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Deployment

Veeam Backup for AWS comes as an image of a Linux-based EC2 instance that you can deploy using one the following installation options:

Installing Veeam Backup for AWS using a CloudFormation template (recommended) — allows you to deploy Veeam Backup for AWS with most of the backup appliance settings configured out of the box.
Launching Veeam Backup for AWS from an Amazon Machine Image (AMI) — allows you to configure the backup appliance settings manually when deploying Veeam Backup for AWS.