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Whether you are moving to Amazon Web Services or are already running cloud-native, Ubuntu is the platform of choice for AWS.
Canonical continuously tracks and delivers updates to Ubuntu images to ensure security and stability are built-in from the moment your machines and containers launch.
Today, Ubuntu powers billions of mission-critical workloads.
Select between the standard Ubuntu Server and the Pro edition, which includes expanded security, compliance, and AWS integration:
Launch Ubuntu Server 26.04 LTS
From $0.001/hour (Equivalent to $9/year)
More about Ubuntu Pro for AWS ›
Ubuntu on AWS runs on an AWS-optimized kernel, which includes improved device drivers, like ENA, and out-of-the-box support for accelerators like GPUs. This means faster instance starts and better runtime performance for your workloads.
Our security teams track alerts 24/7 and release patches to system components and applications continuously. Canonical operates a worldwide distribution network ensuring that package updates are delivered in-region quickly.
Ubuntu includes everything you need out of the box to build and operate cloud-native applications at scale. Supporting runtimes like Python, node.js, and Go, and server components like Apache Kafka, NGINX, MongoDB, Redis, and PostgreSQL.
Learn more about Ubuntu Pro ›
"The optimizations built into Ubuntu Pro on AWS provide us with the performance requirements needed and a trusted platform to run our operations and fleet."
Canonical works with the top enterprises and innovators in the world to define and execute their cloud journeys. Migration, application redesign, support, and optimization services are some of the ways in which we have helped customers make the most of Ubuntu and AWS together.
Talk to us about Ubuntu on AWS
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