Docker on AWS

1h 43mIntermediate2019-09-23

Authors

Robert Starmer

Cloud Advisor, Founder of Kumulus Technologies

Course details

Docker is the next step beyond virtualization. When deployed with Amazon Elastic Container Service (AWS ECS), you have a solid foundation for monitoring and managing Docker containers, including starting containers and scheduling tasks. This frees up developers to concentrate on your container-based applications—instead of your hosting platform. In this course, Robert Starmer demonstrates how to use Docker and the powerful features in AWS to build and manage container-based applications. Learn how to create containerized applications, set up AWS ECS, mange container scale and network models, troubleshoot issues, and more.

Learning objectives
Creating an Elastic Container Registry (ECR)
Automatically building new containers
Fargate vs. EC2 for containers
Configuring ECS for EC2 and Fargate
Deploying an app into ECS
Managing container scale
Adding an ECS service and task
Networking and storage
ECS metrics

Skills covered

AWS CloudFormationDockerVirtualizationDevOps FoundationsAmazonDevOpsCloud ServicesCloud PlatformsEssential TrainingNetwork and System AdministrationCloud Computing

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - From virtual machines to containers
02 - What you should know

1. Containerizing Applications

03 - From app to containerized app
04 - Create an ECR Registry
05 - Create a CodeCommit Git repository
06 - Push the container code to CodeCommit
07 - Build the container from CodeCommit
08 - Automate build on new commit
09 - Challenge - Update a container
10 - Solution - Commit a code change

2. Set Up Amazon Container Service

11 - Fargate or EC2 for containers
12 - Configure ECS for EC2
13 - Enable SSH to EC2 for ECS
14 - Configure ECS for Fargate
15 - Deploy an app into ECS
16 - Challenge - Scale the application
17 - Solution - Scale with Fargate

3. Managing Container Scale

18 - Create an Application Load Balancer
19 - Configure the default target route
20 - Add an ECS service and task
21 - Enable auto scale parameters
22 - Challenge - Adjust base capacity
23 - Solution - Define auto scale minimums

4. Networking

24 - Managing network models
25 - Modifying ECS EC2 security groups
26 - Connect to EC2 ECS resources
27 - Challenge - Access an EC2 container
28 - Solution - SSH and become root

5. Storage

29 - Container persistence models
30 - Container mods for shared storage
31 - Defining a shared volume - Fargate

6. Troubleshooting

32 - Discover container state
33 - Explore ECS metrics
34 - Determine SLB target state
35 - Reviewing task logs
36 - Challenge - Review an app log
37 - Solution - Use the console to get logs

Conclusion

38 - Next steps