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Friday, September 4, 2026

Amazon EC2 AMIs Now Let You Lock Down Compatible Instance Types

AWS has given AMI owners the power to specify which EC2 instance types their images can run on, automatically blocking incompatible launches. This feature rolls out across all AWS Regions at no extra cost, helping you dodge those painful failed deployments from mismatched AMI-instance combos.

source: [aws/whats-new]