<!--[metadata]> +++ title = "Amazon EC2 Installation" description = "Installation instructions for Docker on Amazon EC2." keywords = ["amazon ec2, virtualization, cloud, docker, documentation, installation"] [menu.main] parent = "smn_cloud" +++ <![end-metadata]--> ## Amazon EC2 You can install Docker on any AWS EC2 Amazon Machine Image (AMI) which runs an operating system that Docker supports. Amazon's website includes specific instructions for [installing on Amazon Linux](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/docker-basics.html#install_docker). To install on another AMI, follow the instructions for its specific operating system in this installation guide. For detailed information on Amazon AWS support for Docker, refer to [Amazon's documentation](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/docker-basics.html).