AWS Docker Toolbox

Have you ever broken your python installation? Or did your machine crashed right before you need to do something on AWS? Attended a workshop and not able to install all tools you needed? I’ve got you covered! With just a single command.
This is how it works! Run this command and you are in a container with all the tools available. Of course you can check out the Dockerfile to find out which packages are installed an how to upgrade them.

docker run -it \
    -v $(pwd)/:/workdir \
    -v $HOME:/root \
    -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
    -p "3000:3000" \
    binxio/aws-toolbox

Mount the current workdir in the workdir in the container.

-v $(pwd)/:/workdir

Mount the home folder to the homefolder /root in the container. To use your aws credentials, and other settings for other tools.

-v $HOME:/root

To run Docker other containers from inside this container.

-v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock

To open sam local or other ports. Add more or other ports if you want.

-p "3000:3000"

CLI Tools

At this moment we already have a nice list of CLI tools.

• awscli (use: aws)
• sam
• terraform (use tfenv to install other versions!)
• ecs-cli
• eb (elastic beanstalk cli)
• chalice
• sceptre
• cfn-lint
• cfn-flip
  For the latest tools installed, check out the Github repository. Want to add or update a package? Pull requests are highly appreciated!

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