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Thu Kha Kyawe
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How To Implement Microservices by Using AWS Containers

#aws #microservices #containers #2025

Step 1. Create an ECR repository

  • In the AWS navigation bar, type ECR into the search box, and then select Elastic Container Registry service

  • Click Repositories

  • Click Create repository

  • Write Repository name

  • Click Create repository

  • In the AWS navigation bar, type cloudshell into the search box, and then click

  • Click Close

  • Create new folder by typing the following command 
mkdir ~/labmicroservice
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  • type the following command 
cd ~/labmicroservice
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  • Create Dockerfile by using VIM Editor 
vim Dockerfile
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  • Copy and paste the following command in Dockerfile and save 
FROM public.ecr.aws/amazonlinux/amazonlinux:latest

# Install dependencies
RUN yum update -y && \
yum install -y httpd

# Install the cowsay binary
RUN dnf install --assumeyes cowsay

# Install apache and write a web page
RUN echo "<html><pre style=\"line-height:100%\">" > /var/www/html/index.html
RUN cowsay 'We have a LOT of milk in stock!' >> /var/www/html/index.html
RUN echo "</pre></html>" >> /var/www/html/index.html

# Configure apache
RUN echo 'mkdir -p /var/run/httpd' >> /root/run_apache.sh && \
echo 'mkdir -p /var/lock/httpd' >> /root/run_apache.sh && \
echo '/usr/sbin/httpd -D FOREGROUND' >> /root/run_apache.sh && \
chmod 755 /root/run_apache.sh

EXPOSE 80

CMD /root/run_apache.sh
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  • Run the following command 
docker build --tag labmicroservice .
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Step 2. Deploy a Docker container to ECR

  • Type the following command and press Enter 
REPO=labmicroservice

ACCOUNT=$(aws sts get-caller-identity --query "Account" --output text)

ECR=${ACCOUNT}.dkr.ecr.${AWS_REGION}.amazonaws.com
aws ecr get-login-password | docker login --username AWS --password-stdin ${ECR}

docker tag labmicroservice ${ECR}/${REPO}

docker push ${ECR}/${REPO}
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  • Type the following command 
aws ecr list-images --repository-name labmicroservice --region ${AWS_REGION}
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  • Click Repositories

  • Click labmicroservice

  • Click latest

  • Copy this URL

Step 3. Create an ECS cluster using Amazon Fargate

  • Type Elastic Container Service in Services and click

  • Click Create cluster

  • Type Cluster name and Choose AWS Fargate (serverless) then Click Create

  • Click Task definitions

  • Click Create new task definition and choose Create new task definition

  • Type name and paste ULR you copied earlier

  • Clear Use log collection

  • Click Create

  • Select Create service

  • Select Launch type

  • Type Service name

  • Select VPC and Choose All subnets and Security Group

  • Click Create

Step 4. Test the container application

  • Click Task and Click on task name

  • Copy Public ip and open in new browser

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