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Cloud Init Script To Install Docker
#cloud-config
package_update: true
package_upgrade: true
packages:
- apt-transport-https
- ca-certificates
- curl
- gnupg
- lsb-release
runcmd:
# Add Docker's official GPG key
- curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/docker-archive-keyring.gpg
# Docker stable
- echo "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/docker-archive-keyring.gpg] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) stable" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list > /dev/null
# Update package index and install Docker
- apt-get update
- apt-get install -y docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin
# Add current user to the docker group (optional, for non-root access)
- usermod -aG docker ubuntu # Replace 'ubuntu' with your desired username
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