Overview
This is a repackaged open source software wherein additional charges apply for extended support with a 24 hour response time.
Gentoo Base 2.6 is an advanced operating system designed for users who require high levels of customization and control over their environment. Built on the principles of performance, scalability, and flexibility, Gentoo allows you to tailor your system according to your exact specifications.
Key Features:
- Source-based Building: Compile applications from source code, optimizing them for your specific hardware and requirements for maximum efficiency.
- Portage Package Management System: A powerful and versatile package management system that provides fine-grained control over software installations and upgrades.
- Rolling Release Model: Stay up-to-date with the latest software versions without the need for major upgrades, ensuring your system is always current and secure.
- Use Flags: Customize package builds through use flags, allowing you to include or exclude specific features to suit your needs.
Benefits:
- Performance Optimization: Achieve high performance by compiling code specific to your architecture, reducing overhead, and increasing execution speed.
- Flexibility and Control: Create a minimalistic system or a fully-featured environment, giving you the freedom to add only what you need.
- Community Support: Access a vibrant community of users and extensive documentation that can assist you in troubleshooting and optimization.
Use Cases:
- Development and Testing: Perfect for developers who need a highly configurable environment for testing and deployment.
- Server Deployment: Utilize Gentoo for servers that require specific configurations, resulting in a lean, efficient operating system that maximizes resource use.
- Learning and Experimentation: Ideal for technical users interested in gaining deeper insights into OS management and package building processes.
Gentoo Base 2.6 is an ideal choice for seasoned professionals and organizations that value customization, performance, and control in their cloud infrastructure solutions.
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Highlights
- Gentoo Base 2.6 offers a highly customizable and optimized environment for deploying applications in the AWS Cloud. With its flexible USE flags and source-based installation approach, users can tailor the system to meet specific performance needs and software dependencies. This allows for fine-tuning that can lead to better resource utilization and application responsiveness, aligning perfectly with developers' requirements for agility and performance.
- This AMI provides a robust development platform ideal for developers looking to build and deploy applications with maximum control. Gentoo's rolling release model ensures that users have access to the latest software updates and security patches. This keeps your environment securely up-to-date while leveraging the latest features and improvements in software packages, thus fostering an efficient development lifecycle.
- Gentoo Base 2.6 is suitable for various use cases, including web servers, database systems, and containerized applications. Its lightweight nature reduces overhead and enhances scalability, making it an ideal choice for organizations that need to adapt quickly to changing workloads. Additionally, the extensive documentation and active community support facilitate troubleshooting, enabling teams to deploy and maintain their applications effectively on AWS.
Details
Typical total price
$0.466/hour
Pricing
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Instance type | Product cost/hour | EC2 cost/hour | Total/hour |
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t1.micro | $0.07 | $0.02 | $0.09 |
t2.nano | $0.07 | $0.006 | $0.076 |
t2.micro AWS Free Tier | $0.21 | $0.012 | $0.222 |
t2.small | $0.07 | $0.023 | $0.093 |
t2.medium | $0.14 | $0.046 | $0.186 |
t2.large | $0.14 | $0.093 | $0.233 |
t2.xlarge Recommended | $0.28 | $0.186 | $0.466 |
t2.2xlarge | $0.56 | $0.371 | $0.931 |
t3.nano | $0.07 | $0.005 | $0.075 |
t3.micro AWS Free Tier | $0.07 | $0.01 | $0.08 |
Additional AWS infrastructure costs
Type | Cost |
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EBS General Purpose SSD (gp2) volumes | $0.10/per GB/month of provisioned storage |
Vendor refund policy
The instance can be terminated at anytime to stop incurring charges
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Delivery details
64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
An AMI is a virtual image that provides the information required to launch an instance. Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) instances are virtual servers on which you can run your applications and workloads, offering varying combinations of CPU, memory, storage, and networking resources. You can launch as many instances from as many different AMIs as you need.
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Additional details
Usage instructions
SSH to the instance and login as 'ec2-user' using the key specified at launch.
OS commands via SSH: SSH as user 'ec2-user' to the running instance and use sudo to run commands requiring root access.
Resources
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Support
Vendor support
Email support for this AMI is available through the following: https://supportedimages.com/support/ OR support@supportedimages.com
AWS infrastructure support
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