AWS ECS (Elastic Container Service) - Deep Dive

ECS from Basic to Advanced (Includes basic Docker)

Created by Soumyadeep Dey, Last Updated 11-Sep-2020, Language:English

What Will I Get ?

Basic knowledge of what containers are and how it works
Basic hands-on and conceptual understanding of Docker
In-depth knowledge on Amazon ECS
Application deployment on AWS ECS
ECS integration with development tools like CodeCommit, CodePipeline etc (high level)

Requirements

Basic understanding of AWS
Should have working knowledge using AWS management console

Description

Amazon Elastic Container Service is the Native Container Orchestrator provided by AWS. In this course you will learn about ECS from basic to advanced mode.

It starts with Container concepts with Docker, Docker Labs and then into ECS. It shows how ECS can be helpful in managing environments with multiple containers.

It will also show ECS integration with development tools like CodeCommit, CodePipeline (on a high level).

I will add EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service) in due time.

Who this course is for:

Who wants to work on a container orchestrator tool in AWS
Who needs a cloud native exposure on application hosting using containers
Wants to know Containerization Technologies (Docker)
Who wants to deploy applications, as microservices, onto containers

Course Content

Container/Docker Basics

7 Lectures 01:06:39
- What are Containers, Evolution of container technologies
  
  Preview
  
  00:13:47
- Application Evolution - Container Realization
  
  Preview
  
  00:10:03
- Docker Container Concepts
  
  Preview
  
  00:05:27
- Docker Working Architecture (for the lab)
  
  00:02:43
- (Lab) Setup Docker Hub, Docker Daemon & Client
  
  Preview
  
  00:13:17
- Introduction to Dockerfile
  
  00:07:10
- (Lab) Dockerfile intial Demo
  
  00:14:12
Basic Docker Commands

6 Lectures 00:59:14
- (Lab) "docker build" command & Docker Hub
  
  Preview
  
  00:05:19
- (Lab) Building images - "docker image" command
  
  00:15:18
- (Lab) Manage containers - "docker container" command
  
  00:11:39
- (Lab) Docker networking - "docker network" command
  
  00:07:02
- (Lab) Create & Run containers - "docker container run" command
  
  00:03:09
- (Lab) Docker volumes, Bind Mounts
  
  00:16:47
Case Study (Host a 2-tier application using Docker containers)

4 Lectures 00:31:30
- Case Study Application (2 Tier Web Appl)
  
  Preview
  
  00:05:42
- (Lab) Host the backend in container - MySQL in a container
  
  00:08:43
- (Lab) Host front end in container - Python Flask + HTML in mutliple containers
  
  00:13:24
- Multiple Containers - Summary
  
  00:03:41
AWS ECS - ECS Cluster & Task Definition

16 Lectures 02:18:01
- ECS Architecture & Workflow
  
  Preview
  
  00:10:54
- ECS Hierarchy and ECR
  
  00:03:49
- (Lab) ECR
  
  00:11:09
- ECS Cluster Concepts
  
  00:04:33
- (Lab) ECS Cluster
  
  00:11:05
- Task Definition (TDef) Concepts
  
  00:04:44
- TDef Component 1 - Networking Mode
  
  00:13:02
- TDef Component 2 - Container Definition
  
  00:12:25
- TDef Component 3 - Volumes
  
  00:06:56
- (Lab) Create a complete Task Defition
  
  00:08:51
- (Lab) Bridge Networking Mode TDef Component
  
  00:15:48
- (Lab) Host Networking Mode TDef Component
  
  00:06:13
- (Lab) AWSVPC Networking Mode TDef Component
  
  00:06:49
- (Lab) Volumes TDef Component
  
  00:08:39
- Task Definition Summary
  
  00:01:27
- Case Study testing using Task Definition & Run Task
  
  00:11:37
AWS ECS - Services & Discovery

12 Lectures 01:31:43
- Service Registry & Discovery
  
  00:15:57
- AWS ECS Service Concepts
  
  00:09:43
- (Lab) VPC Network Topology for ECS Cluster
  
  00:03:43
- (Lab) Extending VPC N/W
  
  00:02:55
- (Lab) Create Classic and Application Load Balancers
  
  00:02:25
- Service Load Balancer and ASG
  
  00:04:13
- (Lab) ECS Services - Part 1
  
  00:18:32
- (Lab) ECS Services - Part 2
  
  00:08:58
- ECS Auto Scaling Concepts
  
  00:03:44
- (Lab) Cluster Auto Scaling Configuration
  
  00:08:00
- (Lab) Service Auto Scaling Configuration
  
  00:05:44
- Hints & Tips
  
  00:07:49
Deploy Case Study Application Step-by-Step

7 Lectures 00:43:24
- Step 1 - Understand the code (OPTIONAL)
  
  00:06:46
- Step 2 & 3 - ECR and VPC
  
  00:04:40
- Step 4 - Create ALB and Change code accordingly
  
  00:08:07
- Step 5 & 6 - Create RDS & ECS cluster
  
  00:04:00
- Step 7 & 8 - Create Task Definition and Service
  
  00:09:04
- Step 9 - Test the Application
  
  00:02:24
- A bit more on the Networking Modes (Important)
  
  00:08:23
AWS ECS - Monitoring & Logging

2 Lectures 00:15:21
- Monitor Cluster, Service
  
  00:05:32
- Logs - Capture Application/Container Logs using CloudWatch
  
  00:09:49
AWS ECS Fargate

1 Lectures 00:08:10
- Fargate Concept & Lab
  
  00:08:10
ECS with AWS DevOps (CodeCommit, CodeBuild, CodePipeline)

2 Lectures 00:24:04
- (Lab) ECS with AWS DevOps - Part 1
  
  00:17:22
- (Lab) ECS with AWS DevOps - Part 2: Autodeploy code modifications
  
  00:06:42
EKS Intro (Elastic Kubernetes Service)

1 Lectures 00:07:51
- Conclusion: High Level Kubernetes Architecture
  
  00:07:51