Creating and sharing custom AMIs

Creating custom AMIs for custom needs can significantly streamline your instance provisioning process. By building custom AMIs, you greatly reduce the time and effort needed in configuring instances. Also, it helps ensure consistency across your infrastructure. In this section, we will explore creating custom AMIs and how you can leverage the EC2 image pipeline to simplify your AMI management process.

Creating custom AMIs

Creating a custom AMI is a straightforward process that can be accomplished using the Amazon EC2 management console. Here is a step-by-step guide to help you get started:

1. Navigate to the EC2 management console and select Instances from the left-hand menu:

Figure 3.2 – EC2 instance landing page

2. Choose the instance you’d like to create an AMI from and ensure it’s in a running state:

Figure 3.3 – EC2 instance selection

3. Click...