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FreeBSD is an advanced computer operating system used to power modern servers, desktops, and embedded platforms. Its advanced networking, security, and storage features have made FreeBSD the platform of choice for many of the busiest web sites and most pervasive networking and storage devices.
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Overview
FreeBSD is an operating system used to power servers, desktops, and embedded systems. Derived from BSD, the version of UNIX developed at the University of California, Berkeley, FreeBSD has been continually developed by a large community for more than 30 years. FreeBSD's networking, security, storage, and monitoring features, including the pf firewall, kernel TLS, the Capsicum capability frameworks, the ZFS filesystem, and the DTrace dynamic tracing framework, make FreeBSD the platform of choice for many of the busiest web sites and most pervasive embedded networking and storage systems.
This AMI has a ZFS root filesystem.
Highlights
- FreeBSD provides access to over 34,000 third-party applications via the ports tree and binary packages.
- FreeBSD's widely-recognized stability and reliability and lengthy support for stable branches makes it ideal for building long-lived services.
- Between Capsicum, Jails, and support for multiple firewalls, FreeBSD provides an unsurpassed security feature set.
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FreeBsd 14.4-RELEASE
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Dimensions summary
The FreeBSD 14 (ZFS) software itself is free. You pay only the hourly rate tied to the AWS EC2 instance type you run it on. Each dimension maps to a specific instance size, from small burstable types like t2.nano and t3.micro to memory-optimized, compute-optimized, storage-optimized, and bare-metal instances. Your cost scales with the compute, memory, and storage capacity of the instance you select. Larger instances carry higher hourly rates. You choose the instance that fits your workload, and billing accrues per hour of use with no upfront commitment.
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Each dimension maps to one specific AWS EC2 instance type running for one hour. The rate reflects that instance's compute, memory, and storage capacity. You pick one instance type, and billing counts each hour that instance runs. Running two instances of the same type accrues two hours per clock hour.
The software rate meters running time only. A fully stopped instance does not accrue the hourly software charge. You may still pay underlying AWS storage fees for attached volumes while stopped. Charges resume when you restart the instance. Since FreeBSD itself is free, all cost ties to running instance-hours.
This is pay-as-you-go. There is no upfront commitment. Billing accrues per hour for each instance you run. You can switch to a different instance type whenever your workload changes, and the rate adjusts to the new instance's hourly price. You pay only for the hours used.
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64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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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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This AMI launches with sshd running and the SSH public key you provide at launch time allowed to log in as ec2-user with passwordless "su" to root. To use this AMI, ensure that your EC2 security group allows SSH (tcp/22) from your location, and then "ssh ec2-user@<Instance IP address>".
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FreeBSD is an advanced computer operating system used to power modern servers, desktops, and embedded platforms. Its advanced networking, security, and storage features have made FreeBSD the platform of choice for many of the busiest web sites and most pervasive networking and storage devices.
FreeBSD is an advanced computer operating system used to power modern servers, desktops, and embedded platforms. Its advanced networking, security, and storage features have made FreeBSD the platform of choice for many of the busiest web sites and most pervasive networking and storage devices.
FreeBSD is an advanced computer operating system used to power modern servers, desktops, and embedded platforms. Its advanced networking, security, and storage features have made FreeBSD the platform of choice for many of the busiest web sites and most pervasive networking and storage devices.
FreeBSD is an advanced computer operating system used to power modern servers, desktops, and embedded platforms. Its advanced networking, security, and storage features have made FreeBSD the platform of choice for many of the busiest web sites and most pervasive networking and storage devices.
FreeBSD is an advanced computer operating system used to power modern servers, desktops, and embedded platforms. Its advanced networking, security, and storage features have made FreeBSD the platform of choice for many of the busiest web sites and most pervasive networking and storage devices.
Customer reviews
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Easy install and Up and Running
Reviewed on Feb 18, 2025
Review from a verified AWS customer
I needed a quick VM in the cloud to do some network performance testing. I first tried Amazon's tutorial for a Linux AMI, so I could be sure I understood the steps for a successful install as I was unfamiliar with EC2. After which, I grabbed this FreeBSD AMI, hit the EC2 console and was operational in a few minutes.
It's nice to be on my familiar, chosen platform.