication refused
Kernel network hardening via sysctl, confirmed live in the running kernel
Audit rules loaded in the running kernel, auditd enabled at boot
Account lockout via pam_faillock, with a bounded unlock interval and root exempt
Password quality enforcement via pam_pwquality
A default umask of 027 for login shells
Login banners on console and network logins
The default user's authorized_keys restricted to mode 0600
Key Features
Built from the official Rocky Linux 9.2 ISO, "Minimal Install" package group
8GB root volume, no LVM, for a fast boot and a small storage footprint
UEFI/GPT boot with an XFS root filesystem
cloud-init configured; root partition and filesystem grow to the volume size at first boot
Elastic Network Adapter (ENA) and NVMe drivers present and verified
AWS CLI preinstalled
Distribution security updates applied at build time
Ideal For
Apache HTTP Server and NGINX web and reverse-proxy tiers
PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB and MongoDB database hosts
Jenkins, GitLab CI and self-hosted GitHub Actions runners
Terraform, OpenTofu and Ansible control nodes
Docker and Podman container hosts, and Kubernetes worker nodes
Auto Scaling groups and immutable golden-image fleets
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I connect? SSH in as rocky with the key pair you chose at launch: ssh -i your-key.pem rocky@your-instance. Password login is disabled and root may not log in over SSH; run sudo -i for a root shell.
Do I need a subscription? No. Rocky Linux is free and open source, and the image updates from the distribution's public repositories.
Who maintains this image, and how often is it rebuilt? Rinne Labs. It is rebuilt as the distribution ships security updates and on each new release, and nothing is published until it passes the full assertion suite on a booted instance.
Why Rinne Labs
Every image comes out of the same reproducible, fully automated build pipeline, starting from the distribution's official ISO. Nothing is hand-edited in.
Every image is validated by an automated assertion suite against a booted instance, covering the hardening baseline, the cloud drivers, the repositories and the applied updates. An image that fails an assertion is not published.
"Rocky Linux" is a trademark of the Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation. Rinne Labs is an independent publisher, not affiliated with or endorsed by the Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation. This product repackages free and open source software; all trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
THIS IMAGE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
Hardened at build time and proven on a booted instance before publication: SELinux enforcing, root login over SSH disabled, key-only authentication, a reduced SSH surface, kernel network hardening, audit rules loaded in the running kernel, account lockout and password quality through PAM, a 027 umask and login banners. Every control carries an automated assertion that must pass before the image ships, and the image records its baseline at /etc/rinne-labs-hardening.
Minimal by construction: built from the official Rocky Linux 9.2 ISO using only the "Minimal Install" package group, on an 8GB root volume with no LVM, UEFI/GPT boot and an XFS root filesystem. Fewer packages means a smaller attack surface, quicker launches for auto-scaling groups, and lower EBS cost on every instance you run.
Ready for AWS from first boot: cloud-init expands the root partition and filesystem to the volume size you launch with, the Elastic Network Adapter (ENA) and NVMe drivers are present and verified, and the AWS CLI is preinstalled.
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Rocky Linux 9.2 (Rocky 9.2) ARM64 Hardened & Minimal
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.
Additional AWS infrastructure costs may apply. Use the AWS Pricing Calculator to estimate your infrastructure costs.
You pay by the hour for a hardened, minimal Rocky Linux 9.2 image running on ARM64 (Graviton) instances. There is no upfront commitment; billing tracks the hours each instance runs. Each dimension maps to a specific ARM64 EC2 instance type across compute, memory, storage, and general-purpose families. The rate rises with instance size, from small options like t4g.nano up to larger sizes and bare metal builds. You choose the instance type that fits your workload, and your cost scales with that selection and your total run time.
Top-of-mind questions for buyers
What does one hourly unit cover for these instance types?
Each unit is one running EC2 instance of the chosen ARM64 (Graviton) type, billed per hour. The rate covers the hardened, minimal Rocky Linux 9.2 software licence for that instance. Standard AWS infrastructure charges for the instance, storage, and network apply separately.
Am I charged for the software when an instance is stopped?
Hourly software charges track running time only. A stopped instance does not accrue software fees. Underlying AWS storage costs for the attached volume may still apply while the instance is stopped. Charges resume when you start the instance again.
How do I pick which instance dimension I pay for?
You choose the ARM64 instance type that matches your workload from compute, memory, storage, and general-purpose families. Your hourly rate follows that selection. Larger sizes and bare metal builds carry higher rates. You can run several instance types at once, each billed on its own hourly rate.
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When paid hourly, the instance can be terminated at anytime to stop incurring charges and no refund is available. For the yearly subscribers, refund can be handled for the unused time.
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