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Docker container that attaches an EBS volume to the local ec2 instance.

docker-ebs-attach

Docker container that attaches an EBS volume to the local ec2 instance. Detaches volume on exit.

Usage:

docker run -it --rm leg100/ebs-attach \
--volumeid vol-123123 \
--device /dev/xvdf \
--region eu-west-1

Note: it relies on the ec2 instance possessing an IAM profile with the following privileges:

  • ec2:AttachVolume
  • ec2:DetachVolume
  • ec2:DescribeVolumes