Docker for Amazon Web Services (AWS) Management Usage Add the function below to your .zshrc file And Modify THIS_REPO_LOCATION to your own location. function ops { cd THIS_REPO_LOCATION && make bash PROFILE=${1:-default} } Clone your playbook repo into work directory. Use command ops to enter container and then do what you want with Ansible and Aws CLI Useful AWS CLI command shortcuts AWS CLI command shortcuts located in the file home/.mybashrc, and you can modify freely. command shortcut ec2 list all running ec2 instances in current location. command shortcut ssm with ec2 instance id as parameter to connect to ec2 instance. How to Change Profile (if you have multiple profiles) use internal command senv YOUR_PROFILE_NAME to change profile. senv --region SPECIFIED_REGION to change current region. Named profiles for the AWS CLI are located in ~/.aws.