Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS) is a fully managed container orchestration service that enables users to easily run, manage and scale containers on AWS. With ECS, you can deploy containers either on a cluster of Amazon EC2 instances or on AWS Fargate, a serverless computing engine for containers. In this article, we’ll take a closer look at what ECS is and how it works, including the different components and launch types available.
In this article, we’ll take a closer look at what ECS is and how it works, including the different components and launch types available. We'll also briefly compare the features of EC2 and Fargate, and explore the use cases for each launch type. By the end of this article, you'll have a better understanding of how to use ECS and be able to make an informed decision on which launch type is best for your needs.
But first, let's define what ECS is. ECS is a highly scalable and powerful tool for orchestrating containers that are run on Docker. It allows you to deploy containers from your local environment via Docker and provision access to those containers from anywhere, resulting in zero downtime and no complicated configurations. With ECS, you can scale numerous containers with just a single click.
ECS provides the underlying infrastructure to create task definitions for your tasks and services; however, you still have to select a launch type that will handle running, stopping, and deploying your tasks and services.
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