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The types of Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) provided by AWS include:
1. Quick Start AMIs: Preconfigured AMIs optimized for specific use cases.
2. Community AMIs: AMIs shared by other AWS users that can be publicly accessed.
3. AWS Marketplace AMIs: AMIs available for purchase in the AWS Marketplace offered by third-party vendors.
4. My AMIs: Custom AMIs created by users based on their configurations.
These AMIs can be used to launch EC2 instances with various operating systems and configurations.
AWS provides several types of Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) to meet different needs, including:
1. EBS-backed AMIs: These AMIs use Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) as the backing storage and offer features like resizing, snapshotting, and fast boot times.
2. Instance Store-backed AMIs: These AMIs use instance storage and are suitable for applications that require high disk I/O performance. However, they do not support features like snapshotting or resizing.
3. AWS Marketplace AMIs: These are AMIs provided by third-party vendors through the AWS Marketplace, offering preconfigured software applications available for deployment.
4. Community AMIs: These are public AMIs created by other AWS users that can be used freely and often include specific software configurations or applications.
5. Quick Start AMIs: These are optimized AMIs recommended by AWS for quick deployment of common applications.
6. Custom AMIs: Users can create their own AMIs by customizing an existing AMI or an instance, allowing for tailored configurations and software installations.
These different types cater to various use cases and requirements for deploying applications on AWS.