How to move Docker containers to AWS

Question

How to move Docker container from.Local system to AWs.I have configured docker in my local system . I need to move docker container from my local system to aws EC2 instance.

Answer 1

In a one time scenario you have these options:

A: To transfer your image:

1. Save your image on your local machine:

   docker save my_image > my_image.tar

2. Upload tar to your remote server:

   scp my_image.tar user@aws-machine:.

3. Load image on your remote machine:

   ssh user@aws-machine

   docker load < my_image.tar

4. Run a new container

   docker run my_image

B: To transfer your container:

1. Export your container on your local machine:

   docker export my_container_id > my_container.tar

2. Upload tar to your remote server:

   scp my_container.tar user@aws-machine:.

3. Load tar as image on your remote machine:

   ssh user@aws-machine

   cat my_container | docker import - my-container-exported:latest

4. Run a new container

   docker run my-container-exported:latest

To be prepared for later deployment improvements (like using CD/CI) you should consider option A. All necessary data for execution should be in the image and important data should be stored externally (volume mount, database, ..)