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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David Mcanulty
2014-01-06 09:53:58 -08:00
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@@ -26,18 +26,13 @@ Amazon QuickStart
<https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?#LaunchInstanceWizard:>`_ 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
<http://aws.amazon.com/en/ec2/pricing/>`_). ``t1.micro`` instances are
eligible for Amazon's Free Usage Tier.
<http://aws.amazon.com/en/ec2/pricing/>`_).
* 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:**