If you’re running on EC2, you have a choice of Linux distributions. Among all the options, I recommend Amazon Linux or Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Why these two? Why Amazon Linux 2 First, Amazon Linux 2 is supported till 2023. Every other option (except RHEL) reaches end of life sooner, which means you have to rebuild your VMs sooner, and you have a higher risk of running an unsupported OS, exposing you to security breaches.
Use Amazon Linux 2 or RHEL on EC2
Use Amazon Linux 2 or RHEL on EC2
Use Amazon Linux 2 or RHEL on EC2
If you’re running on EC2, you have a choice of Linux distributions. Among all the options, I recommend Amazon Linux or Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Why these two? Why Amazon Linux 2 First, Amazon Linux 2 is supported till 2023. Every other option (except RHEL) reaches end of life sooner, which means you have to rebuild your VMs sooner, and you have a higher risk of running an unsupported OS, exposing you to security breaches.