Re: Helpful hint on AWS EC2 use in cloud formation templates

From: Walter Parker <walterp_at_gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2023 00:34:47 UTC
On Wed, Mar 15, 2023 at 5:29 PM Dan Langille <dan@langille.org> wrote:
>
> Walter Parker wrote on 3/15/23 8:11 PM:
> > For people that use cloud formation templates on AWS to spin up
> > FreeBSD instances, you can get the AMI from the Systems Manager public
> > parameters page.
> >
> > For example, to get 13.1 stable, use the following in your parameter block
> >
> >    FreeBSDAMI:
> >      Type: AWS::SSM::Parameter::Value<AWS::EC2::Image::Id>
> >      Description: SSM parameter name for the FreeBSD 13.1 Stable AMI Id
> >      Default:  /aws/service/freebsd/arm64/base/ufs/13.1/RELEASE
> I see ufs.  Is zfs also an option?
> --
> Dan Langille - dan@langille.org
> https://langille.org/

No, I have included a list of all the items included below:

/aws/service/freebsd/amd64/base/ufs/12.0/RELEASE
/aws/service/freebsd/amd64/base/ufs/12.1/RELEASE
/aws/service/freebsd/amd64/base/ufs/12.2/RELEASE
/aws/service/freebsd/amd64/base/ufs/12.2/STABLE
/aws/service/freebsd/amd64/base/ufs/12.3/BETA1
/aws/service/freebsd/amd64/base/ufs/12.3/BETA2
/aws/service/freebsd/amd64/base/ufs/12.3/BETA3
/aws/service/freebsd/amd64/base/ufs/12.3/PRERELEASE
/aws/service/freebsd/amd64/base/ufs/12.3/RC1
/aws/service/freebsd/amd64/base/ufs/12.3/RC2
/aws/service/freebsd/amd64/base/ufs/12.3/RELEASE
/aws/service/freebsd/amd64/base/ufs/12.3/STABLE
/aws/service/freebsd/amd64/base/ufs/12.4/BETA1
/aws/service/freebsd/amd64/base/ufs/12.4/PRERELEASE
/aws/service/freebsd/amd64/base/ufs/12.4/RC1
/aws/service/freebsd/amd64/base/ufs/12.4/RC2
/aws/service/freebsd/amd64/base/ufs/12.4/RELEASE
/aws/service/freebsd/amd64/base/ufs/12.4/STABLE
/aws/service/freebsd/amd64/base/ufs/13.0/RELEASE
/aws/service/freebsd/amd64/base/ufs/13.0/STABLE
/aws/service/freebsd/amd64/base/ufs/13.1/BETA3
/aws/service/freebsd/amd64/base/ufs/13.1/PRERELEASE
/aws/service/freebsd/amd64/base/ufs/13.1/RC1
/aws/service/freebsd/amd64/base/ufs/13.1/RC2
/aws/service/freebsd/amd64/base/ufs/13.1/RC3
/aws/service/freebsd/amd64/base/ufs/13.1/RC4
/aws/service/freebsd/amd64/base/ufs/13.1/RC5
/aws/service/freebsd/amd64/base/ufs/13.1/RC6
/aws/service/freebsd/amd64/base/ufs/13.1/RELEASE
/aws/service/freebsd/amd64/base/ufs/13.1/STABLE
/aws/service/freebsd/amd64/base/ufs/13.2/BETA1
/aws/service/freebsd/amd64/base/ufs/13.2/BETA2
/aws/service/freebsd/amd64/base/ufs/13.2/BETA3
/aws/service/freebsd/amd64/base/ufs/13.2/PRERELEASE
/aws/service/freebsd/amd64/base/ufs/13.2/RC1
/aws/service/freebsd/amd64/base/ufs/13.2/RC2
/aws/service/freebsd/amd64/base/ufs/13.2/STABLE
/aws/service/freebsd/amd64/base/ufs/14.0/CURRENT
/aws/service/freebsd/arm64/base/ufs/12.1/RELEASE
/aws/service/freebsd/arm64/base/ufs/12.2/RELEASE
/aws/service/freebsd/arm64/base/ufs/12.2/STABLE
/aws/service/freebsd/arm64/base/ufs/12.3/BETA1
/aws/service/freebsd/arm64/base/ufs/12.3/BETA2
/aws/service/freebsd/arm64/base/ufs/12.3/BETA3
/aws/service/freebsd/arm64/base/ufs/12.3/PRERELEASE
/aws/service/freebsd/arm64/base/ufs/12.3/RC1
/aws/service/freebsd/arm64/base/ufs/12.3/RC2
/aws/service/freebsd/arm64/base/ufs/12.3/RELEASE
/aws/service/freebsd/arm64/base/ufs/12.3/STABLE
/aws/service/freebsd/arm64/base/ufs/12.4/RC2

Walter

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