Attach EBS Volume to Beanstalk Docker

01-ebs.config

commands:
  01clear-if-unmounted:
    command: if ! mount | grep /media/nexus-data-ebs > /dev/nul; then rm -rf /media/nexus-data-ebs; fi
  02attach-volume:
    command: aws ec2 attach-volume --region eu-west-1 --volume-id vol-xxxxxxxx --instance-id $(curl -s http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/instance-id) --device /dev/sdh
    ignoreErrors: true
  03wait:
    command: sleep 10
  04trymount:
    command: |
      mkdir /media/nexus-data-ebs
      mount /dev/sdh /media/nexus-data-ebs
    ignoreErrors: true
  05format-if-not-already:
    command: if find /media/nexus-data-ebs -maxdepth 0 -empty | read v; then mkfs -t ext3 /dev/sdh; fi
  06mount-volume:
    command: |
      mkdir /media/nexus-data-ebs
      mount /dev/sdh /media/nexus-data-ebs
    ignoreErrors: true
  07restart-docker:
    command: service docker restart # We must restart Docker daemon or it wont' see the new mount

README.md

Create a Beanstalk Application / Environment that uses Docker.

Zip up both the files above and create a new Application Version.

Deploy the version to an environment. Within x minutes Nexus will be up and running

Dockerrun.aws.json

{
  "AWSEBDockerrunVersion": "1",
  "Image": {
    "Name": "sonatype/nexus3",
    "Update": "true"
  },
  "Ports": [
    {
      "ContainerPort": "8081"
    }
  ],
    "Volumes": [
    {
      "HostDirectory": "/media/nexus-data-ebs",
      "ContainerDirectory": "/nexus-data"
    }
  ],
    "Logging": "/var/log/nexus"
}