Docker setup on AWS Choose a Ubuntu AMI rather that Amazon Linux 2 (AL2), because there wasn’t a specific repository for AL2. Found instructions for installing Docker on AL2 on https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/create-container-image.html#create-container-image-prerequisites Install using the repository From https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/ubuntu/#set-up-the-repository sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install \ ca-certificates \ curl \ gnupg \ lsb-release Add Docker’s official GPG key: sudo mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg Use the following command to set up the repository: