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runforrestrun

Reputation: 205

AWS EC2 AMI for running Docker images

I'm looking to automate the provisioning of an EC2 instance that will run docker and a specific container by default when the machine comes up. I have been using Amazon's ECS AMI, but am wondering if there's a better one out there that has Docker pre-installed. Does anyone have experience using another AMI from the marketplace?

Upvotes: 8

Views: 19687

Answers (3)

helpper
helpper

Reputation: 2566

the easiest option is passing the script via User data(other wise just run it manually when connecting to the instance) section while creating a new EC2 machine.

yum update -y
amazon-linux-extras install docker
service docker start
usermod -a -G docker ec2-user
chkconfig docker on

just as a note this refer to the amazon linux AMI(default), just check for the instruction of your AMI and change accordingly

Upvotes: 3

Elan
Elan

Reputation: 67

When choosing an AMI at instance launch, searching "docker" or "deep learning" will turn up deep learning AMIs that come with Docker installed.

Upvotes: 0

Joseph Larson
Joseph Larson

Reputation: 9078

I stumbled across this question while researching the same question. I haven't found any existing AMIs that come pre-configured with Docker, although I'm sure. A deeper search will find one. However, you can also create your own AMI. It isn't at all difficult and only takes a few minutes.

AWS AMI Documentation

In short: launch an EC2 instance with your favorite flavor of Linux. Install and configure your base Jenkins, and then follow these pretty simple directions to create a custom AMI.

Upvotes: 2

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