Create and update AMI image pipelines - EC2 Image Builder

Create and update AMI image pipelines

You can set up, configure, and manage AMI image pipelines from the Image Builder console, through the Image Builder API, or with imagebuilder commands in the AWS CLI. You can use the Create image pipeline console wizard to guide you through the following steps:

  • Specify pipeline details such as name, description, and resource tags.

  • Select an AMI image recipe that includes a base image from quick-start managed images, or images that you created or that were shared with you. The recipe also includes components that perform the following tasks on the EC2 instances that Image Builder uses to build your image:

    • Add and remove software

    • Customize settings and scripts

    • Run selected tests

  • Specify workflows to configure image build and test steps that your pipeline runs.

  • Define infrastructure configuration for your pipeline with default settings or settings that you configure yourself. Configuration includes the instance type and key pair to use for your image, security and network settings, log storage and troubleshooting settings, and SNS notifications.

    This is an optional step. Image Builder uses default settings for your infrastructure configuration if you don't define the configuration yourself.

  • Define distribution settings to deliver your images to destination AWS Regions and accounts. You can specify a KMS key for encryption, configure AMI sharing or license configuration, or configure a launch template for the AMIs you distribute.

    This is an optional step. If you don't define the configuration yourself, Image Builder uses default naming for your output AMI, and distributes the AMI to the source Region. The source Region is the Region where you run the pipeline.

For more information and a step-by-step tutorial about using the Create image pipeline console wizard with default values where provided, see Create an image pipeline using the EC2 Image Builder console wizard.