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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.
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@ -26,18 +26,13 @@ Amazon QuickStart
<https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?#LaunchInstanceWizard:>`_ menu <https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?#LaunchInstanceWizard:>`_ menu
on your AWS Console. on your AWS Console.
* When picking the source AMI for your instance type, select "Community * Click the ``Select`` button for a 64Bit Ubuntu image. For example: Ubuntu Server 12.04.3 LTS
AMIs".
* Search for ``amd64 precise``. Pick one of the amd64 Ubuntu images. * For testing you can use the default (possibly free)
* If you choose a EBS enabled AMI, you'll also be able to launch a
``t1.micro`` instance (more info on `pricing ``t1.micro`` instance (more info on `pricing
<http://aws.amazon.com/en/ec2/pricing/>`_). ``t1.micro`` instances are <http://aws.amazon.com/en/ec2/pricing/>`_).
eligible for Amazon's Free Usage Tier.
* When you click select you'll be taken to the instance setup, and you're one * Click the ``Next: Configure Instance Details`` button at the bottom right.
click away from having your Ubuntu VM up and running.
2. **Tell CloudInit to install Docker:** 2. **Tell CloudInit to install Docker:**