Installing with Docker Machine
Docker provides a very nice tool to facilitate deployment and management of Docker hosts on various cloud services and Linux hosts called Docker Machine. Docker Machine is installed as part of the Docker Toolbox but can be installed separately. Full instructions can be found at https://github.com/docker/machine/releases/ .
Docker Machine supports many different cloud services including AWS, Microsoft Azure, and GCE. It can also be configured to connect to any existing supported Linux server. The driver docker-machine uses is defined by the --driver flag. Each driver has its own specific flags that control how docker-machine works with the service.
Starting a host on AWS
AWS is a great way to run Docker hosts and
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