6.6. Deploying a container image to AWS by using an AMI disk image

Procedure

1. In a browser, access Service→EC2 and log in.
2. On the AWS console dashboard menu, choose the correct region. The image must have the Available status, to indicate that it was correctly uploaded.
3. On the AWS dashboard, select your image and click Launch.
4. In the new window that opens, choose an instance type according to the resources you need to start your image. Click Review and Launch.
5. Review your instance details. You can edit each section if you need to make any changes. Click Launch.
6. Before you start the instance, select a public key to access it. You can either use the key pair you already have or you can create a new key pair.

7. Click Launch Instance to start your instance. You can check the status of the instance, which displays as Initializing.

   After the instance status is Running, the Connect button becomes available.

8. Click Connect. A window appears with instructions on how to connect by using SSH.

9. Run the following command to set the permissions of your private key file so that only you can read it. See Connect to your Linux instance.

   $ chmod 400 <your-instance-name.pem>

10. Connect to your instance by using its Public DNS:

    $ ssh -i <your-instance-name.pem>ec2-user@<your-instance-IP-address>