Windows services on EC2?

Question

Can you install and run your own windows services on ec2? Does it have MSMQ?

Answer 1

Yes, you can. You can also install MSMQ, and I can confirm that it works perfectly.

First you need to create an EBS volume, using a snapshot of the appropriate Windows installation media:

Then simply attach the EBS volume to your Windows instance. At this stage, you would be able to install any Windows service, such as MSMQ and IIS, that did not come pre-installed with the original AMI.

Answer 2

Yes, you can install any software that you like.

I don't know for sure if MSMQ is available or not. If you don't get a specific answer here you could post on the AWS forums, or if you have an account, fire up an instance and test it out (e.g. using this AMI).