15.2. Manually uploading an AMI image to AWS by using the CLI

Procedure

1. Build the image:

   # image-builder build ami \
   --blueprint blueprint-name \
   --aws-region us-east-1 \
   --aws-bucket <example-bucket> \
   --aws-ami-name <image-name> \

2. Upload the image to AWS:

   # image-builder upload <image-name> \

Verification

1. Confirm that the image upload was successful by accessing EC2 on the menu and selecting the correct region in the AWS console. The image must have the available status to indicate that it was successfully uploaded.
2. On the dashboard, select your image and click Launch.