1. Download the zip

curl "https://s3.amazonaws.com/aws-cli/awscli-bundle.zip" -o "awscli-bundle.zip"

2. Unzip

unzip awscli-bundle.zip

3. Install

sudo ./awscli-bundle/install -i /usr/local/aws -b /usr/local/bin/aws

1. List docker containers:

docker ps

2. Backup container

docker commit -p <container-ID> backup-name

3. The backup image will be listed in the docker images list:

docker images

4. Now backup the image as a tar file:

docker save -o backup-name.tar backup-name