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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.
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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== Additional Resources ==
== 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
[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


== Troubleshooting ==
== Troubleshooting ==
== SSH Asks For Password ==
== SSH Asks For Password ==
When connecting to a newly launched EC2 instance via SSH, it may ask for a password. This seems to be because the <code>amazon-init</code> systemd service is still reading user data. Back out of the current SSH attempt and try again in a few minutes.
When connecting to a newly launched EC2 instance via SSH, it may ask for a password. This seems to be because the <code>amazon-init</code> systemd service is still reading user data. Back out of the current SSH attempt and try again in a few minutes.
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Revision as of 09:12, 4 November 2024

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 and for a more up to date list: here (cf. this discourse thread).

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

Troubleshooting

SSH Asks For Password

When connecting to a newly launched EC2 instance via SSH, it may ask for a password. This seems to be because the amazon-init systemd service is still reading user data. Back out of the current SSH attempt and try again in a few minutes.