Create and update AMI image pipelines - EC2 Image Builder
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Create and update AMI image pipelines

You can set up, configure, and manage AMI image pipelines from the Image Builder console, through the Image Builder API, or with imagebuilder commands in the Amazon CLI. You can use the Create image pipeline console wizard to guide you through the following steps:

  • Specify pipeline details such as name, description, and resource tags.

  • Select an AMI image recipe that includes a base image from quick-start Amazon managed images, images that you created or that were shared with you, or images that you subscribe to through the Amazon Web Services Marketplace. The recipe also includes components that perform the following tasks on the EC2 instances that Image Builder uses to build your image:

    • Add and remove software

    • Customize settings and scripts

    • Run selected tests

  • Specify workflows to configure image build and test steps that your pipeline runs.

  • Define infrastructure configuration for your pipeline with default settings or settings that you configure yourself. Configuration includes the instance type and key pair to use for your image, security and network settings, log storage and troubleshooting settings, and SNS notifications.

    This is an optional step. Image Builder uses default settings for your infrastructure configuration if you don't define the configuration yourself.

  • Define distribution settings to deliver your images to destination Amazon Regions and accounts. You can specify a KMS key for encryption, configure AMI sharing or license configuration, or configure a launch template for the AMIs you distribute.

    This is an optional step. If you don't define the configuration yourself, Image Builder uses default naming for your output AMI, and distributes the AMI to the source Region. The source Region is the Region where you run the pipeline.

For more information and a step-by-step tutorial about using the Create image pipeline console wizard with default values where provided, see Tutorial: Create an image pipeline with output AMI from the Image Builder console wizard.

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