Mar 03, 2020

How to install Adapt Authoring on an AWS EC2 instance

This guide covers installing the Adapt Authoring tool on an AWS EC2 instance using Docker.

Prerequisites

  • An AWS EC2 instance running Ubuntu
  • SSH access to the instance

Steps

Step 1: Switch to root user

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sudo su

Step 2: Install Docker on EC2

Follow one of these guides to install Docker on Ubuntu:

Step 3: Pull the Adapt Authoring Docker image

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docker pull pvadimr/adaptauthoring

Step 4: Run the container

Follow the instructions on Docker Hub for the pvadimr/adaptauthoring image to start the container with the correct port and volume settings.

Step 5: (Optional) Set a root password

If needed, follow AWS’s guide to setting a root password on Linux.