Docker installation

We are using Amazon Linux 2 OS for this. For reference

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/create-container-image.html#create-container-image-install-docker

Connect EC2 instance in AWS

• Create a security group that can allow all IP to all ports. Create inbound and outbound both.
• Launch an EC2 instance with AWS Linux 2 and create key pair in ppk format
• We are going to use Putty and Super putty to connect our instances. You can use any SSH client to connect.
• to connect any instance you need to provide
  • IP
  • Username
  • Password/private key
  • Port (SSH by default takes port number 22)

Install Docker in AWS Linux 2

• Update OS packages

sudo yum update -y

• Install Docker

sudo amazon-linux-extras install docker

• Start Docker

sudo service docker start

• Enable it

sudo systemctl enable docker

• Add user to docker group

sudo usermod -a -G docker ec2-user

Just logout and login again to run docker commands with normal user.