Dockers and Containers in AWS
Tags: devops, aws
Published: 2023-01-12 17:17:57

Docker is a platform that allows developers to easily create, deploy, and run applications in containers. Containers are lightweight, portable, self-sufficient and executable package that includes everything needed to run a piece of software, including the code, a runtime, system tools, libraries, and settings making it easy to move the application between different environments. AWS provides several services that support the use of Docker and Containers in the cloud which are given below:

**Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS):**
It is a fully managed service that makes it easy to run, scale, and secure Docker containers on AWS. With ECS, you can launch and stop container-based applications, query the state of your cluster, monitor your applications using Amazon Cloud Watch and access many familiar features like security groups, elastic load balancing, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) roles.

**Elastic Container Registry (ECR):**
Elastic container registry is a Docker container registry that makes it easy to store, manage, and deploy Docker container images. With ECR, you can host your own images in a private
repository, and easily share images between teams within your organization.

**Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS):**
This service of AWS makes application easy to run, scale, organize and containerized using Kubernetes. EKS simplifies the process of building, deploying, and managing containerized applications on Kubernetes by handling the heavy lifting of provisioning, scaling, and managing the underlying infrastructure. With EKS, you can launch and manage Kubernetes clusters, update your Kubernetes version, and scale your worker nodes as needed.

**AWS Fargate:**
AWS Fargate is a serverless compute engine for containers that works with both ECS and EKS. It allows you to build and deploy containerized applications without having to manage the underlying
infrastructure. Instead, you only need to specify the desired resources for your containers, and Fargate will automatically supply and scale the necessary resources for you.

**Elastic Beanstalk AWS:**
It is a fully managed service that makes it easy to deploy, run, and scale web applications and services. Elastic Beanstalk supports a number of different platforms, including the ability to run applications in Docker containers.

Additionally, you can also use Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR) to store and manage your Docker images, and Amazon CloudWatch to monitor the performance of your containerized applications and troubleshoot any issues that may arise.
These services can help you run containerized applications on AWS in an easy and efficient way.
They allow you to focus on writing and deploying your applications, while AWS takes care of the underlying infrastructure. Moreover, they all can work together to create a powerful and easy-to-use platform for deploying and managing containerized applications in the cloud.

However, it is important to mention that there are other ways to run containers on AWS such as EC2 instances with the Docker engine installed on them, or using self-managed kubernetes clusters using EC2 instances.