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Production-ready Memcached AMI maintained by Imaxe.Cloud with mandatory SASL auth, TLS, and default-deny firewall on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. Built for DevOps teams needing secure caching on EC2 without proprietary wrappers. Imaxe.Cloud is an independent ISV; this product is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Memcached contributors.
Overview
This is a repackaged open source software product wherein additional charges apply for extended features and support.
Secure, Production-Ready Memcached on AWS
Imaxe Hardened Memcached delivers a locked-down, cache-ready AMI on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS - purpose-built for teams that need authenticated, encrypted in-memory caching on EC2 without the overhead of manual hardening or proprietary tooling.
This is a repackaged open source software product. Additional charges apply for extended features and support. Imaxe.Cloud is an independent ISV and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the maintainers of the upstream Memcached software (BSD-3-Clause).
Security Hardening
- Mandatory SASL authentication - No unauthenticated access is possible; every connection must present valid credentials
- TLS enforced on the network port - All data in transit is encrypted by default
- Default-deny firewall - Only explicitly allowed traffic reaches the instance, reducing attack surface compared to vanilla Memcached images that ship with authentication disabled
- Unattended security updates - OS-level patches are applied automatically, keeping the instance protected against newly disclosed CVEs
- Lynis audit score available - A full Lynis hardening report is published for independent review
Credential Management
- Per-instance credentials are generated automatically at first boot
- Manage credentials using the imaxe memcached CLI module
- No shared secrets across instances - each deployment is independently secured
Upgrades and Maintenance
- Standard OS tooling only: apt, systemd, and FHS paths
- No proprietary wrappers that break during upgrades - clean in-place upgrades via standard package management
- Teams already running Ubuntu-based stacks on EC2 can integrate this image into existing automation without learning new tooling
AWS Integration
- CloudFormation launcher - Deploy via a pre-built CloudFormation template for repeatable, infrastructure-as-code provisioning
- VPC and Security Groups - Designed to operate within standard VPC topologies; the default-deny firewall complements AWS Security Group rules for defense in depth
- CloudWatch compatible - Standard system metrics are available for monitoring instance health alongside your existing AWS observability stack
Use Case: Secure Session Caching for Web Applications
Teams running web applications on EC2 or ECS that need low-latency session storage can deploy this AMI as a dedicated session cache. With mandatory authentication and TLS, session tokens are never exposed in plaintext on the network - critical for workloads subject to compliance requirements such as PCI-DSS or SOC 2 audits. The default-deny firewall ensures only your application tier can reach the cache layer.
Getting Started
- Launch the AMI from AWS Marketplace (7-day free trial available)
- Instance boots and generates unique SASL credentials automatically
- Retrieve credentials using the imaxe memcached CLI module
- Connect your application using any Memcached client with SASL and TLS support
- Optionally deploy via the CloudFormation launcher for automated provisioning
For detailed deployment instructions, hardening documentation, and the full Lynis audit report, visit the Imaxe documentation hub.
Why Choose This Over Alternatives?
Most community Memcached images ship with authentication disabled and no encryption - requiring manual configuration that is easy to misconfigure. Proprietary wrapper scripts in other images often break standard upgrade paths, creating vendor lock-in. Imaxe Hardened Memcached eliminates both risks: security is enforced from first boot, and standard OS tooling ensures you are never locked into a custom upgrade procedure.
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Highlights
- Eliminate unauthenticated cache exposure: SASL authentication is mandatory and TLS encrypts all data in transit from first boot. Unlike vanilla Memcached images that ship with authentication disabled, this AMI enforces security by default - reducing misconfiguration risk for teams handling sensitive session data or operating under compliance requirements. A published Lynis hardening audit report provides independent verification of the security posture.
- Avoid vendor lock-in with standard OS tooling: Built entirely on apt, systemd, and FHS paths with no proprietary wrappers or custom upgrade scripts. Teams already running Ubuntu-based infrastructure on EC2 can integrate this image into existing automation, perform clean in-place upgrades via standard package management, and avoid the maintenance burden of learning vendor-specific procedures that break during OS updates.
- Deploy securely in minutes with automated credential generation: Per-instance SASL credentials are created automatically at first boot - no shared secrets across deployments. Manage credentials via the imaxe memcached CLI module. Launch through the included CloudFormation template for repeatable infrastructure-as-code provisioning, and evaluate risk-free with a 7-day free trial before committing.
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Try this product free for 7 days according to the free trial terms set by the vendor. Usage-based pricing is in effect for usage beyond the free trial terms. Your free trial gets automatically converted to a paid subscription when the trial ends, but may be canceled any time before that.
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 |
|---|---|
t4g.medium Recommended | $0.014 |
a1.2xlarge | $0.014 |
a1.4xlarge | $0.014 |
a1.large | $0.014 |
a1.medium | $0.014 |
a1.metal | $0.014 |
a1.xlarge | $0.014 |
c6g.12xlarge | $0.014 |
c6g.16xlarge | $0.014 |
c6g.2xlarge | $0.014 |
Dimensions summary
You pay by the hour for each running instance, billed through AWS Marketplace as software usage. The pricing dimensions map to AWS arm64 (Graviton) instance types, since this image runs only on that architecture. Each dimension names a specific instance size across families like general purpose, compute, memory, and storage. The software rate is the same idea across all of them: you pick the instance by the cache size you need, because the cache auto-sizes to the instance's RAM. More RAM means more cache, with no configuration change. AWS bills the EC2 instance, storage, and traffic separately.
Top-of-mind questions for buyers
You get the hardened Memcached image running on that arm64 (Graviton) instance. It ships with SASL authentication, TLS encryption, a default-deny firewall, and other hardening enabled. The cache auto-sizes to the instance RAM on each boot. Larger instances give more cache without configuration changes.
The hourly software fee meters running instance-hours only. A fully stopped instance stops accruing the software charge. You may still pay AWS for attached storage while stopped. Switching instance size means stopping, changing the type, and booting; the cache then resizes itself.
No. The hourly rate is the software fee only, billed per instance. You also pay AWS directly for the EC2 instance, EBS disk, and network traffic at your own rate. Because this is an in-memory cache, choose the instance for RAM rather than disk.
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64-bit (Arm) 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
https://www.imaxe.cloud/en/products/memcached/#changelog english version https://www.imaxe.cloud/es/productos/memcached/#changelog spanish version
Additional details
Usage instructions
Create a new EC2 instance from this AMI. SSH access is allowed with username 'ubuntu' and your AWS private key. Go to https://www.imaxe.cloud/en/products/memcached/ (or https://www.imaxe.cloud/es/productos/memcached/ if you prefer spanish doc) for detailed configuration info.
Support
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Support Channels
Imaxe.Cloud provides technical support for this product through the dedicated support portal at https://support.imaxe.cloud/
Response Time
Initial response within 24 business hours for all support requests submitted through the portal.
Support Scope
Support covers:
- AMI deployment and first-boot configuration
- SASL credential generation and management via the imaxe memcached CLI module
- TLS configuration and certificate handling
- Firewall rule adjustments
- In-place upgrade guidance
- Troubleshooting connectivity and authentication issues
Getting Started
After launching the AMI, credentials are generated automatically at first boot. Use the imaxe memcached CLI module to retrieve and manage them. For detailed deployment steps, prerequisites, and configuration guidance, visit the documentation hub at https://www.imaxe.cloud/en/products/memcached/
Evaluation
A 7-day free trial is available so you can validate the product in your environment before committing. Deploy via the CloudFormation launcher at https://www.imaxe.cloud/en/launcher/ for a repeatable setup.
Refunds
For billing questions or refund requests, contact us through the support portal.
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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.
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