Dockerized `Click Counter app` app to deploy at AWS EC2 ubuntu instance

Get the source code here

Docker notes

If docker is installed you can build and run images locally.

docker-compose up --build

Set the REACT_APP_API_URL variable in .env, based on your need.

Go to AWS EC2
Launch instance
Chose Ubuntu 18.04 64 bit ( you can choose as your need )
Select Free tier eligible ( recommended for testing )
In Configure Security Group add All traffic rule and allow from anywhere ( for testing only )
Leave all settings as default
Launch
Create a key pair, and download it.

Install PuTTY
Open PuTTYgen, Load the downloaded *.pem file
Save private key ( this will save a *.ppk file )
Go to the AWS EC2
Select the instance
Click on connect
Copy the name from ssh ( the part should start with ubuntu and end with .com )
Open PuTTY ( NOT PuTTYgen! )
Go Session, paste the copied name in Host Name (or IP address) leave port as 22
Go Connection > SSH > Auth and browse the saved private key ( *.ppk ) in Private key file for authentication
Click Open
Click Yes ( if anything prompt up )

Run the following commands to install docker and docker compose

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install \
    apt-transport-https \
    ca-certificates \
    curl \
    gnupg-agent \
    software-properties-common

curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo apt-key add -

apt-cache madison docker-ce

sudo apt install docker.io

sudo apt install docker-compose

Run this repo in AWS EC2 by following commands

git clone https://github.com/kamal-hossain/MERN-docker-ec2-deploy-practice

cd MERN-docker-ec2-deploy-practice

sudo docker-compose up --build

You can also run it background by adding -d flag

sudo docker-compose up --build -d

Confirm it by

sudo docker ps

Stop the containers

sudo docker-compose down

To access the app from browser do the followings:

You can't access the IP if All traffic is not enabled in Security group from anywhere. (Or simillar settings)

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