> **Experimental**
>
> `@aws-cdk/aws-imagebuilder-alpha` is an [**experimental**](/stability) (alpha) package: its API may change in any release, without a major version bump.
# AmazonManagedImageOptions

Options for selecting a predefined Amazon-managed image.

- Stability: [Experimental](/cdk/api/stability.html)
- Source: [`lib/amazon-managed-image.ts`](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/blob/v2.275.0-alpha.0/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-imagebuilder-alpha/lib/amazon-managed-image.ts#L29)

## Example

```ts
// Amazon Linux 2023 AMI for x86_64
const amazonLinux2023Ami = imagebuilder.AmazonManagedImage.amazonLinux2023(this, 'AmazonLinux2023', {
  imageType: imagebuilder.ImageType.AMI,
  imageArchitecture: imagebuilder.ImageArchitecture.X86_64
});

// Ubuntu 22.04 AMI for ARM64
const ubuntu2204Ami = imagebuilder.AmazonManagedImage.ubuntuServer2204(this, 'Ubuntu2204', {
  imageType: imagebuilder.ImageType.AMI,
  imageArchitecture: imagebuilder.ImageArchitecture.ARM64
});

// Windows Server 2022 Full AMI
const windows2022Ami = imagebuilder.AmazonManagedImage.windowsServer2022Full(this, 'Windows2022', {
  imageType: imagebuilder.ImageType.AMI,
  imageArchitecture: imagebuilder.ImageArchitecture.X86_64
});

// Use as base image in recipe
const managedImageRecipe = new imagebuilder.ImageRecipe(this, 'ManagedImageRecipe', {
  baseImage: amazonLinux2023Ami.toBaseImage()
});
```

## Properties

- `imageArchitecture`: [ImageArchitecture](/cdk/api/v2/docs/@aws-cdk_aws-imagebuilder-alpha.ImageArchitecture.html) (required) — The architecture of the Amazon-managed image.

- `imageType`: [ImageType](/cdk/api/v2/docs/@aws-cdk_aws-imagebuilder-alpha.ImageType.html) (required) — The type of the Amazon-managed image.

- `imageVersion`: string = x.x.x — The version of the Amazon-managed image.