Learn Amazon ECS over a Weekend - Workshop Style Course

Name: Learn Amazon ECS over a Weekend - Workshop Style Course
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Deploy a multi-container Application end to end on AWS ECS Fargate Using GitHub Actions in this Hands-On Workshop

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Created byHimanshu Rana

Last updated 8/2025

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What you'll learn

Fundamentals of Docker and Containers
AWS ECS Architecture and Components
Deploy core infra (VPC, Subnet, IGW, NAT GW) for ECS
Deploy ECS using Github Actions
Deploy a dummy frontend and Backend app into ECS using Github Actions
Test the application container locally in your machine in Docker

Course content

5 sections • 20 lectures • 4h 17m total length

Introduction2:02
Adopt a hands-on workshop mindset as you set up the infrastructure, deploy a multi-container app to ecs from scratch, test with docker, and push updates via cloudformation and github actions.
What you need to know8:01
Learn the prerequisites for the ecs workshop, including aws core services, networking, and docker basics, and compare fargate and ec2 launch types for a two-tier app.
Brief about Our Project - A Microservice Architecture Application5:52
Explore deploying a microservice architecture with Amazon ECS in a weekend workshop, wiring a front end to a back end on an EKS cluster using Fargate, ECR, and GitHub pipelines.

What is a Docker11:47
Learn how microservice architecture uses loosely coupled components and how Docker packages apps and dependencies into portable containers, creating images with a Dockerfile for deployment to ECS, EKS, or Kubernetes.
What is Container Orchestration6:45
Learn container orchestration with ECS, EKS, Kubernetes, and Docker Swarm, including managed control planes and when to choose each. Explore automated deployment, self-healing, and load balancing through declarative YAML configurations.
What is Elastic Container Service (ECS)2:57
Discover Elastic Container Service (ECS), AWS’s managed container orchestration that offloads control plane management and helps you run, scale, and secure containerized applications with IAM, ECR, EBS, and load balancers.
What are ECS Components19:05
Identify ECS components—cluster, task definition, tasks, containers, services, load balancers—and how they deploy on Fargate or EC2, with images from ECR and ALB integration.
Brainstorming deployment of Microservices Application

Pre-requisites8:33
Identify and set up the essential prerequisites for the workshop, including a free AWS account, IAM, GitHub, VS Code, Python, Git, and Docker, to deploy ECS resources.
Creating an IAM user for Git Actions6:26
Create an IAM user for Git actions to authenticate to AWS and deploy ECS resources. The lecture notes that using OIDC with IAM roles is recommended over managing access keys.
Setting up Github Repository10:14
Configure two separate git repositories for the ECS workshop—application and infrastructure—using GitHub Actions and workflows to deploy to AWS on the main branch.
Installing VS Code and necessary libraries15:19
Install Visual Studio Code, Python, and Git on a Windows VM; configure remotes, clone the ecs workshop infra, and link to your new repo for subsequent push and workflow runs.
Installing Docker on Local Machine7:33
Install Docker on your local machine, configure WSL2 as the preferred engine, sign in to Docker Desktop, and start the Docker engine to test images and containers.
Readiness before the Go-live

Deploy VPC, Subnets in AWS via Github Actions25:05
Deploy the landing zone in AWS with CloudFormation templates via GitHub actions, provisioning the VPC, subnets, internet gateway, and NAT gateway to support ECS deployments.
Deploy ECS in AWS via Github Actions38:57
deploy ecs in aws via github actions to provision a full ecs stack with vpc, alb, ecr, fargate tasks, and front-end and back-end services.
Walkthrough the ECS in the AWS Console28:29
Walk through the AWS Console to create an ECS cluster with Fargate, define task definitions and services, and configure an application load balancer with service discovery and ECR integration.
Test Application on Local Machine using Docker21:52
Test a dockerized app locally by building front-end and back-end images, running containers, and validating health checks, with nginx reverse proxy, before pushing to AWS ECR for ECS deployment.
Deploy Frontend and Backend app in ECS with Fargate via Github28:02
Deploy a frontend and backend app to ecs using fargate via github actions, pushing docker images to ecr and automating ci/cd with secrets and load balancer service discovery.
Deploying App Revision via Github Actions7:23
Push code changes through GitHub actions to update frontend and backend images in ECR and replace ECS tasks with new containers, automating app revision deployment.

Requirements

Fundamental knowledge of AWS
Basic knowledge of Networking in AWS
Basic knowledge of using Git
An account in AWS to follow the hands-on in the workshop

Description

What this course is all about: Learn Amazon ECS Over a Weekend is a fast-paced, hands-on workshop style course designed to teach you how to deploy ECS stack and containerized applications on AWS using Elastic Container Service (ECS) with Fargate. You’ll test and deploy a two-tier dummy application using GitHub Actions into ECS, giving you real-world experience with modern CI/CD workflows and cloud-native infrastructure.

This isn’t just another cloud theory course — it’s a practical, immersive experience where you’ll:

Launch a containerized app on ECS Fargate
Configure networking, IAM roles, and service discovery
Automate deployments using GitHub Actions
Understand ECS architecture and deployment strategies

Why choose this course:

70% Hands-on (Workshop Style) — no passive learning, just real AWS workflows
Quick Bytes course — designed for fast learners and busy professionals
Simplified explanations — ECS concepts broken down with clarity and analogies
CI/CD integration — learn how GitHub Actions streamline cloud deployments
Instructor-led insights — taught by a seasoned engineer who makes tech feel intuitive

Whether you're a developer, DevOps engineer, or cloud enthusiast, this workshop gives you deploy-ready confidence in just one weekend or in 4 hours to be precise.

Why this skill matters: Containerization and cloud-native deployments are the backbone of modern software delivery. Knowing how to deploy apps on ECS with Fargate — and automate it with GitHub Actions — puts you ahead in:

Building scalable, resilient cloud applications
Landing roles in DevOps, cloud engineering, and platform teams
Accelerating your startup or side project with production-grade infrastructure

In short: ECS + Fargate + GitHub Actions = a powerful combo every modern engineer should master.

Who this course is for:

Beginners who is stepping into world of Microservices and containerization
DevOps engineer who want to test their hands on Amazon ECS
Cloud Engineers who want to learn managed container service
Anyone who has knowledge on Kubernetes and want to learn managed container service in AWS
Anyone who is curious to know how to deploy a microservices in containers

Learn Amazon ECS over a Weekend - Workshop Style Course

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Introduction3 lectures • 16min

Foundational Concepts5 lectures • 41min

Workshop Pre-requisites6 lectures • 48min

Lets dive into the Workshop6 lectures • 2hr 30min

Recap and Resources2 lectures • 4min

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