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Install Script for AWS EC2 Webserver using Docker
#!/bin/bash
# This script installs the necessary dependencies on an EC2 instance.
# Install packages required for Node.js, npm, and nginx in case debugging is needed
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs npm
sudo apt install curl build-essential libssl-dev -y
sudo apt-get install -y nginx
# Set up the Docker repository
# Add Docker's official GPG key:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install ca-certificates curl
sudo install -m 0755 -d /etc/apt/keyrings
sudo curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg -o /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc
sudo chmod a+r /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc
# Add the repository to Apt sources:
sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.sources <<EOF
Types: deb
URIs: https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu
Suites: $(. /etc/os-release && echo "${UBUNTU_CODENAME:-$VERSION_CODENAME}")
Components: stable
Signed-By: /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc
EOF
sudo apt update
# Install Docker Engine
sudo apt install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin -y
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