An EC2 instance is a virtual server running on Amazon. An EC2 instance service is exposed as a web service, whereby a user can provision a computing platform to run their application.
Go to AWS EC2 Management Console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/home.
Figure 3.6: Choosing an AMI
Here, we can see that we have the option to select the AMI from different sources:
My AMIs
: Choose from your own custom created AMI.AWS Marketplace
: You can choose from AWS Marketplace where third parties have created AMIs for public use. These AMIs may be freely available or you may be charged.Community AMIs
: You can choose from Community AMIs, which are listed by third parties who have made their AMI public.
If you...