Install Docker on an Amazon EC2 Instance Using the Yum Package Manager

To install Docker on an Amazon EC2 instance using the yum package manager, you can follow the steps below:

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1. Connect to your EC2 instance using SSH.
2. Update the package index and upgrade installed packages by running the following command:
   sudo yum update -y

3. Install Docker’s dependencies by executing the following command:
   sudo yum install -y yum-utils device-mapper-persistent-data lvm2

4. Configure the Docker repository by running the command:
   sudo yum-config-manager --add-repo https://download.docker.com/linux/centos/docker-ce.repo

5. Install Docker by executing the following command:
   sudo yum install -y docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io

6. Start the Docker service using the command:
   sudo systemctl start docker

7. Enable Docker to start on system boot:
   sudo systemctl enable docker

8. Verify that Docker is installed correctly by running the following command:
   docker --version


   If Docker is installed properly, you should see the version information.

   

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