Posted On: Jul 31, 2022

Bottlerocket, a Linux-based operating system designed to run container workloads, is now available in Amazon Web Services China (Beijing) Region, operated by Sinnet, and Amazon Web Services China (Ningxia) Region, operated by NWCD.

Bottlerocket is an open-source Linux distribution purpose-built to host containers. It is optimized for this workload by including only the essential components and permissions needed to support the orchestrator and container runtime, yielding a rapid startup, smaller footprint, and reduced potential attack surface and lower overall management overhead.

Bottlerocket is an open source distribution with an open development model and community participation. Bottlerocket is available at no additional cost and is fully supported in Amazon Web Services China Regions. Please refer to the guides for EKS and ECS to get started using Bottlerocket.