diff --git a/deploy-cluster-aws/fabfile-monitor.py b/deploy-cluster-aws/fabfile-monitor.py
index b0ff4841..71c5b100 100644
--- a/deploy-cluster-aws/fabfile-monitor.py
+++ b/deploy-cluster-aws/fabfile-monitor.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def install_docker_engine():
     Example:
         fab --fabfile=fabfile-monitor.py \
             --hosts=ec2-52-58-106-17.eu-central-1.compute.amazonaws.com \
-            install_docker
+            install_docker_engine
     """
 
     # install prerequisites
@@ -40,13 +40,40 @@ def install_docker_engine():
 
 @task
 def install_docker_compose():
+    """Install docker-compose on an ec2 ubuntu 14.04 instance
+
+    Example:
+        fab --fabfile=fabfile-monitor.py \
+            --hosts=ec2-52-58-106-17.eu-central-1.compute.amazonaws.com \
+            install_docker_compose
+    """
     sudo('curl -L https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.7.0/docker-compose-`uname \
          -s`-`uname -m` > /usr/local/bin/docker-compose')
     sudo('chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose')
 
 
+@task
+def install_docker():
+    """Install docker and docker-compose on an ec2 ubuntu 14.04 instance
+
+    Example:
+        fab --fabfile=fabfile-monitor.py \
+            --hosts=ec2-52-58-106-17.eu-central-1.compute.amazonaws.com \
+            install_docker
+    """
+    install_docker_engine()
+    install_docker_compose()
+
+
 @task
 def run_monitor():
+    """Run bigchaindb monitor on an ec2 ubuntu 14.04 instance
+
+    Example:
+        fab --fabfile=fabfile-monitor.py \
+            --hosts=ec2-52-58-106-17.eu-central-1.compute.amazonaws.com \
+            run_monitor
+    """
     # copy docker-compose-monitor to the ec2 instance
     put('../docker-compose-monitor.yml')
-    run('docker-compose -f docker-compose-monitor.yml up -d')
+    run('INFLUXDB_DATA=/influxdb-data docker-compose -f docker-compose-monitor.yml up -d')
diff --git a/docs/source/deploy-on-aws.md b/docs/source/deploy-on-aws.md
index 49c83021..0d23fdeb 100644
--- a/docs/source/deploy-on-aws.md
+++ b/docs/source/deploy-on-aws.md
@@ -149,6 +149,28 @@ You have 2 allocated elactic IPs which are not associated with instances
 (It has Domain = vpc.)
 ```
 
+## BigchainDB Monitor Deployment
+
+The deployment for the monitor requires an aws ec2 instance running Ubuntu 14.04 with a system folder `/influxdb-data`.
+This folder can be a [mount point of an EBS volume](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ebs-using-volumes.html)
+for data persistence.
+
+With the instance setup we first need to install `docker` and `docker-compose`:
+```text
+$ fab --fabfile=fabfile-monitor.py --hosts=<ec2 host name> install_docker
+```
+
+After docker is installed run the monitor with:
+```text
+$ fab --fabfile=fabfile-monitor.py --hosts=<ec2 host name> run_monitor
+```
+
+To access the monitor follow the instructions on [Monitoring](monitoring.html) replacing `localhost` with the
+hostname of the ec2 instance running the monitor.
+
+To configure bigchaindb to start sending statistics to the monitor change statsd host in the configuration file
+(in `$HOME/.bigchaindb` by default) to the hostname of the ec2 instance running the monitor.
+
 ## Known Deployment Issues
 
 ### NetworkError
diff --git a/docs/source/monitoring.md b/docs/source/monitoring.md
index 4fb53072..dd3b1c6f 100644
--- a/docs/source/monitoring.md
+++ b/docs/source/monitoring.md
@@ -16,7 +16,12 @@ $ docker-compose -f docker-compose-monitor.yml build
 $ docker-compose -f docker-compose-monitor.yml up
 ```
 
-then point a browser tab to:
+It is also possible to mount a host directory as a data volume for influxdb by settings the `INFLUXDB_DATA` env.
+```text
+$ INFLUXDB_DATA=/data docker-compose -f docker-compose-monitor up
+```
+
+After starting docker-compose point a browser tab to:
 
 [http://localhost:3000/dashboard/script/bigchaindb_dashboard.js](http://localhost:3000/dashboard/script/bigchaindb_dashboard.js)