Getting Started with Containers

Overview

Get started with curated resources to help you learn how to run containers on AWS. Follow step-by-step tutorials and workshops, read documentation, watch videos, and read blogs on your specific use case.

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Tutorial

Deploy a containerized application with AWS Copilot

Learn how to deploy an application to Amazon ECS and AWS Fargate using a CLI.

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Tutorial

Deploy a containerized application with Amazon EKS

Learn how to deploy a containerized application onto a Kubernetes cluster managed by Amazon EKS.

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Tutorial

Deploy a containerized web application with AWS App Runner

Learn how to deploy your application to an App Runner service in the AWS Console.

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Workshop

Amazon ECS Workshop

Learn how to get started with Amazon ECS and AWS Fargate by launching a front-end service and multiple backend services on AWS.

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Workshop

Amazon EKS Workshop

Learn about the features of Amazon EKS and explore multiple ways to configure VPC, ALB, and EC2 Kubernetes workers.

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Workshop

AWS App Runner Workshop

Learn how to use AWS App Runner to build a simple containerized web application from containers or source code in GitHub.

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Find your service

AWS offers multiple container services to help you deploy, manage, and scale containers. Use the chart below to map out which AWS services can be used to run your container workload or visit the containers home page to learn more about your options and which best suits your needs.

AWS service	Recommended use	Get started
Amazon ECR	Use ECR with any AWS container orchestration service to store your container images.	Documentation »
Amazon ECS	Use ECS to break monolith apps into microservices, migrate to the cloud, or run batch processing workloads.	Documentation »
Amazon EKS	Use EKS to run Kubernetes on AWS, build hybrid applications across the cloud and on-prem, or deploy machine learning models.	Documentation »
AWS Fargate	Use Fargate with ECS to launch serverless containers or build a PaaS.	Documentation »
Amazon EC2	Use EC2 with any of our management services for the maximum control over your launch type.	Documentation »

Resources

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Training and Certificaton

Architecting Amazon EKS for PCI DSS Compliance

This paper outlines best practices customers should consider when configuring Amazon EKS for AWS Fargate or Amazon EC2 launch types for Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) version 3.2.1 compliance.

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Whitepapers

Architecting on Amazon ECS for PCI DSS Compliance

This paper outlines best practices for configuring Amazon ECS to support customers’ Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) version 3.2.1 compliance needs.

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Whitepapers

Security Practices for Multi-Tenant SaaS Applications Using Amazon EKS

This technical guide shows you how to securely manage and operate multi-tenant software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications on Amazon EKS clusters.

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Containers from the Couch

Containers from the Couch, hosted by our developer advocates, features new launches, partner and customer stories, guided tutorials, as well as topics requested by customers. Tune in on Twitch or access the on-demand library of shows.

Deploying a production ready Wordpress site in minutes with the AWS Copilot CLI

What load balancer options do you have with Amazon EKS, and how do you choose?

Remotely access your containers on ECS using ECS Exec!

Find your container software

AWS Marketplace offers verified container software that you can deploy on Amazon ECS and Amazon EKS. Container software is available for high performance computing, security, and developer tools, as well as SaaS products that manage, analyze, and protect container applications.

Get started in AWS Marketplace for Containers.