AWS Fargate is a serverless compute engine provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS) that allows users to run containers without the need to manage servers or clusters of Amazon EC2 instances. With AWS Fargate service, users can focus on building applications without worrying about server management. It is compatible with Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) and Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS).
One of the key benefits of AWS Fargate is its simplicity. There is no need to provision or configure virtual machines to run containers, as Fargate cares about the underlying infrastructure. Developers can focus more on application development and less on infrastructure management. Here, we will go through the steps in deploying containerized applications with Amazon ECS using AWS Fargate.
How to deploy Docker image in ECR into ECS using AWS Fargate Service
Step 1. Go to the AWS console home page.
Step 2. Go to Elastic Container Service.
Step 3. Click on the Get Started button.
Step 4. Click on Create a Cluster. Then, give it a name and other networking details. And select AWS Fargate (serverless) as the infrastructure.
Step 5. Click on the Create button at the bottom.
Step 6. On the left panel, select Task Definitions. Click on Create new task definition and select Create new task definition.
Step 7. First, give it a Name. Then, provide container details like the Name of the image, copy the Image URL from ECR, and add more port mapping information.
Step 8. Click on the Next button.
Step 9. Under Environment, select AWS Fargate (serverless) as the App environment. Click on the link IAM console under Task role to create one. Go down and uncheck the Use log collection. Then click the Next button.
Step 10. Click on the Create button.
Step 11. Go to the left panel, click Clusters, and click the created cluster. Then click on the Services and then on Create.
Step 12. Under Environment, select Launch type as Compute options.
Step 13. Select FARGATE as the Launch type.
Step 14. Under Deployment configuration, select Task as Application type. Give Family name.
Step 15. Under Networking, select Create a new security group as Security group and provide all the details. Click on the Create button.
Step 16. Go to the Clusters, select the created cluster, and click on the task in running status.
Step 17. On the window of task overview, go to configuration, and click on the link open address to get the IP address. Ensure the task is running.
These were the steps to use a Docker image in ECR and use that image to deploy using ECS service with Fargate.
Conclusion
AWS Fargate is a serverless compute engine that enables users to run containers without managing servers or clusters. AWS Fargate service simplifies the deployment and management of containers, allowing developers to focus on building applications. Integration with other AWS services and flexible pricing options make AWS Fargate a versatile solution for container-based applications.
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