diff --git a/share/templates/readmes/aws.md b/share/templates/readmes/aws.md
index 8f42b1e..04c9594 100644
--- a/share/templates/readmes/aws.md
+++ b/share/templates/readmes/aws.md
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@
 
 [certbot webpage to install ssl certificates](https://certbot.eff.org)
 
+#### docker
+[ubuntu docker ce install](https://docs.docker.com/install/linux/docker-ce/ubuntu/)
+
+[ubuntu docker compose install](https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/)
+
 
 ## adding/deleting users
 
@@ -190,6 +195,9 @@ AWS has a sudo group that allows a user sudo priveleges
 
 ## postgres
 
+### note:
+if you are using docker for postgres, skip this and go to the docker section
+
 
 #### links fix locale error with postgres
 
@@ -229,14 +237,16 @@ AWS has a sudo group that allows a user sudo priveleges
 6. test it by running: *psql -h* ***ip\_address*** *-U* ***username*** *-d* ***database***
 7. e.g. psql -h 173.246.107.96 -U postgres postgres
 
-### setup the /var/www directory
+
+
+## setup the /var/www directory
 
 	cd /var
 	sudo mkdir www
 	sudo chgrp www-data www -R
 	sudo chmod g+w www -R
 	
-### install python packages
+## install python packages
 
 	sudo apt-get install python-dev
 	sudo apt-get install python3-dev
@@ -279,7 +289,48 @@ add the following:
 	echo "WORKON_HOME=~/.virtualenvs" >> .bashrc
 	echo ". /usr/local/bin/virtualenvwrapper.sh" >> .bashrc
 	
+## Docker
+
+### docker
+
+##### uninstall old (if necessary)
+	sudo apt-get remove docker docker-engine docker.io containerd runc
 	
+##### set up apt-get
+	
+	sudo apt-get update
+	sudo apt-get install \
+	    apt-transport-https \
+	    ca-certificates \
+	    curl \
+	    gnupg-agent \
+	    software-properties-common
+	    
+##### verify install
+
+check that fingerprint key "9DC8 5822 9FC7 DD38 854A E2D8 8D81 803C 0EBF CD88" is the same
+
+	curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo apt-key add -
+	    
+	sudo apt-key fingerprint 0EBFCD88
+
+##### install repository
+	sudo add-apt-repository \
+	   "deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu \
+	   $(lsb_release -cs) \
+	   stable"
+	
+##### install docker
+
+	sudo apt-get update 
+	sudo apt-get install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io
+
+### docker-compose
+	sudo curl -L "https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.25.4/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m)" -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
+	
+	sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
+
+
 ## nginx
 
 	sudo apt-get install nginx