The Amazon Linux AMI, also called AL1, was a Linux image provided by AWS for use on Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2).
Warning
Amazon Linux 1 (AL1, formerly Amazon Linux AMI) is no longer supported. This guide is available only for reference purposes.
Note
AL1 is no longer the current version of Amazon Linux. AL2023 is the successor to AL1 and AL2. For more information about what's new in AL2023, see Comparing AL1 and AL2023 section in the AL2023 User Guide and the list of Package changes in AL2023.
Amazon Linux
Amazon Linux is provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS). It is designed to provide a stable, secure, and high-performing environment for applications running on Amazon EC2. It also includes packages that enable efficient integration with AWS, including launch configuration tools and many popular AWS libraries and tools. AWS provides ongoing security and maintenance updates for all instances running Amazon Linux. Many applications developed on CentOS, and similar distributions, run on Amazon Linux.
Amazon Linux availability
AWS provides Amazon Linux 2023 (AL2023), Amazon Linux 2 (AL2), and AL1. If you are migrating from another Linux distribution to Amazon Linux, we recommend that you migrate to AL2023.
For more information about Amazon Linux, see AL2023
