How to Push, Pull, and Run a Docker Image Using AWS ECR | Elastic Container Registry Tutorial (2025)

Want to store and manage *Docker images* using *AWS Elastic Container Registry (ECR)**? 🚀 In this tutorial, I’ll guide you through **pushing, pulling, and running Docker images* with AWS ECR, step by step.

By the end of this video, you’ll know how to:
✅ *Create an AWS ECR repository*
✅ *Push Docker images* to AWS ECR
✅ *Pull images* from AWS ECR
✅ *Run Docker containers* from an AWS ECR image

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*🔹 What You’ll Learn in This Video:*
✔️ How to *set up AWS ECR*
✔️ How to *authenticate Docker with AWS ECR*
✔️ How to *push and pull Docker images*
✔️ How to run a *container from an AWS ECR image*

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*🔹 Prerequisites*
✔️ *AWS CLI Installed* ([Download AWS CLI](aws.amazon.com/cli/))
✔️ *Docker Installed* ([Download Docker](www.docker.com/get-started))
✔️ An *AWS Account* ([Sign Up](aws.amazon.com/))
✔️ Basic knowledge of *Docker commands*

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*🔹 Step 1: Create an AWS ECR Repository*
1️⃣ *Login to AWS Console* → Go to *ECR (Elastic Container Registry)*
2️⃣ Click *Create Repository*
3️⃣ Choose *Public or Private* repository
4️⃣ Copy the *repository URI* for later

Alternatively, create a repository using the AWS CLI:

```bash
aws ecr create-repository --repository-name my-docker-app
```

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*🔹 Step 2: Authenticate Docker with AWS ECR*
Use the AWS CLI to log in to ECR:

```bash
aws ecr get-login-password --region us-east-1 | docker login --username AWS --password-stdin [aws_account_id].dkr.ecr.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
```

🔹 Replace *us-east-1* with your AWS region.
🔹 Replace *[aws_account_id]* with your actual AWS account ID.

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*🔹 Step 3: Build and Tag a Docker Image*
If you have a **Dockerfile**, build the image:

```bash
docker build -t my-docker-app .
```

Tag the image with your ECR repository URL:

```bash
docker tag my-docker-app:latest [aws_account_id].dkr.ecr.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/my-docker-app:latest
```

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*🔹 Step 4: Push the Docker Image to AWS ECR*
Now, push the image to your AWS ECR repository:

```bash
docker push [aws_account_id].dkr.ecr.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/my-docker-app:latest
```

Once uploaded, your image will be available in AWS ECR.

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*🔹 Step 5: Pull the Docker Image from AWS ECR*
On another system or EC2 instance, **pull the image**:

```bash
docker pull [aws_account_id].dkr.ecr.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/my-docker-app:latest
```

To verify the pulled image, run:

```bash
docker images
```

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*🔹 Step 6: Run a Docker Container from AWS ECR Image*
Run the container locally:

```bash
docker run -d -p 5000:5000 [aws_account_id].dkr.ecr.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/my-docker-app:latest
```

🔹 This command runs the container and maps port *5000* to your local machine.

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*🔹 Common Issues & Fixes*
🔹 *Denied: requested access to the resource is denied*
✅ *Fix:* Ensure your AWS CLI is configured with `aws configure`.

🔹 *Error: authentication required*
✅ *Fix:* Re-run the `docker login` command to authenticate.

🔹 *Image not found when pulling*
✅ *Fix:* Double-check the *repository name* and **region**.

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*🔹 Who Is This Tutorial For?*
✅ Developers working with *AWS & Docker*
✅ DevOps engineers managing *container registries*
✅ Anyone deploying *containerized applications*

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