AWS CloudFormation ECS

Overview

Provides CloudFormation patterns for ECS clusters, task definitions, services, container definitions, auto scaling, blue/green deployments, ALB integration, monitoring, and cross-stack references.

When to Use

• Creating or updating ECS clusters with CloudFormation
• Configuring Fargate/EC2 launch types and capacity providers
• Deploying services with ALB/NLB integration or blue/green deployments
• Implementing auto scaling for ECS services
• Setting up monitoring with Container Insights

Instructions

Follow these steps to create ECS infrastructure with CloudFormation:

1. Define ECS Cluster Parameters