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CentOS Stream 9 Minimal with essential utilities. Lightweight enterprise Linux with kernel 5.14, net-tools, zip, wget, vim pre-installed. SSH hardened, SELinux enforcing, auto-updates enabled. Long-term support until 2027. Perfect base for building custom server images or running containerized workloads on AWS.
Overview
CentOS Stream 9 Minimal with Utilities delivers a clean, production-ready Linux server environment optimized for AWS cloud deployments. This AMI provides a lightweight foundation for building custom server images, running containerized applications, or deploying enterprise workloads.
CentOS Stream 9 is a continuously delivered distribution tracking just ahead of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 development. It features Linux kernel 5.14 with enhanced performance, security improvements, and hardware support.
Key features of CentOS Stream 9:
- Linux Kernel 5.14 - Enhanced performance and hardware support
- Python 3.9 - Modern Python runtime included
- RHEL 9 compatible - Binary compatible with RHEL 9
- Long-term support - Maintained until 2027
- No X.Org Server - Headless server optimized
Pre-installed utilities:
- net-tools - Classic network utilities (ifconfig, netstat, route, arp)
- zip/unzip - Archive compression and extraction
- wget/curl - File download and data transfer tools
- vim - Advanced text editor
- tar/gzip - Archive management tools
- sudo - Privilege escalation management
- AWS CLI v2 - AWS resource management from command line
Security hardening:
- SSH key-only authentication (password login disabled)
- SELinux enforcing mode enabled
- firewalld configured for basic protection
- Automatic security updates via dnf-automatic
- Minimal installation reduces attack surface
This AMI is suitable for:
- General-purpose Linux servers
- Web servers and application servers
- Database servers
- Container hosts (Docker, Podman)
- Development and testing environments
- Building custom AMIs
- Migration from CentOS 7
Highlights
- Long-term support - CentOS Stream 9 is maintained until 2027, providing years of updates and security patches for enterprise workloads.
- Essential utilities - net-tools, zip, wget, curl, vim pre-installed for immediate productivity. No need to install basic tools after launch.
- Security hardened - SSH key-only auth, SELinux enforcing, automatic updates. Minimal installation reduces attack surface for production workloads.
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Version release notes
CentOS Stream 9 Minimal with Utilities provides a clean, lightweight Linux server environment with essential system tools pre-installed. Based on CentOS Stream 9 with long-term support until 2027.
Included Software:
- CentOS Stream 9 - Enterprise-grade Linux distribution
- Linux Kernel 5.14.0-710.el9 - Stable kernel with enhanced performance
- net-tools 2.10-alpha - Classic network utilities (ifconfig, netstat)
- zip/unzip 3.0 - Archive compression utilities
- wget 1.21.1 / curl 7.76.1 - File download tools
- vim 8.2 - Advanced text editor
- AWS CLI 2.33.0 - AWS resource management
Security:
- SSH hardened: Key pair authentication only, password login disabled
- SELinux: Enabled in enforcing mode
- Firewall: Configured with firewalld
- Automatic security updates: Enabled via dnf-automatic
Optimizations:
- Minimal installation reduces attack surface
- Only essential packages installed
- Optimized for cloud deployments
- Fast boot time
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Usage instructions
SSH to the instance and login as 'ec2-user' using the key specified at launch. Additional information may be found at : https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/AccessingInstancesLinux.html
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