🚀 Deploy Flask App on AWS EC2 using Docker

A complete step-by-step tutorial on how to deploy a Python Flask App on an AWS EC2 instance using Docker, aimed at beginners in DevOps and Cloud Computing.

🎥 Watch the Full Video Tutorial Here:
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📌 What You'll Learn

• Launch and configure an AWS EC2 instance
• Connect to EC2 using SSH in WSL (Ubuntu on Windows)
• Install Docker on EC2 instance
• Clone a simple Flask app with app.py, run.py, and req.txt
• Write a custom Dockerfile
• Build and run a Docker image
• Expose the Flask app on the browser using public IP

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🛠️ Technologies Used

• AWS EC2 (Ubuntu)
• Docker & Dockerfile
• Python 3.7
• Flask
• Git
• WSL (Ubuntu on Windows)

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🧾 Dockerfile Used

FROM python:3.7
WORKDIR /app
COPY . .
RUN pip install -r req.txt
ENTRYPOINT ["python"]
CMD ["run.py"]

🧪 Key Commands

sudo apt update
sudo apt install docker.io
git clone <your-flask-repo-url>
docker build -t flask-app .
docker run -d -p 80:80 flask-app

🌐 Demo

Once deployed, access your app using:

http://<your-ec2-public-ip>

🔗 Useful Links

• Youtube Video
• Linkedin | dev.to | Youtube Channel