Amazon Linux v 2.0 does support systemd and comes installed by default:

cat /etc/os-release
NAME="Amazon Linux"
VERSION="2.0 (2017.12)"
ID="amzn"
ID_LIKE="centos rhel fedora"
VERSION_ID="2.0"
PRETTY_NAME="Amazon Linux 2.0 (2017.12) LTS Release Candidate"
ANSI_COLOR="0;33"
CPE_NAME="cpe:2.3:o:amazon:amazon_linux:2.0"
HOME_URL="https://amazonlinux.com/"

rpm -qa | grep -i systemd
systemd-libs-219-42.amzn2.4.x86_64
systemd-219-42.amzn2.4.x86_64
systemd-sysv-219-42.amzn2.4.x86_64`
Answer from supaflysnooka on serverfault.com
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GitHub
github.com › robertdebock › docker-amazonlinux-systemd
GitHub - robertdebock/docker-amazonlinux-systemd: Container to test Ansible roles in, including capabilities to use systemd facilities · GitHub
This Dockerfile can build containers capable to use systemd. This repository has multiple branches that relate to amazonlinux versions.
Author   robertdebock
Discussions

centos - No package systemd available on Amazon linux EC2 - Unix & Linux Stack Exchange
I am using AWS Linux machine to host Web API application. I need to make my application keep on run, so that i need systemd has to be installed on my linux machine.I tried sudo yum install systemd ... More on unix.stackexchange.com
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Command not found: systemctl on Amazon Linux 2018.03 - Stack Overflow
As far as I know I would recommend ... of Linux taht supports systemd if operating systemd is mandatory for your requirement. Cause I don't think it is something that you can install as a package on your OS 2018-08-24T17:59:10.863Z+00:00 ... @Jason I confirm that the Amazon Linux AMI ... More on stackoverflow.com
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How can I get python3-systemd for Amazon Linux 2023?
How can I get python3-systemd for Amazon Linux 2023? It doesn't seem to be available with yum package manager More on repost.aws
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How to update systemd to version >219 on Amazon Linux 2
I have an EC2 running Amazon Linux 2 with systemd version 219 installed. I want to update to newer version but after using sudo yum update systemd, the answer is "No packages marked for update". Is... More on repost.aws
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Amazon Web Services
aws.amazon.com › compute › amazon linux 2 › faqs
Amazon Linux 2 FAQs
2 weeks ago - A Linux kernel tuned for performance on Amazon EC2. A set of core packages including systemd, GCC 7.3, Glibc 2.26, Binutils 2.29.1 that receive Long Term Support (LTS) from AWS.
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GitHub
github.com › compwright › amazonlinux-2023-systemd
GitHub - compwright/amazonlinux-2023-systemd
Assuming you are running the latest version of Docker, getting systemd to play nice comes down to two things: Having the right dependencies installed. For amazonlinux:2023, you need these packages:
Author   compwright
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AWS
docs.aws.amazon.com › amazon linux › user guide › what is amazon linux 2023? › networking service
Networking service - Amazon Linux 2023
May 22, 2026 - Learn about the capabilities of the systemd-networkd project that's available in Amazon Linux distributions.
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tenable.com › plugins › nessus › 173905
Amazon Linux 2 : systemd (ALAS-2023-2004)<!-- --> | Tenable®
Run 'yum update systemd' to update your system. https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2023-2004.html · https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2023-26604.html ... Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus ... CPE: cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd-sysv, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd-python, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd-libs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd-networkd, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libgudev1-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libgudev1, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd-resolved, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd-journal-gateway
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Medium
medium.com › @jbornhoft › upgrading-systemd-on-amazon-linux-2-70c7532b6580
Upgrading systemd on Amazon Linux 2 | by Jason Bornhoft | Medium
January 18, 2023 - In this example, I’m using a default installation of Amazon Linux 2 on AWS. All of the versions indicated here are at the time of writing and may not correspond to what you find in the wild. An important thing to note is that systemd is not in the standard path and cannot simply be downloaded as ...
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AWS re:Post
repost.aws › questions › QU6DqD3-qeTbqdDoxlwJU56w › how-can-i-get-python3-systemd-for-amazon-linux-2023
How can I get python3-systemd for Amazon Linux 2023? | AWS re:Post
July 27, 2023 - You are right, it's not available, please refer Amazon Linux 2 FAQ. ... Is there any specific use case for which you need python3-systemd necessarily, comment here, happy to help.
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tenable.com › plugins › nessus › 121050
Amazon Linux 2 : systemd (ALAS-2019-1141)<!-- --> | Tenable®
January 10, 2019 - Run 'yum update systemd' then reboot your instance, to update your system. https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2019-1141.html ... Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus ... CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libgudev1, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd-resolved, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd-journal-gateway, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd-libs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd-networkd, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libgudev1-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd-python, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd-sysv, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd-devel
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AWS
docs.aws.amazon.com › amazon linux › user guide › comparing al2 and al2023 › systemd journal replaces rsyslog
systemd journal replaces rsyslog - Amazon Linux 2023
May 22, 2026 - In AL2023 the logging system package has changed from AL2. AL2023 doesn't install rsyslog by default, so the text based log files such as /var/log/messages that were available in AL2 aren't available by default. The default configuration for AL2023 is
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tenable.com › plugins › nessus › 190069
Amazon Linux 2023 : systemd, systemd-boot-unsigned, systemd-co...<!-- --> | Tenable®
February 6, 2024 - Run 'dnf update systemd --releasever 2023.3.20240205' to update your system. https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2024-509.html · https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2023-7008.html ... Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus ... CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd-standalone-sysusers-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd-networkd, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd-pam-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd-pam, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd-
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tenable.com › plugins › nessus › 133552
Amazon Linux 2 : systemd (ALAS-2020-1388)<!-- --> | Tenable®
February 10, 2020 - Run 'yum update systemd' to update your system. https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-1712 · https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2020-1388.html ... Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus ... CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libgudev1, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd-resolved, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd-journal-gateway, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd-libs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd-networkd, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libgudev1-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd-python, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd-sysv, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd-devel
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cloudonaut
cloudonaut.io › migrating-to-amazon-linux-2
Migrating to Amazon Linux 2 | cloudonaut
June 27, 2018 - Amazon Linux 2 benefits from systemd, LTS, and a new extras library. There are a few pain points when migrating, most notably the missing EPEL repository.
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tenable.com › plugins › nessus › 168459
Amazon Linux 2 : systemd (ALAS-2022-1899)<!-- --> | Tenable®
December 7, 2022 - Run 'yum update systemd' to update your system. https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2022-1899.html · https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2022-3821.html ... Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus ... CPE: cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd-resolved, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd-sysv, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libgudev1, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libgudev1-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd-journal-gateway, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd-libs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd-networkd, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:systemd-python