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Cloud Shell alternatives

December 28th, 2020 |

What is cloud shell and what is it used for?

Cloud Shell is a browser-based shell, for running Linux commands, scripts, and command line tools, within a cloud environment, without having to install any tools on the local desktop. It contains ephemeral storage for saving configuration and installing software required for performing tasks. But we need to remember that the storage has a capacity limitation and eventually will be erased after a certain amount of idle time.

Cloud Shell Alternatives

	AWS CloudShell	Azure Cloud Shell	Google Cloud Shell	Oracle Cloud Shell
Operating System	Amazon Linux 2	Ubuntu 16.04 LTS	Debian-based Linux	Oracle Linux
Shell interface	Bash, Z shell	Bash	Bash	Bash
Scripting interface	PowerShell	PowerShell	–	–
CLI Tools installed	AWS CLI, Amazon ECS CLI, AWS SAM CLI	Azure CLI, Azure Functions CLI, Service Fabric CLI, Batch Shipyard	Google App Engine SDK, Google Cloud SDK	OCI CLI
Persistent storage for home directory	1GB	5GB	5GB	5GB
Idle inactive termination	20-30 minutes	20 minutes	20 minutes	20 minutes
Maximum data storage	120 days	–	120 days	60 days