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The QIIME EC2 image is a pre-built image containing QIIME and its dependencies developed for the Amazon Cloud. Any problems should be brought up in the QIIME Forum.
The QIIME EC2 image will allow users to load a fully-functional QIIME environment in their own Amazon Web Services (AWS) accounts to make use of the compute resources available in Amazon’s cloud.
To get started working the QIIME EC2 image, see Working with QIIME on Amazon Web Services EC2.
We’d like to acknowledge the support of AWS: the QIIME EC2 image was developed using an AWS in Education (for Researchers) grant of compute resource time.
The QIIME VB and EC2 images are built using CloVR. CloVR provides a platform for building portable virtual machines. The platform automates builds in formats compatible with VirtualBox, VMware, and Clouds, including Amazon EC2. The CloVR developer pages have more information on the platform and build process.
