To access the EC2 Linux instance, use the username ‘rocky’ and authenticate with an SSH public key.

Rocky Linux is an open-source enterprise operating system meticulously designed to achieve 100% bug-for-bug compatibility with Red Hat Enterprise Linux®. This project is driven by an active and passionate community.

The Rocky Linux project is hosted by the Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation (RESF), and it faithfully reconstructs its sources directly from RHEL®. This ensures a highly stable experience, regardless of the use case.