Amazon Linux 2 Reviews & Product Details

The best thing about Amazon Linux 2 is that the pricing is done per second it is running. It is highly affordable for students like me to learn lots of concepts of cloud and deployment from scratch. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I dislike the fact that there are some bugs. I faced an issue that even after stopping the instance, I was charged in the free tier. However, amazon took this into consideration and returned me my money back. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Its out of the box operating system provided by Amazon which is easy to use and updates are available easily We use it as web server in one of the application, Apache is installed as web server Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ami image may not be auto upgraded in docker file. if it's available for auto upgradation to latest image with all the security updates it would be the best image available. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

First of all, it's free as there is no additional charge needed, you can run your apps on the cloud without any issues you have to face, and you can maintain your business so easily. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I found it has no cons as it provides the best deals and when it comes to practical I say hands-on experience is so helpful cause the system provides special offers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Amazon EC2 is an AWS-managed computing service. Ec2 offers instances for Windows, Linux, and Mac. I appreciate that Ec2 provides several price choices for different purposes, including spot instances and on-demand instances. Our app runs well on EC2. AWS EC2 offers a 12-month free trial. I like its stability, scalability, and security. As the finest cloud service provider, AWS EC2 has numerous cloud servers with various hardware and software. Its prices are also reasonable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Overall, Ec2 has got no major issues. Although the connection might fail with invalid or unknown errors, making it difficult to reuse the same instance instead of creating a new one. Also, once lost, the login key pair is unrecoverable. Everything else works fine. AWS EC2 offers free essential assistance. However, it is slow to reply. Intuitive automation and networking setup Every kind of instance has service restrictions set by the AWS service team. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Amazon Linux comes with a 5-year warranty and a Linux kernel optimized for Amazon EC2 performance. It's much easier to get started on any given task rapidly for any POCs to be implemented. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Long-term support is only available until June 2023. (In terms of JDK updates what if JDK 12 launched). In terms of the latest Python/Java packages, Binary Compabilities has to be improved. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The Amazon linux OS is a very easy to use, readily available RHEL based OS available in the AWS and it is has most of the packages that required for a web application to run and has inbuilt packages for debugging the OS. I like how it is available as a Base AMI in the AWS cloud Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There could be more support for the OS dedicated by the provider. It would be good if it has all security patches readily provided in case of vulnerabilities identified Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love it, and Amazon Web Services are very easy to use the best integration tools you can use EC2 management tools are pre-installed, which is nice, and there will be the least amount of problems compared to any other software Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

its gigantic userbase or bigger pool of packages to choose from, i think, but everything looks fine, and I would still use Amazon Linux 2 as my favorite software as of now Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like the fact that I can run EC2 services on Amazon Linux 2. My favorite feature is the EC2 performance. I use Python to connect to my EC2 instances using the boto3 library. Compared to its competitors, Amazon Linux 2 offers better pricing for the features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The learning curve for new users. New users might take time to understand the workaround. The documentation could also contain or be replaced with video explanations for new users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is easy to use with AWS EC2 as some tools are available only on the Amazon Linux 2 makes it easier to use it.

The long-term support and added security hardening are very appreciated features.

AWS support also supports the OS, so it's easier to troubleshoot and fix things. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The update servers do not support IPv6, which caused some issues in our deployments.

It does not have an ISO release for local workstations, which makes it hard to test locally. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

One of the best Linux OS, Seemless Integration with EC2, helps quickly scale up and down computing resources to meet our project needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As it is standalone distro only available in EC2 environment Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.