What is Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)?
Amazon EC2 Container Service (ECS) enables users to run Docker containers on a managed cluster of Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) instances. The service abstracts the underlying infrastructure and simplifies the process of deploying, managing, and scaling containerized applications. ECS supports various container orchestration features, including task scheduling, service discovery, load balancing, and automatic scaling, allowing developers to focus on building and running their applications rather than managing the underlying infrastructure
Highlights
- Supports Docker containers and simplifies deployment of containerized applications
- Provides a managed cluster of Amazon EC2 instances to run containers
- Offers container orchestration features such as task scheduling, service discovery, and load balancing
- Automatically scales the cluster to accommodate changes in workload