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diff --git a/docs/sources/installation/amazon.rst b/docs/sources/installation/amazon.rst index b5465e25f8..b062a15e1e 100644 --- a/docs/sources/installation/amazon.rst +++ b/docs/sources/installation/amazon.rst @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Amazon EC2 There are several ways to install Docker on AWS EC2: +* :ref:`amazonquickstart_new` or * :ref:`amazonquickstart` or * :ref:`amazonstandard` @@ -61,6 +62,37 @@ for every Docker command. Once you've got Docker installed, you're ready to try it out -- head on over to the :doc:`../use/basics` or :doc:`../examples/index` section. +.. _amazonquickstart_new: + +Amazon QuickStart (Release Candidate - March 2014) +-------------------------------------------------- + +Amazon just published new Docker-ready AMIs (2014.03 Release Candidate). Docker packages +can now be installed from Amazon's provided Software Repository. + +1. **Choose an image:** + + * Launch the `Create Instance Wizard + <https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?#LaunchInstanceWizard:>`_ menu + on your AWS Console. + + * Click the ``Community AMI`` menu option on the left side + + * Search for '2014.03' and select one of the Amazon provided AMI, for example ``amzn-ami-pv-2014.03.rc-0.x86_64-ebs`` + + * For testing you can use the default (possibly free) + ``t1.micro`` instance (more info on `pricing + <http://aws.amazon.com/en/ec2/pricing/>`_). + + * Click the ``Next: Configure Instance Details`` button at the bottom right. + +2. After a few more standard choices where defaults are probably ok, your Amazon + Linux instance should be running! + +3. SSH to your instance to install Docker : ``ssh -i <path to your private key> ec2-user@<your public IP address>`` + +4. Once connected to the instance, type ``sudo yum install -y docker ; sudo service docker start`` to install and start Docker + .. _amazonstandard: Standard Ubuntu Installation |