Tutorial: Deploying Scalable NodeJS app using ECS with Docker

Submitted By: Harkirat Singh, Harman Gill,Muhammad Imran Malik, Mauro Pappatera

 

 

Introduction

Objective

The objective of this project is to demonstrate the working of Amazon ECS by deploying a simple nodeJS app and scaling it.

Goal

The goal of this project is fully demonstrate the usage of ECS container service to deploy a web app but using docker containers. The tutorial aims to give insight on the simplicity of scaling a web app when using Amazon ECS.

 

Table of Contents

• ECS Introduction
• Benefits of ECS
• ECS Features
• Intro to docker
• Demo and Tutorial
• Common Docker Gotchas
• Resources