ECS to Docker Container Steps

1. Got o the ECS panel

2. Open

   

    

3. Either create a new cluster or create a new one

4. Select Task definitions, you can’t create a service without defining a task, it is the task that links to your Docker repo

5. Open

   

    

6. Give the task a name and set the Task execution role to “Create new role”

8. Connect to your repo and expose the ports that the container exposes, and be sure to give the port mappings names

10. Select Create at the bottom of the page

Creating a service

1. Select the cluster you want to work with, or create a new one

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3. Create a new service

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5. In the Family section select the task you created

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7. The service name must be unique just as they are when you create a docker docker container

8. In the networking section you will need to expose the ports to the outside world

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10. Either create a new security group (must be unique) or use an existing one, make sure the ports you expose the ports you exposed in the task

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12. Select Create at the bottom of the page

13. Wait for the service to be deployed

15. To see the service running select the tasks running

16. Select the task

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18. You can now access the service via the public IP