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Using the AL2027 base container image - Amazon Linux 2027
Authenticate to Amazon ECR Public (optional)Pull and run the base container imageManage software packages

Using the AL2027 base container image

AL2027 Preview

AL2027 is currently available for preview. It is intended for evaluation and testing only and is not recommended for production workloads.

The AL2027 base container image provides an AL2027 environment for local development and containerized workloads. You can use the image directly or as the base for your own container images.

The base container image is available in the Amazon ECR Public Gallery. Public repositories support unauthenticated pulls. You can optionally authenticate your Docker client before pulling the image.

Authenticate to Amazon ECR Public (optional)

Run the following command to authenticate Docker to Amazon ECR Public. Always use the us-east-1 Region when you retrieve an Amazon ECR Public authentication token. The token is valid for 12 hours.

$ aws ecr-public get-login-password --region us-east-1 | docker login --username AWS --password-stdin public.ecr.aws

For more information, see Registry authentication in Amazon ECR Public in the Amazon ECR Public User Guide.

Pull and run the base container image

To pull and run the AL2027 base container image

  1. Pull the image from Amazon ECR Public.

    $ docker pull public.ecr.aws/amazonlinux/amazonlinux:2027

  2. Run an interactive shell in the container.

    $ docker run --rm -it public.ecr.aws/amazonlinux/amazonlinux:2027 /bin/bash

Manage software packages

The AL2027 base container image uses DNF5. Use the dnf command to manage software packages in the container. The dnf command invokes DNF5.