Install NixOS on Amazon EC2: Difference between revisions

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Amazon EC2 is a widely used cloud deployment platform that is part of Amazon Web Services (AWS). NixOS largely supports the platform through AMIs and the nixos-generators project.

Public NixOS AMIs

A list of NixOS AMI's available on AWS is located here.

The default user for these AMI's is root. There isn't a default password, instead authentication is done by using the SSH key selected during the EC2 creation process.

Creating a NixOS AMI

The nixos-generators project is currently the best method to create your own NixOS AMI. Follow the directions provided by nixos-generators & then follow the instructions provided by AWS.

Additional Resources

Building and Importing NixOS AMIs on EC2 by Jack Kelly

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 Amazon EC2 is a widely used cloud deployment platform that is part of Amazon Web Services (AWS). NixOS largely supports the platform through AMIs and the [https://github.com/nix-community/nixos-generators nixos-generators] project.
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 The [https://github.com/nix-community/nixos-generators nixos-generators] project is currently the best method to create your own NixOS AMI. Follow the directions provided by <code>nixos-generators</code> & then follow the [https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vm-import/latest/userguide/what-is-vmimport.html instructions provided by AWS].
+== Additional Resources ==
+[http://jackkelly.name/blog/archives/2020/08/30/building_and_importing_nixos_amis_on_ec2/ Building and Importing NixOS AMIs on EC2] by Jack Kelly
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