Select your cookie preferences

We use essential cookies and similar tools that are necessary to provide our site and services. We use performance cookies to collect anonymous statistics, so we can understand how customers use our site and make improvements. Essential cookies cannot be deactivated, but you can choose “Customize” or “Decline” to decline performance cookies.

If you agree, AWS and approved third parties will also use cookies to provide useful site features, remember your preferences, and display relevant content, including relevant advertising. To accept or decline all non-essential cookies, choose “Accept” or “Decline.” To make more detailed choices, choose “Customize.”

Create nodes with optimized Ubuntu Linux AMIs

Focus mode
Create nodes with optimized Ubuntu Linux AMIs - Amazon EKS

Help improve this page

To contribute to this user guide, choose the Edit this page on GitHub link that is located in the right pane of every page.

Help improve this page

To contribute to this user guide, choose the Edit this page on GitHub link that is located in the right pane of every page.

Canonical has partnered with Amazon EKS to create node AMIs that you can use in your clusters.

Canonical delivers a built-for-purpose Kubernetes Node OS image. This minimized Ubuntu image is optimized for Amazon EKS and includes the custom AWS kernel that is jointly developed with AWS. For more information, see Ubuntu on Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) and Create self-managed Ubuntu Linux nodes . For information about support, see the Third-party software section of the AWS Premium Support FAQs.

PrivacySite termsCookie preferences
© 2025, Amazon Web Services, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved.