From d6ca05f7cb6fd75a77967049c22eac7104d94633 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Mcanulty Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2014 09:53:58 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Simplified and streamlined Amazon Quickstart The amazon quickstart images are EBS backed and include cloudinit. I've personally tested these documentation changes as a new user to Docker. --- docs/sources/installation/amazon.rst | 13 ++++--------- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/sources/installation/amazon.rst b/docs/sources/installation/amazon.rst index 273eceb05f..e8fdc2c1ca 100644 --- a/docs/sources/installation/amazon.rst +++ b/docs/sources/installation/amazon.rst @@ -26,18 +26,13 @@ Amazon QuickStart `_ menu on your AWS Console. - * When picking the source AMI for your instance type, select "Community - AMIs". + * Click the ``Select`` button for a 64Bit Ubuntu image. For example: Ubuntu Server 12.04.3 LTS - * Search for ``amd64 precise``. Pick one of the amd64 Ubuntu images. - - * If you choose a EBS enabled AMI, you'll also be able to launch a + * For testing you can use the default (possibly free) ``t1.micro`` instance (more info on `pricing - `_). ``t1.micro`` instances are - eligible for Amazon's Free Usage Tier. + `_). - * When you click select you'll be taken to the instance setup, and you're one - click away from having your Ubuntu VM up and running. + * Click the ``Next: Configure Instance Details`` button at the bottom right. 2. **Tell CloudInit to install Docker:**