Supported configurations of Amazon Linux 2023 for use in non-Amazon EC2 virtualized environments - Amazon Linux 2023
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Supported configurations of Amazon Linux 2023 for use in non-Amazon EC2 virtualized environments

This section covers the requirements for running Amazon Linux 2023 in non-Amazon EC2 virtualized environments such as on KVM, VMware, or and Hyper-V.

The base AL2023 system requirements apply to all non-Amazon EC2 virtualized environments. A list of supported device models is detailed for each hypervisor environment in the following topics.

KVM, VMware, and Hyper-V provide many configuration options, and care needs to be taken in order to configure them for your security, performance, and reliability needs. For more information, check the documentation provided by your hypervisor.

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