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Amazon Linux 2

Run all your cloud and enterprise applications in a security-focused and high-performance Linux environment.

Why Amazon Linux 2?

Amazon Linux 2 is a Linux operating system from AWS. It provides a security-focused, stable, and high-performance execution environment to develop and run cloud applications. Amazon Linux 2 is provided at no additional charge. AWS provides ongoing security and maintenance updates for Amazon Linux 2.

  

Benefits of Amazon Linux 2

Pricing

Amazon Linux 2 is provided at no additional charge. Standard Amazon EC2 and AWS charges apply for running Amazon EC2 instances and other services.