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diff --git a/src/certifications/aws-solutions-architect/ami.md b/src/certifications/aws-solutions-architect/ami.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e8600b3 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/certifications/aws-solutions-architect/ami.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +# Amazon Machine Image (AMI) + +AMIs are customisations of an EC2 instance. + +It's basically a snapshot of an instance that can be used to launch new, customised EC2 instances. This helps with faster boot times. + +So far we have been launching using Amazon's own Linux AMIs. But we can: + +- Create our own AMIs +- Used 3rd party vendor AMIs (can cost) + +This allows for the following: + +- Create an instance in one AZ +- Create AMI from that instance +- Launch a new instance from that AMI in another AZ + + |