How to launch any Ubuntu Pro version on AWS EC2 console
Learn how to launch Ubuntu Pro versions that aren't available in the AWS EC2 quick launch menu.
In this tutorial, Carlos Bravo from Canonical's Cloud team walks you through:
- Locating available Ubuntu Pro AMIs (22.04 Jammy Jellyfish, 20.04 Focal Fossa, 18.04 Bionic Beaver)
- Using the AWS documentation to find the right AMI IDs via AWS CloudShell
- Launching instances via EC2 web console
Key Resources:
- Finding Ubuntu images on AWS – Documentation: https://ubuntu.com/aws/docs/aws-how-to/instances/find-ubuntu-images/
- Ubuntu Pro: https://www.ubuntu.com/aws/pro
- AWS EC2 Cloudshell: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudshell/