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Containerized with ECS

Deploy containerized applications using ECS and Fargate with auto-scaling

Difficulty

Advanced

Duration

8-10 hours

Cost

~$30-50 (if left running)

Project Overview

Modernize your application deployment using containerization with Amazon ECS and AWS Fargate. This capstone project brings together all previous concepts while introducing container orchestration, microservices architecture, and serverless container deployment.

You'll containerize the Flask application, deploy it using ECS with Fargate, implement auto-scaling based on metrics, set up CI/CD pipelines, and establish comprehensive monitoring and logging for a production-ready containerized application.

Learning Objectives

Container Technologies

  • • Docker containerization techniques
  • • ECS service and task definitions
  • • Fargate serverless container deployment
  • • ECR container registry management

DevOps Practices

  • • CI/CD pipeline implementation
  • • Blue-green deployment strategies
  • • Container health monitoring
  • • Automated scaling policies

Technologies Used

ECS
Container Service
Fargate
Serverless Containers
Docker
Containerization
ECR
Container Registry
CodePipeline
CI/CD

Container Architecture

Application Layer

  • • Multi-stage Docker builds
  • • Flask application containerization
  • • Environment-based configurations
  • • Health check implementations

Orchestration Layer

  • • ECS cluster management
  • • Fargate task definitions
  • • Service discovery integration
  • • Load balancer target groups

Advanced Features

Auto Scaling

  • • CPU/Memory-based scaling
  • • Custom CloudWatch metrics
  • • Predictive scaling policies
  • • Cost optimization strategies

CI/CD Pipeline

  • • Automated testing and builds
  • • Container image scanning
  • • Blue-green deployments
  • • Rollback mechanisms

Monitoring

  • • Container insights
  • • Application performance monitoring
  • • Distributed tracing
  • • Custom dashboards

Prerequisites

  • • Completion of all previous projects (1-4)
  • • Docker installed and configured locally
  • • Understanding of containerization concepts
  • • Familiarity with CI/CD principles
  • • Experience with Git and version control
  • • Basic knowledge of microservices architecture

Project Steps

1

Containerize Flask application with Docker

2

Create ECR repository and push images

3

Design ECS cluster and task definitions

4

Configure Fargate services and networking

5

Implement Application Load Balancer integration

6

Set up auto-scaling policies and metrics

7

Create CI/CD pipeline with CodePipeline

8

Configure container monitoring and logging

9

Implement blue-green deployment strategy

10

Optimize costs and performance

11

Establish disaster recovery procedures

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