Overview
This is a repackaged open source operating system, Debian 12, with additional charges applied for extended support that includes a 24-hour response time. To access support, contact us at support@hardenedimages.com .
This image includes Docker Engine, a lightweight virtualization platform that allows you to build, run, and manage containers. Docker simplifies development, enables consistency between environments, reduces integration issues, and accelerates deployment across diverse infrastructures-making it a key component in modern DevOps and CI/CD workflows.
The Debian 12 virtual machine is pre-hardened by Hardened Images using Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIG) as a baseline. These industry-recognized benchmarks are developed through a collaborative process and serve as a foundation for meeting a wide range of cybersecurity and compliance requirements.
Designed for system administrators, security engineers, developers, auditors, and platform teams, this image helps reduce the time, cost, and risk associated with securing cloud workloads. It is ideal for deploying secure applications in regulated or sensitive environments.
Hardened Images serves as a trusted partner to small and mid-sized businesses, helping them deploy secure cloud infrastructure from day one. With this image, you can launch Debian 12 confidently, knowing it is optimized for security, performance, and operational reliability.
Highlights
- Enhanced Security: Our Docker on Hardened Images provides an extra layer of security, safeguarding your containers against vulnerabilities with pre-configured security policies and hardened operating system components.
- Compliance Assurance: Designed to meet stringent regulatory standards, our solution simplifies the path to compliance for industries subject to rigorous data protection and privacy regulations, offering peace of mind in deployment.
- Optimized Performance: Leveraging Hardened Images ensures that Docker runs on a streamlined, optimized environment, enhancing performance and reliability while reducing the overhead typically associated with virtualization.
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Dimension | Cost/hour |
|---|---|
t4g.small Recommended | $0.70 |
m6gd.8xlarge | $3.30 |
is4gen.large | $0.88 |
r6g.16xlarge | $6.20 |
c6gd.medium | $0.88 |
a1.medium | $0.88 |
m6gd.large | $0.88 |
r8gd.16xlarge | $6.20 |
c6gn.metal | $6.20 |
is4gen.8xlarge | $3.30 |
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At the moment, we're unable to offer refunds, but you're free to terminate your instance at any time to avoid further charges. We're here to help if you have any questions about managing your service!
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64-bit (Arm) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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An AMI is a virtual image that provides the information required to launch an instance. Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) instances are virtual servers on which you can run your applications and workloads, offering varying combinations of CPU, memory, storage, and networking resources. You can launch as many instances from as many different AMIs as you need.
Version release notes
Routine update with all vendor security fixes through June 2026
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Usage instructions
Connect over SSH using the key pair selected at launch. The default user is shown above. See the listing's usage instructions for full details.
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Included with every Hardened Images virtual machine is a dedicated, passionate world-class support team. Have a question? Just reach out! We love to help. Email support is available directly at support@hardenedimages.com
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