Overview
Rocky Linux is a community enterprise operating system designed to be 100% bug-for-bug compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux. It provides a stable, secure, and production-ready platform for businesses running workloads.
The current release is Rocky Linux 10.2, which includes significant updates to infrastructure services, kernel capabilities, security features, and development toolchains.
Default Connection Username: rocky
Common Use Cases
- Production Web Application Stacks: Deploy RHEL-compatible web servers, application servers, and database backends on a stable enterprise OS. Rocky Linux 10 supports PostgreSQL 18, MariaDB 11.8, and PHP 8.4, making it well-suited for hosting production web workloads that require long-term stability and binary compatibility with RHEL.
- CentOS Replacement for Enterprise Workloads: Organizations migrating from CentOS can adopt Rocky Linux 10 as a drop-in replacement that maintains RHEL binary compatibility. The paid support option from Nuvemnest provides an additional layer of assurance for teams that need vendor-backed assistance during and after migration.
- Containerized and DevOps Environments: Use Rocky Linux 10 as a stable base OS for container hosts and CI/CD pipelines, leveraging updated toolchains including Go 1.26, Rust 1.92, and LLVM 21.1.8 alongside enhanced kernel observability and BPF tooling.
Getting Started
- Launch the AMI from AWS Marketplace in your preferred region and instance type.
- Connect to your instance via SSH using the default username rocky and your selected key pair.
- Upgrade to the latest packages by running: sudo dnf upgrade -y
- Configure your workload, install additional packages, and apply any environment-specific settings.
Why Choose the Nuvemnest AMI?
- Technical Support and Maintenance: Your subscription includes access to technical support for deployment and operational issues, plus ongoing maintenance of the AMI image.
- Customer-Centric Approach: Nuvemnest prioritizes understanding your specific requirements and delivering solutions tailored to your environment.
- Kept Current: AMI images are maintained to reflect the latest Rocky Linux releases and security updates.
Disclaimer - Rocky Linux is a trademark of the Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation. This product is not affiliated with or endorsed by RESF or the official Rocky Linux project. No commercial licenses for any upstream products are provided. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders.
Highlights
- Current Release with Modern Security and Infrastructure Packages: Built on Rocky Linux 10.2, this AMI ships with post-quantum cryptography support in OpenSSH (ML-KEM key exchange), updated security tooling including keylime-agent 0.2.9 and fapolicyd 1.4.3, and infrastructure packages such as PostgreSQL 18, MariaDB 11.8, and PHP 8.4. The kernel includes expanded performance counters for Intel and AMD platforms and enhanced realtime analysis tooling.
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Dimension | Cost/hour |
|---|---|
c1.medium Recommended | $0.10 |
t2.micro | $0.04 |
t3.micro | $0.04 |
c7a.medium | $0.10 |
m1.medium | $0.10 |
m1.small | $0.08 |
m3.medium | $0.10 |
m7a.medium | $0.10 |
r7a.medium | $0.10 |
t1.micro | $0.04 |
Vendor refund policy
You may cancel your subscription at any time; however, refunds are not provided for this offer.
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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
Rocky Linux 10.2 delivers enhanced security, performance, and modern development tools for AWS workloads.
Additional details
Usage instructions
You can connect to your instance trough SSH using the username 'rocky'.
Support
Vendor support
For support, - https://www.nuvemnest.com/contact-us/ to submit your request.
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