Docker/AWS Elastic Beanstalk

AWS has multiple services for running Docker containers. This example shows how to run a single instance Docker container using AWS Elastic Beanstalk.

Readings

1. Wikipedia: AWS Elastic Beanstalk

Multimedia

1. YouTube: Introduction to AWS Elastic Beanstalk
2. YouTube: Deploying Docker Container in AWS Elastic Beanstalk

Activities

1. Complete the following tutorial.
   • AWS: Getting started using Elastic Beanstalk
2. Create a Docker application.
   • Create a local Docker application using the examples from one of the programming languages in this learning project.
   • Create a .zip file that contains the Dockerfile and the application file (for example: app.py for Python). Be careful to select and zip the two files rather than the containing folder.
3. Deploy the Docker application to AWS Elastic Beanstalk.
   • Navigate to the AWS: Elastic Beanstalk Console. No environments should exist yet.
   • Select Create Application.
   • Name the application Hello.
   • Select Docker as the platform.
   • Select Upload your code.
   • Choose the Docker application zip file created above.
   • Very Important: To avoid default options and reduce overall costs: Select Configure more options. View the available options.
   • Select Create app.
4. Test the Docker application.
   • When the app is running, navigate to the app website to test the deployment.
5. Clean up.
   • When you have finished testing the application, use Environment Actions to terminate the environment.
   • Use Application Actions to delete the application.

See Also

• AWS: Using the docker platform
• Medium: Deploying a Docker Container to AWS with Elastic Beanstalk

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