An updated version of my old Ubuntu workstation on AWS guide, focusing on Ubuntu 24.04 running on a g6 EC2 instance. Prerequisites This guide assumes you already have an EC2 instance with an Nvidia GPU running Ubuntu 24.04. Getting started Update the system. sudo apt update sudo apt upgrade -y Note: It’s a good idea to give the system a reboot after the update so it can load any kernel updates.

How to download the Nvidia drivers for AWS EC2 instance using the AWS CLI to directly download from the S3 bucket to EC2 instance.

How to create a development environment in the cloud for writing AWS CDK

How to upgrade the Nvidia drivers to the latest version on Ubuntu graphical Amazon Workspaces.

This is a guide to setting up a 3D workstation in the cloud with Ubuntu 22.04 Linux for running application like Blender, Maya, Nuke, etc… I also have a dedicated guide for Rocky 9 here if Ubuntu is not your thing. Prerequisites This guide assumes you already have an EC2 instance with an Nvidia GPU running Ubuntu 20.04 or higher. Getting started Update the system. sudo apt update sudo apt upgrade -y Note: It’s a good idea to give the system a reboot after the update so it can load any kernel updates.

3D workstation in the AWS cloud with Rocky 9 Linux

The Spot Event Plugin for Deadline allows Deadline to spin up fleets of render workers on AWS using EC2 Spot. Prerequisites You’ll need an AWS Account, and an AMI with Deadline Worker and rendering software installed. Here is a guide to installing Deadline Client on Linux if you don’t have one already. AWS configuration Create IAM User This section covers giving Deadline access and permissions it needs to manage resources in AWS.

Using Cyberduck to simplify moving data in and out of S3