Nginx (pronounced "engine-x") is an open source reverse proxy server for HTTP, HTTPS, SMTP, POP3, and IMAP protocols, as well as a load balancer, HTTP cache, and a web server (origin server). The nginx project has a strong focus on high concurrency, high performance and low memory usage.
The sources and documentation are distributed under the 2-clause BSD-like license. Learn more: https://nginx.org/en/
This task definition pulls the maintained nginx image from DockerHub.
- Have an active AWS account.
- Create an Amazon ECS cluster.
- This task definition is a template that can then be pasted into the AWS console JSON input area or saved to a file and used with the AWS CLI.
- Run the task definition as a Task or Service.
aws ecs register-task-definition --cli-input-json file://<path_to_json_file>/nginx.json
A task definition is required to run Docker containers in Amazon ECS. Some of the parameters you can specify in a task definition include:
- Which Docker images to use with the containers in your task.
- How much CPU and memory to use with each container.
- The Docker networking mode to use for the containers in your task.
Please see the Amazon ECS Documentation for more information on writing and running Task Definitions.
Amazon EC2 Container Service (Amazon ECS) is a container management service that supports Docker containers and allows you to easily run applications on a managed cluster of Amazon EC2 instances. Amazon ECS eliminates the need for you to install, operate, and scale your own cluster management infrastructure. Learn more here.