SimKube Amazon Machine Images (AMIs)
Applied Computing Research Labs provides prebuilt Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) for running simulations in AWS without having to install or configure SimKube manually.
Our AMIs are intended for users who want a repeatable, preconfigured simulation environment for SimKube.
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What the AMIs are for
The SimKube AMIs are designed for:
- running SimKube simulations on EC2
- providing a consistent environment across runs
- reducing setup and dependency management
- running larger, longer simulations than you can run locally with SimKube
- running SimKube in CI pipelines
Available AMIs
- SimKube AMI: Suitable for running on demand SimKube workloads and long running simulations.
- SimKube GitHub Runner AMI: Designed specifically with CI in mind. Use this AMI as an ephemeral SimKube GitHub Action Runner.
What’s included in the AMIs
| Feature | SimKube AMI | SimKube GitHub Runner AMI |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Operating System | ✅ | ✅ |
| A running Kubernetes cluster & management tools | ✅ | ✅ |
| All SimKube components | ✅ | ✅ |
| All SimKube dependencies | ✅ | ✅ |
| Container runtime + system dependencies | ✅ | ✅ |
| GitHub Actions Runner software | ❌ | ✅ |
Our AMIs are optimized for running simulations, and are not recommended for any other use cases.
Note
More on SimKube components here!