Linux

The Linux VM action lets you run tasks on a virtual machine with Ubuntu 20.04 distribution.

Creating custom AMI

If your build requires software not available in the default manifest, you can use your own custom AWS AMI template.

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Requirements

  1. Supports any Linux distribution.
  2. Must have a disk of at least 30 GB.
  3. Must have SSH and rsync installed.
  4. Must have open SSH port.
  5. AMI must be public and available for Buddy AWS account. Account ID: 778846812352
  6. For US regions: must be hosted on us-east-2 (Ohio)
  7. For EU regions: must be hosted on eu-north-1 (Stockholm)

Linux VM software manifest

Pre-installed software: * aws-cli: aws-cli/1.18.69 Python/3.8.10 Linux/5.4.0-216-generic botocore/1.16.19 * git: git version 2.25.1 * Docker: Docker version 27.1.1, build 6312585 * Docker Buildx: github.com/docker/buildx v0.23.0 28c90ea * docker-compose: Docker Compose version v2.29.1 System info: Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS Release: 20.04 Codename: focal

Last modified on Nov 17, 2025