Preparation

Preparation

Before diving into this lab, ensure you are familiar with the basic concepts necessary to be lab-ready.

AWS Command Line Interface (CLI)
The AWS Command Line Interface (CLI) is a unified tool that enables you to manage AWS services through the command line and scripts. In this lab, you’ll be using the AWS CLI to interact with services and deploy an Amazon Lightsail container. Install the AWS CLI by following these instructions:

AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
IAM is a service within AWS that helps you securely control access to AWS resources. With IAM, you can manage authentication and authorization for the use of AWS resources.

Docker
Docker provides a platform to develop and run applications within containerized environments. In this lab, you will utilize Docker to build and manage container images, then deploy them on Amazon Lightsail.

AWS Lightsail Container Documentation Summary

Overview of Container Services

  • Description: AWS Lightsail containers provide compute resources to deploy Docker images, which are then automatically run on the AWS infrastructure.
  • Source: Container services in Amazon Lightsail

Creating and Managing Deployments

Creating Container Services

Container Service Capacity

Managing Container Images

Creating Container Images