LAB: GitLab CI/CD Docker Deploy to AWS EC2

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Learn to deploy a Docker container to AWS EC2 using GitLab CI/CD pipeline and connect GitLab to Mac terminal

intermediate Published 21 Feb 2026
Action Steps
  1. Connect GitLab to Mac terminal using SSH keys
  2. Build a Docker image and push it to Docker Hub
  3. Create a CI/CD pipeline in GitLab to deploy the Docker container to AWS EC2
  4. Configure AWS EC2 instance to receive deployments from GitLab CI/CD
  5. Test the CI/CD pipeline by triggering a deployment from GitLab to AWS EC2
Who Needs to Know This

DevOps engineers and developers can benefit from this lab to automate their deployment process to AWS EC2 using GitLab CI/CD

Key Insight

๐Ÿ’ก Use GitLab CI/CD to automate deployment of Docker containers to AWS EC2

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๐ŸŽฏ Lab Objective Build a full CI/CD pipeline that: Connects GitLab to Mac terminal Builds...
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