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This is a repackaged open source software product wherein additional charges apply for technical support and maintenance provided by ProComputers.
This is a ready to use minimal CentOS 8 Stream image, mainly used as a common base system on top of which other appliances could be built and tested.
Login using 'centos' user and ssh public key authentication. Root login is disabled.
CentOS Stream 8 is no longer maintained by the CentOS team. Therefore, it is highly recommended to use one of the newer RHEL based AMIs from our popular image list below:
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Highlights
- This image is built using CentOS 8 Stream 'Minimal Install' group of packages. It contains just enough packages to run within AWS, bring up an SSH Server and allow users to login. Cloud-init is included as well. Configured to use the official CentOS Stream 8 vault repositories.
- In this CentOS Stream 8 AMI, root partition and filesystem extends automatically during boot if instance volume is bigger than the default 8 GiB one. Using GPT (GUID Partition Table) that allows instance volumes bigger than 2 TiB.
- Within all our CentOS8 Stream images, the Enhanced Networking using ENA (i.e., Elastic Network Adapter) is enabled. SELinux is enabled as well. All security updates available at the release date are included.
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Dimension | Cost/hour |
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t3.micro AWS Free Tier Recommended | $0.05 |
t2.micro AWS Free Tier | $0.05 |
dl1.24xlarge | $3.20 |
u-3tb1.56xlarge | $6.40 |
r5.2xlarge | $0.40 |
g3.16xlarge | $3.20 |
x1e.16xlarge | $3.20 |
p3.2xlarge | $0.40 |
r6in.24xlarge | $3.20 |
m5.12xlarge | $2.40 |
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The instance can be terminated at anytime to stop incurring charges. No refund available.
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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
- Repackaged on a default 8 GiB volume using the latest CentOS Stream 8 security updates available at the release date.
- In this CentOS Stream 8 AMI version, the primary partition and filesystem automatically extend during boot if the instance volume is bigger than the default one.
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Usage instructions
Ssh to the CentOS Stream 8 instance public IP address and login as 'centos' using the key specified at launch time. Use 'sudo su -' in order to get a root prompt. For more information please visit the links below:
- Connect to your CentOS Stream 8 instance using an SSH client .
- Connect to your CentOS Stream 8 instance from Windows using PuTTYÂ .
- Transfer files to your CentOS Stream 8 instance using SCPÂ .
Monitor the health and proper function of the CentOS Stream 8 virtual machine you have just launched:
- Navigate to your Amazon EC2 console and verify that you are in the correct region.
- Choose Instances from the left menu and select your CentOS Stream 8 launched virtual machine instance.
- Select Status and alarms tab at the bottom of the page to review if your CentOS Stream 8 virtual machine status checks passed or failed.
- For more information visit the Status checks for Amazon EC2 instances page in AWS Documentation.
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For support and maintenance issues related to all AMIs bundled by ProComputers.com, please visit https://www.procomputers.com/support.html . Please do not hesitate to contact us in case you notice any AMI related issues.
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