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Amazon Machine Images (AMI)

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AMI Basics
Finding a Suitable AMI
Shared AMIs
Paid AMIs
Creating Amazon EBS-Backed AMIs Using the Console
Creating Your Own AMIs
Copying AMIs
Amazon Linux AMIs

Amazon Machine Images (AMI) are the basic building blocks of Amazon EC2. An AMI is a template that contains a software configuration (operating system, application server, and applications) that you can run on Amazon's proven computing environment. Before you can accomplish anything with Amazon EC2, you must understand the concepts in this section.

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