AWS DevOps: Continuous Docker Deployment to AWS Fargate from GitLab

1h 25mAdvanced2019-07-31

Authors

Jeremy Villeneuve

Founder of Halvanta, LLC, an IT consulting firm

Course details

Fargate makes it easy to host and scale your Docker containers on AWS; GitLab can quickly deploy your containers to Fargate so you can release early and often. Learn how to combine these two tools into an automated, continuous DevOps pipeline that makes deploying and scaling your container-based applications a quick and easy endeavor. Instructor Jeremy “JV” Villeneuve first shows how to install and configure GitLab using the official Docker image, and maintain GitLab through regular automated backups and upgrades. Then he explains how to create ECS clusters to run containers on Fargate via the ECS Fargate command-line interface (CLI). Finally, learn how to script deployment of new containers from GitLab to Fargate and test your setup to ensure everything works as planned.

Learning objectives
Setting up GitLab
Backing up GitLab
Upgrading GitLab
Creating a Fargate cluster via the CLI
Creating a Fargate task via the CLI
Updating a Fargate service via the CLI
Creating and testing a GitLab deployment pipeline

Skills covered

GitLabVirtualizationDevOps FoundationsAmazon Web Services (AWS)AmazonDevOpsCloud ServicesCloud PlatformsNetwork and System AdministrationCloud ComputingDeep Dive (X:Y)

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - DevOps for Fargate and GitLab
02 - What you should know
03 - Course outline

1. Set Up a Secure GitLab Installation

04 - Gitlab server requirement
05 - Installing Docker
06 - Change the SSH Port
07 - Using a custom domain with GitLab
08 - Running GitLab in Docker
09 - Configure GitLab
10 - GitLab first time setup
11 - Pushing a container to the registry

2. DevOps for GitLab

12 - Monitoring GitLab
13 - GitLab backups
14 - Upgrading GitLab

3. DevOps for Fargate

15 - ECS launch types - Fargate vs. EC2
16 - Creating a Fargate cluster from the CLI
17 - Creating a Fargate task with the CLI
18 - Permissions for ECS to access the secret
19 - Creating a Fargate service with the CLI

4. Continuous Deployment with Fargate and GitLab

20 - Install the GitLab Runner
21 - Create a deployment pipeline for Fargate
22 - Testing the pipeline

Conclusion

23 - Next steps