Installing and Initializing Docker on Amazon EC2 Instance remote server

Опубликовано: 18 Март 2026
на канале: Kingsley Atuba
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In this video tutorial, I will guide you through the process of installing and initializing Docker on an Amazon EC2 instance. Docker is a popular containerization platform that allows you to build, deploy, and run applications using lightweight, isolated containers.

I will start by launching an Amazon EC2 instance based on the Amazon Linux 2023 AMI. Then, we'll connect to the instance using SSH and update the system packages. Next, we'll install Docker using the package manager and configure Docker to start on boot.

Once Docker is installed, we'll verify the installation by running a simple Docker command and checking the Docker version. We'll also demonstrate how to manage Docker as a non-root user by adding the user to the docker group and testing Docker commands.

By the end of this video, you will have a fully functional Docker installation on your Amazon EC2 instance, ready to start deploying and managing containerized applications. Follow along and unleash the power of Docker in your Amazon EC2 environment.