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AI Platform & Data Vane 1.12.2 Hardened AMI

Vane 1.12.2 on Ubuntu 24.04 answers a question and cites the web pages it used. Package 0.2.2 runs Vane with a pinned SearxNG metasearch engine. You configure the OpenAI-compatible chat and embedding models after launch. No model and no key are included.

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AMI release
0.2.2 (Vane 1.12.2)
Recommended
t3.large
Access
Session Manager, no inbound ports
Released
Oct 25, 2026
Delivery
Amazon Machine Image in your own AWS account

Answers to your questions with citations to the web pages used, from live web search.

Bring your own OpenAI-compatible chat and embedding models; no model or key is bundled.

Private API on port 3000 reached through Session Manager, with a per-instance access file.

Quick start

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  1. Subscribe
  2. Launch the instance
  3. Connect and run the walkthrough
  4. Open port 3000
  5. Add your models

What is on the image

This guide matches Marketplace package 0.2.2 (Vane 1.12.2). Check the listing for the version currently on offer.

  • Vane 1.12.2 and a pinned SearxNG metasearch engine.
  • An API on port 3000, reached through Session Manager. A per-instance access file is created for that API.
  • A walkthrough, /opt/sushi/docs/demo.sh.
  • Image notes at /opt/sushi/docs/README.md.

You put the chat and embedding endpoint in a mode 0600 file after launch and import it as those notes describe. Do not put the key in user data or logs.

t3.large (at least 8 GiB of memory) with an encrypted gp3 root volume of at least 40 GiB and IMDSv2. Attach an instance profile that includes AmazonSSMManagedInstanceCore. Allow outbound HTTPS. No inbound application port is required.

Billing

The listing states a software fee of USD 0.03 per running t3.large instance-hour. Confirm the offer before you subscribe. EC2, EBS, data transfer, and your model provider are billed separately.

Tutorial

Watch on YouTube.

Where to go next

Upstream project

SearxNG is the metasearch engine packaged with Vane. See the SearxNG documentation. Software Sushi packages this image and does not claim upstream or AWS endorsement. The image notes on the instance describe this package's API. Upstream examples can differ.

Last updated November 1, 2026 · Suggest an improvement