Hello!

I did a trial setup on AWS-EC2 using the FreeBSD 10.2 AMI by Colin Percival 
from the AWS Marketplace. The installation went smooth by a few clicks, and 
everything is running fine for now. However, I got some doubts about the 
correct updating path, because the usage instructions of the AMI descriptions 
state:

> … From there on, standard FreeBSD usage and system configuration applies, 
> except that freebsd-update cannot be used (due to local patches needed for 
> the FreeBSD/EC2 platform).

When I cannot use freebsd-update, what else should I do to keep the system 
updated?

The AMI got FreeBSD Release 10.2-p12. I am mostly concerned about the upcoming 
next patch levels. I guess, when it comes to a system upgrade, it would be best 
to create a new clean instance with the new system, get my stuff over and 
terminate the old instance. I only don't want to do this for every security 
patch. 

Many thanks in advance for your ideas.

Best regards

Rolf
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