EC2 Image Builder

• It is a service which can be used to automate the creation of virtual machines or container images
• We can automate the creation, maintain, validate and test EC2 AMIs
• Can be run on a schedule or we can use other automation to execute it
• It is a free service (we pay for the underlying resources)
• We can publish AMIs to multiple regions and multiple accounts

Sharing using RAM

• We can use AWS RAM (Resource Access Manager) to share Images, Recipes and Components across AWS accounts or through AWS Organization

Tracking the Latest AMIs