Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Learn how to launch Ubuntu Pro versions that aren't available in the AWS EC2 quick launch menu.

In this tutorial, Carlos Bravo from Canonical's Cloud team walks you through:
• Locating available Ubuntu Pro AMIs (22.04 Jammy Jellyfish, 20.04 Focal Fossa, 18.04 Bionic Beaver)
• Using the AWS documentation to find the right AMI IDs via AWS CloudShell
• Launching instances via EC2 web console

Key Resources:
• Finding Ubuntu images on AWS – Documentation: ubuntu.com/aws/docs/aws-how-to/instances/find-ubuntu-images
• Ubuntu Pro: ubuntu.com/aws/pro
• AWS EC2 Cloudshell: aws.amazon.com/cloudshell