diff --git a/.boto b/.boto
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..727ea11e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.boto
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[Boto]
+debug = 0
+num_retries = 10
diff --git a/foreman/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.foreman b/foreman/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.foreman
index 412515a31..d8e1f154c 100644
--- a/foreman/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.foreman
+++ b/foreman/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.foreman
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ WORKDIR /home/user
 RUN pip3 install --upgrade pip
 
 COPY config config
+COPY .boto .boto
 
 COPY foreman/requirements.txt .
 
diff --git a/infrastructure/nomad-configuration/client-instance-user-data.tpl.sh b/infrastructure/nomad-configuration/client-instance-user-data.tpl.sh
index 9be97232e..338b84c00 100644
--- a/infrastructure/nomad-configuration/client-instance-user-data.tpl.sh
+++ b/infrastructure/nomad-configuration/client-instance-user-data.tpl.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 apt-get update -y
 apt-get upgrade -y
-apt-get install --yes nfs-common jq iotop dstat speedometer
+apt-get install --yes nfs-common jq iotop dstat speedometer awscli docker.io
 
 ulimit -n 65536
 
diff --git a/workers/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.affymetrix b/workers/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.affymetrix
index 3c3866b12..4cdb39bc2 100644
--- a/workers/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.affymetrix
+++ b/workers/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.affymetrix
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ RUN pip3 install setuptools --upgrade && \
   rm -rf /root/.cache
 
 COPY config/ config/
+COPY .boto .boto
 
 COPY common/dist/data-refinery-common-* common/
 
diff --git a/workers/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.downloaders b/workers/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.downloaders
index f42487317..218d820a3 100644
--- a/workers/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.downloaders
+++ b/workers/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.downloaders
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ RUN sh aspera-cli-3.7.7.608.927cce8-linux-64-release.sh
 USER root
 
 COPY config config
+COPY .boto .boto
 
 COPY workers/data_refinery_workers/downloaders/requirements.txt .
 
diff --git a/workers/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.illumina b/workers/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.illumina
index 37a808c90..74124aa30 100644
--- a/workers/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.illumina
+++ b/workers/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.illumina
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ RUN Rscript illumina_dependencies.R
 RUN pip3 install --upgrade pip
 
 COPY config/ config/
+COPY .boto .boto
 
 COPY workers/data_refinery_workers/processors/requirements.txt .
 
diff --git a/workers/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.no_op b/workers/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.no_op
index d5be2337b..0f3645832 100644
--- a/workers/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.no_op
+++ b/workers/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.no_op
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ RUN pip3 install --upgrade pip
 RUN  pip3 --no-cache-dir install -r requirements.txt
 
 COPY config/ config/
+COPY .boto .boto
 COPY common/dist/data-refinery-common-* common/
 
 # Get the latest version from the dist directory.
diff --git a/workers/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.salmon b/workers/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.salmon
index ae482413a..343d675cc 100644
--- a/workers/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.salmon
+++ b/workers/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.salmon
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ RUN chmod +x ./FastQC/fastqc
 RUN rm -f fastqc_v0.11.7.zip
 
 COPY config/ config/
+COPY .boto .boto
 
 COPY workers/data_refinery_workers/processors/requirements.txt .
 
diff --git a/workers/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.smasher b/workers/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.smasher
index df64deec1..d982c48ca 100644
--- a/workers/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.smasher
+++ b/workers/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.smasher
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ RUN pip3 install numpy scipy matplotlib pandas==0.23.1 scikit-learn sympy nose r
 # End smasher-specific
 
 COPY config/ config/
+COPY .boto .boto
 
 COPY workers/data_refinery_workers/processors/requirements.txt .
 
diff --git a/workers/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.transcriptome b/workers/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.transcriptome
index 6547da660..ecef6ae81 100644
--- a/workers/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.transcriptome
+++ b/workers/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.transcriptome
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ RUN rm -r Salmon*
 RUN pip3 install --upgrade pip
 
 COPY config/ config/
+COPY .boto .boto
 
 COPY workers/data_refinery_workers/processors/requirements.txt .