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AWS Bottlerocket vs. Amazon Linux 2: Choosing the Right OS for Containerized Workloads

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Christopher Adamson
Aug 23, 2025
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Choosing the right operating system for your container hosts can make a big difference in security, performance, and operational overhead. We’ll compare two popular AWS options—AWS Bottlerocket and Amazon Linux 2—and help you decide which one fits your containerized workloads best.

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