2018/11/16 - Amazon EC2 Container Service - 3 updated api methods
Changes This release of Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) introduces support for additional Docker flags as Task Definition parameters. Customers can now configure their ECS Tasks to use pidMode (pid) and ipcMode (ipc) Docker flags.
{'taskDefinition': {'ipcMode': 'host | task | none', 'pidMode': 'host | task'}}
Deregisters the specified task definition by family and revision. Upon deregistration, the task definition is marked as INACTIVE . Existing tasks and services that reference an INACTIVE task definition continue to run without disruption. Existing services that reference an INACTIVE task definition can still scale up or down by modifying the service's desired count.
You cannot use an INACTIVE task definition to run new tasks or create new services, and you cannot update an existing service to reference an INACTIVE task definition (although there may be up to a 10-minute window following deregistration where these restrictions have not yet taken effect).
Note
At this time, INACTIVE task definitions remain discoverable in your account indefinitely. However, this behavior is subject to change in the future, so you should not rely on INACTIVE task definitions persisting beyond the lifecycle of any associated tasks and services.
See also: AWS API Documentation
Request Syntax
client.deregister_task_definition(
taskDefinition='string'
)
string
[REQUIRED]
The family and revision (family:revision ) or full Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the task definition to deregister. You must specify a revision .
dict
Response Syntax
{
'taskDefinition': {
'taskDefinitionArn': 'string',
'containerDefinitions': [
{
'name': 'string',
'image': 'string',
'repositoryCredentials': {
'credentialsParameter': 'string'
},
'cpu': 123,
'memory': 123,
'memoryReservation': 123,
'links': [
'string',
],
'portMappings': [
{
'containerPort': 123,
'hostPort': 123,
'protocol': 'tcp'|'udp'
},
],
'essential': True|False,
'entryPoint': [
'string',
],
'command': [
'string',
],
'environment': [
{
'name': 'string',
'value': 'string'
},
],
'mountPoints': [
{
'sourceVolume': 'string',
'containerPath': 'string',
'readOnly': True|False
},
],
'volumesFrom': [
{
'sourceContainer': 'string',
'readOnly': True|False
},
],
'linuxParameters': {
'capabilities': {
'add': [
'string',
],
'drop': [
'string',
]
},
'devices': [
{
'hostPath': 'string',
'containerPath': 'string',
'permissions': [
'read'|'write'|'mknod',
]
},
],
'initProcessEnabled': True|False,
'sharedMemorySize': 123,
'tmpfs': [
{
'containerPath': 'string',
'size': 123,
'mountOptions': [
'string',
]
},
]
},
'secrets': [
{
'name': 'string',
'valueFrom': 'string'
},
],
'hostname': 'string',
'user': 'string',
'workingDirectory': 'string',
'disableNetworking': True|False,
'privileged': True|False,
'readonlyRootFilesystem': True|False,
'dnsServers': [
'string',
],
'dnsSearchDomains': [
'string',
],
'extraHosts': [
{
'hostname': 'string',
'ipAddress': 'string'
},
],
'dockerSecurityOptions': [
'string',
],
'interactive': True|False,
'pseudoTerminal': True|False,
'dockerLabels': {
'string': 'string'
},
'ulimits': [
{
'name': 'core'|'cpu'|'data'|'fsize'|'locks'|'memlock'|'msgqueue'|'nice'|'nofile'|'nproc'|'rss'|'rtprio'|'rttime'|'sigpending'|'stack',
'softLimit': 123,
'hardLimit': 123
},
],
'logConfiguration': {
'logDriver': 'json-file'|'syslog'|'journald'|'gelf'|'fluentd'|'awslogs'|'splunk',
'options': {
'string': 'string'
}
},
'healthCheck': {
'command': [
'string',
],
'interval': 123,
'timeout': 123,
'retries': 123,
'startPeriod': 123
},
'systemControls': [
{
'namespace': 'string',
'value': 'string'
},
]
},
],
'family': 'string',
'taskRoleArn': 'string',
'executionRoleArn': 'string',
'networkMode': 'bridge'|'host'|'awsvpc'|'none',
'revision': 123,
'volumes': [
{
'name': 'string',
'host': {
'sourcePath': 'string'
},
'dockerVolumeConfiguration': {
'scope': 'task'|'shared',
'autoprovision': True|False,
'driver': 'string',
'driverOpts': {
'string': 'string'
},
'labels': {
'string': 'string'
}
}
},
],
'status': 'ACTIVE'|'INACTIVE',
'requiresAttributes': [
{
'name': 'string',
'value': 'string',
'targetType': 'container-instance',
'targetId': 'string'
},
],
'placementConstraints': [
{
'type': 'memberOf',
'expression': 'string'
},
],
'compatibilities': [
'EC2'|'FARGATE',
],
'requiresCompatibilities': [
'EC2'|'FARGATE',
],
'cpu': 'string',
'memory': 'string',
'pidMode': 'host'|'task',
'ipcMode': 'host'|'task'|'none'
}
}
Response Structure
(dict) --
taskDefinition (dict) --
The full description of the deregistered task.
taskDefinitionArn (string) --
The full Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the task definition.
containerDefinitions (list) --
A list of container definitions in JSON format that describe the different containers that make up your task. For more information about container definition parameters and defaults, see Amazon ECS Task Definitions in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide .
(dict) --
Container definitions are used in task definitions to describe the different containers that are launched as part of a task.
name (string) --
The name of a container. If you are linking multiple containers together in a task definition, the name of one container can be entered in the links of another container to connect the containers. Up to 255 letters (uppercase and lowercase), numbers, hyphens, and underscores are allowed. This parameter maps to name in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --name option to docker run .
image (string) --
The image used to start a container. This string is passed directly to the Docker daemon. Images in the Docker Hub registry are available by default. Other repositories are specified with either `` repository-url /image :tag `` or `` repository-url /image @*digest* `` . Up to 255 letters (uppercase and lowercase), numbers, hyphens, underscores, colons, periods, forward slashes, and number signs are allowed. This parameter maps to Image in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the IMAGE parameter of docker run .
When a new task starts, the Amazon ECS container agent pulls the latest version of the specified image and tag for the container to use. However, subsequent updates to a repository image are not propagated to already running tasks.
Images in Amazon ECR repositories can be specified by either using the full registry/repository:tag or registry/repository@digest . For example, 012345678910.dkr.ecr.<region-name>.amazonaws.com/<repository-name>:latest or 012345678910.dkr.ecr.<region-name>.amazonaws.com/<repository-name>@sha256:94afd1f2e64d908bc90dbca0035a5b567EXAMPLE .
Images in official repositories on Docker Hub use a single name (for example, ubuntu or mongo ).
Images in other repositories on Docker Hub are qualified with an organization name (for example, amazon/amazon-ecs-agent ).
Images in other online repositories are qualified further by a domain name (for example, quay.io/assemblyline/ubuntu ).
repositoryCredentials (dict) --
The private repository authentication credentials to use.
credentialsParameter (string) --
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the secret containing the private repository credentials.
Note
When you are using the Amazon ECS API, AWS CLI, or AWS SDK, if the secret exists in the same Region as the task that you are launching then you can use either the full ARN or the name of the secret. When you are using the AWS Management Console, you must specify the full ARN of the secret.
cpu (integer) --
The number of cpu units reserved for the container. This parameter maps to CpuShares in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --cpu-shares option to docker run .
This field is optional for tasks using the Fargate launch type, and the only requirement is that the total amount of CPU reserved for all containers within a task be lower than the task-level cpu value.
Note
You can determine the number of CPU units that are available per EC2 instance type by multiplying the vCPUs listed for that instance type on the Amazon EC2 Instances detail page by 1,024.
For example, if you run a single-container task on a single-core instance type with 512 CPU units specified for that container, and that is the only task running on the container instance, that container could use the full 1,024 CPU unit share at any given time. However, if you launched another copy of the same task on that container instance, each task would be guaranteed a minimum of 512 CPU units when needed, and each container could float to higher CPU usage if the other container was not using it, but if both tasks were 100% active all of the time, they would be limited to 512 CPU units.
Linux containers share unallocated CPU units with other containers on the container instance with the same ratio as their allocated amount. For example, if you run a single-container task on a single-core instance type with 512 CPU units specified for that container, and that is the only task running on the container instance, that container could use the full 1,024 CPU unit share at any given time. However, if you launched another copy of the same task on that container instance, each task would be guaranteed a minimum of 512 CPU units when needed, and each container could float to higher CPU usage if the other container was not using it, but if both tasks were 100% active all of the time, they would be limited to 512 CPU units.
On Linux container instances, the Docker daemon on the container instance uses the CPU value to calculate the relative CPU share ratios for running containers. For more information, see CPU share constraint in the Docker documentation. The minimum valid CPU share value that the Linux kernel allows is 2. However, the CPU parameter is not required, and you can use CPU values below 2 in your container definitions. For CPU values below 2 (including null), the behavior varies based on your Amazon ECS container agent version:
Agent versions less than or equal to 1.1.0: Null and zero CPU values are passed to Docker as 0, which Docker then converts to 1,024 CPU shares. CPU values of 1 are passed to Docker as 1, which the Linux kernel converts to 2 CPU shares.
Agent versions greater than or equal to 1.2.0: Null, zero, and CPU values of 1 are passed to Docker as 2.
On Windows container instances, the CPU limit is enforced as an absolute limit, or a quota. Windows containers only have access to the specified amount of CPU that is described in the task definition.
memory (integer) --
The hard limit (in MiB) of memory to present to the container. If your container attempts to exceed the memory specified here, the container is killed. This parameter maps to Memory in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --memory option to docker run .
If your containers are part of a task using the Fargate launch type, this field is optional and the only requirement is that the total amount of memory reserved for all containers within a task be lower than the task memory value.
For containers that are part of a task using the EC2 launch type, you must specify a non-zero integer for one or both of memory or memoryReservation in container definitions. If you specify both, memory must be greater than memoryReservation . If you specify memoryReservation , then that value is subtracted from the available memory resources for the container instance on which the container is placed. Otherwise, the value of memory is used.
The Docker daemon reserves a minimum of 4 MiB of memory for a container, so you should not specify fewer than 4 MiB of memory for your containers.
memoryReservation (integer) --
The soft limit (in MiB) of memory to reserve for the container. When system memory is under heavy contention, Docker attempts to keep the container memory to this soft limit. However, your container can consume more memory when it needs to, up to either the hard limit specified with the memory parameter (if applicable), or all of the available memory on the container instance, whichever comes first. This parameter maps to MemoryReservation in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --memory-reservation option to docker run .
You must specify a non-zero integer for one or both of memory or memoryReservation in container definitions. If you specify both, memory must be greater than memoryReservation . If you specify memoryReservation , then that value is subtracted from the available memory resources for the container instance on which the container is placed. Otherwise, the value of memory is used.
For example, if your container normally uses 128 MiB of memory, but occasionally bursts to 256 MiB of memory for short periods of time, you can set a memoryReservation of 128 MiB, and a memory hard limit of 300 MiB. This configuration would allow the container to only reserve 128 MiB of memory from the remaining resources on the container instance, but also allow the container to consume more memory resources when needed.
The Docker daemon reserves a minimum of 4 MiB of memory for a container, so you should not specify fewer than 4 MiB of memory for your containers.
links (list) --
The link parameter allows containers to communicate with each other without the need for port mappings. Only supported if the network mode of a task definition is set to bridge . The name:internalName construct is analogous to name:alias in Docker links. Up to 255 letters (uppercase and lowercase), numbers, hyphens, and underscores are allowed. For more information about linking Docker containers, go to https://docs.docker.com/engine/userguide/networking/default_network/dockerlinks/ . This parameter maps to Links in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --link option to ` docker run https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/run/`__ .
Note
This parameter is not supported for Windows containers.
Warning
Containers that are collocated on a single container instance may be able to communicate with each other without requiring links or host port mappings. Network isolation is achieved on the container instance using security groups and VPC settings.
(string) --
portMappings (list) --
The list of port mappings for the container. Port mappings allow containers to access ports on the host container instance to send or receive traffic.
For task definitions that use the awsvpc network mode, you should only specify the containerPort . The hostPort can be left blank or it must be the same value as the containerPort .
Port mappings on Windows use the NetNAT gateway address rather than localhost . There is no loopback for port mappings on Windows, so you cannot access a container's mapped port from the host itself.
This parameter maps to PortBindings in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --publish option to docker run . If the network mode of a task definition is set to none , then you can't specify port mappings. If the network mode of a task definition is set to host , then host ports must either be undefined or they must match the container port in the port mapping.
Note
After a task reaches the RUNNING status, manual and automatic host and container port assignments are visible in the Network Bindings section of a container description for a selected task in the Amazon ECS console. The assignments are also visible in the networkBindings section DescribeTasks responses.
(dict) --
Port mappings allow containers to access ports on the host container instance to send or receive traffic. Port mappings are specified as part of the container definition.
If you are using containers in a task with the awsvpc or host network mode, exposed ports should be specified using containerPort . The hostPort can be left blank or it must be the same value as the containerPort .
After a task reaches the RUNNING status, manual and automatic host and container port assignments are visible in the networkBindings section of DescribeTasks API responses.
containerPort (integer) --
The port number on the container that is bound to the user-specified or automatically assigned host port.
If you are using containers in a task with the awsvpc or host network mode, exposed ports should be specified using containerPort .
If you are using containers in a task with the bridge network mode and you specify a container port and not a host port, your container automatically receives a host port in the ephemeral port range. For more information, see hostPort . Port mappings that are automatically assigned in this way do not count toward the 100 reserved ports limit of a container instance.
hostPort (integer) --
The port number on the container instance to reserve for your container.
If you are using containers in a task with the awsvpc or host network mode, the hostPort can either be left blank or set to the same value as the containerPort .
If you are using containers in a task with the bridge network mode, you can specify a non-reserved host port for your container port mapping, or you can omit the hostPort (or set it to 0 ) while specifying a containerPort and your container automatically receives a port in the ephemeral port range for your container instance operating system and Docker version.
The default ephemeral port range for Docker version 1.6.0 and later is listed on the instance under /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_local_port_range . If this kernel parameter is unavailable, the default ephemeral port range from 49153 through 65535 is used. Do not attempt to specify a host port in the ephemeral port range as these are reserved for automatic assignment. In general, ports below 32768 are outside of the ephemeral port range.
Note
The default ephemeral port range from 49153 through 65535 is always used for Docker versions before 1.6.0.
The default reserved ports are 22 for SSH, the Docker ports 2375 and 2376, and the Amazon ECS container agent ports 51678 and 51679. Any host port that was previously specified in a running task is also reserved while the task is running (after a task stops, the host port is released). The current reserved ports are displayed in the remainingResources of DescribeContainerInstances output, and a container instance may have up to 100 reserved ports at a time, including the default reserved ports (automatically assigned ports do not count toward the 100 reserved ports limit).
protocol (string) --
The protocol used for the port mapping. Valid values are tcp and udp . The default is tcp .
essential (boolean) --
If the essential parameter of a container is marked as true , and that container fails or stops for any reason, all other containers that are part of the task are stopped. If the essential parameter of a container is marked as false , then its failure does not affect the rest of the containers in a task. If this parameter is omitted, a container is assumed to be essential.
All tasks must have at least one essential container. If you have an application that is composed of multiple containers, you should group containers that are used for a common purpose into components, and separate the different components into multiple task definitions. For more information, see Application Architecture in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide .
entryPoint (list) --
Warning
Early versions of the Amazon ECS container agent do not properly handle entryPoint parameters. If you have problems using entryPoint , update your container agent or enter your commands and arguments as command array items instead.
The entry point that is passed to the container. This parameter maps to Entrypoint in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --entrypoint option to docker run . For more information, see https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/builder/#entrypoint .
(string) --
command (list) --
The command that is passed to the container. This parameter maps to Cmd in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the COMMAND parameter to docker run . For more information, see https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/builder/#cmd .
(string) --
environment (list) --
The environment variables to pass to a container. This parameter maps to Env in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --env option to docker run .
Warning
We do not recommend using plaintext environment variables for sensitive information, such as credential data.
(dict) --
A key-value pair object.
name (string) --
The name of the key-value pair. For environment variables, this is the name of the environment variable.
value (string) --
The value of the key-value pair. For environment variables, this is the value of the environment variable.
mountPoints (list) --
The mount points for data volumes in your container.
This parameter maps to Volumes in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --volume option to docker run .
Windows containers can mount whole directories on the same drive as $env:ProgramData . Windows containers cannot mount directories on a different drive, and mount point cannot be across drives.
(dict) --
Details on a volume mount point that is used in a container definition.
sourceVolume (string) --
The name of the volume to mount. Must be a volume name referenced in the name parameter of task definition volume .
containerPath (string) --
The path on the container to mount the host volume at.
readOnly (boolean) --
If this value is true , the container has read-only access to the volume. If this value is false , then the container can write to the volume. The default value is false .
volumesFrom (list) --
Data volumes to mount from another container. This parameter maps to VolumesFrom in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --volumes-from option to docker run .
(dict) --
Details on a data volume from another container in the same task definition.
sourceContainer (string) --
The name of another container within the same task definition to mount volumes from.
readOnly (boolean) --
If this value is true , the container has read-only access to the volume. If this value is false , then the container can write to the volume. The default value is false .
linuxParameters (dict) --
Linux-specific modifications that are applied to the container, such as Linux KernelCapabilities .
Note
This parameter is not supported for Windows containers.
capabilities (dict) --
The Linux capabilities for the container that are added to or dropped from the default configuration provided by Docker.
Note
If you are using tasks that use the Fargate launch type, capabilities is supported but the add parameter is not supported.
add (list) --
The Linux capabilities for the container that have been added to the default configuration provided by Docker. This parameter maps to CapAdd in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --cap-add option to docker run .
Note
If you are using tasks that use the Fargate launch type, the add parameter is not supported.
Valid values: "ALL" | "AUDIT_CONTROL" | "AUDIT_WRITE" | "BLOCK_SUSPEND" | "CHOWN" | "DAC_OVERRIDE" | "DAC_READ_SEARCH" | "FOWNER" | "FSETID" | "IPC_LOCK" | "IPC_OWNER" | "KILL" | "LEASE" | "LINUX_IMMUTABLE" | "MAC_ADMIN" | "MAC_OVERRIDE" | "MKNOD" | "NET_ADMIN" | "NET_BIND_SERVICE" | "NET_BROADCAST" | "NET_RAW" | "SETFCAP" | "SETGID" | "SETPCAP" | "SETUID" | "SYS_ADMIN" | "SYS_BOOT" | "SYS_CHROOT" | "SYS_MODULE" | "SYS_NICE" | "SYS_PACCT" | "SYS_PTRACE" | "SYS_RAWIO" | "SYS_RESOURCE" | "SYS_TIME" | "SYS_TTY_CONFIG" | "SYSLOG" | "WAKE_ALARM"
(string) --
drop (list) --
The Linux capabilities for the container that have been removed from the default configuration provided by Docker. This parameter maps to CapDrop in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --cap-drop option to docker run .
Valid values: "ALL" | "AUDIT_CONTROL" | "AUDIT_WRITE" | "BLOCK_SUSPEND" | "CHOWN" | "DAC_OVERRIDE" | "DAC_READ_SEARCH" | "FOWNER" | "FSETID" | "IPC_LOCK" | "IPC_OWNER" | "KILL" | "LEASE" | "LINUX_IMMUTABLE" | "MAC_ADMIN" | "MAC_OVERRIDE" | "MKNOD" | "NET_ADMIN" | "NET_BIND_SERVICE" | "NET_BROADCAST" | "NET_RAW" | "SETFCAP" | "SETGID" | "SETPCAP" | "SETUID" | "SYS_ADMIN" | "SYS_BOOT" | "SYS_CHROOT" | "SYS_MODULE" | "SYS_NICE" | "SYS_PACCT" | "SYS_PTRACE" | "SYS_RAWIO" | "SYS_RESOURCE" | "SYS_TIME" | "SYS_TTY_CONFIG" | "SYSLOG" | "WAKE_ALARM"
(string) --
devices (list) --
Any host devices to expose to the container. This parameter maps to Devices in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --device option to docker run .
Note
If you are using tasks that use the Fargate launch type, the devices parameter is not supported.
(dict) --
An object representing a container instance host device.
hostPath (string) --
The path for the device on the host container instance.
containerPath (string) --
The path inside the container at which to expose the host device.
permissions (list) --
The explicit permissions to provide to the container for the device. By default, the container has permissions for read , write , and mknod for the device.
(string) --
initProcessEnabled (boolean) --
Run an init process inside the container that forwards signals and reaps processes. This parameter maps to the --init option to docker run . This parameter requires version 1.25 of the Docker Remote API or greater on your container instance. To check the Docker Remote API version on your container instance, log in to your container instance and run the following command: sudo docker version --format '{{.Server.APIVersion}}'
sharedMemorySize (integer) --
The value for the size (in MiB) of the /dev/shm volume. This parameter maps to the --shm-size option to docker run .
Note
If you are using tasks that use the Fargate launch type, the sharedMemorySize parameter is not supported.
tmpfs (list) --
The container path, mount options, and size (in MiB) of the tmpfs mount. This parameter maps to the --tmpfs option to docker run .
Note
If you are using tasks that use the Fargate launch type, the tmpfs parameter is not supported.
(dict) --
The container path, mount options, and size of the tmpfs mount.
containerPath (string) --
The absolute file path where the tmpfs volume is to be mounted.
size (integer) --
The size (in MiB) of the tmpfs volume.
mountOptions (list) --
The list of tmpfs volume mount options.
Valid values: "defaults" | "ro" | "rw" | "suid" | "nosuid" | "dev" | "nodev" | "exec" | "noexec" | "sync" | "async" | "dirsync" | "remount" | "mand" | "nomand" | "atime" | "noatime" | "diratime" | "nodiratime" | "bind" | "rbind" | "unbindable" | "runbindable" | "private" | "rprivate" | "shared" | "rshared" | "slave" | "rslave" | "relatime" | "norelatime" | "strictatime" | "nostrictatime" | "mode" | "uid" | "gid" | "nr_inodes" | "nr_blocks" | "mpol"
(string) --
secrets (list) --
The secrets to pass to the container.
(dict) --
An object representing the secret to expose to your container.
name (string) --
The value to set as the environment variable on the container.
valueFrom (string) --
The secret to expose to the container. Supported values are either the full ARN or the name of the parameter in the AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store.
hostname (string) --
The hostname to use for your container. This parameter maps to Hostname in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --hostname option to docker run .
Note
The hostname parameter is not supported if you are using the awsvpc network mode.
user (string) --
The user name to use inside the container. This parameter maps to User in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --user option to docker run .
Note
This parameter is not supported for Windows containers.
workingDirectory (string) --
The working directory in which to run commands inside the container. This parameter maps to WorkingDir in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --workdir option to docker run .
disableNetworking (boolean) --
When this parameter is true, networking is disabled within the container. This parameter maps to NetworkDisabled in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API .
Note
This parameter is not supported for Windows containers.
privileged (boolean) --
When this parameter is true, the container is given elevated privileges on the host container instance (similar to the root user). This parameter maps to Privileged in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --privileged option to docker run .
Note
This parameter is not supported for Windows containers or tasks using the Fargate launch type.
readonlyRootFilesystem (boolean) --
When this parameter is true, the container is given read-only access to its root file system. This parameter maps to ReadonlyRootfs in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --read-only option to docker run .
Note
This parameter is not supported for Windows containers.
dnsServers (list) --
A list of DNS servers that are presented to the container. This parameter maps to Dns in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --dns option to docker run .
Note
This parameter is not supported for Windows containers.
(string) --
dnsSearchDomains (list) --
A list of DNS search domains that are presented to the container. This parameter maps to DnsSearch in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --dns-search option to docker run .
Note
This parameter is not supported for Windows containers.
(string) --
extraHosts (list) --
A list of hostnames and IP address mappings to append to the /etc/hosts file on the container. This parameter maps to ExtraHosts in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --add-host option to docker run .
Note
This parameter is not supported for Windows containers or tasks that use the awsvpc network mode.
(dict) --
Hostnames and IP address entries that are added to the /etc/hosts file of a container via the extraHosts parameter of its ContainerDefinition .
hostname (string) --
The hostname to use in the /etc/hosts entry.
ipAddress (string) --
The IP address to use in the /etc/hosts entry.
dockerSecurityOptions (list) --
A list of strings to provide custom labels for SELinux and AppArmor multi-level security systems. This field is not valid for containers in tasks using the Fargate launch type.
This parameter maps to SecurityOpt in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --security-opt option to docker run .
Note
The Amazon ECS container agent running on a container instance must register with the ECS_SELINUX_CAPABLE=true or ECS_APPARMOR_CAPABLE=true environment variables before containers placed on that instance can use these security options. For more information, see Amazon ECS Container Agent Configuration in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide .
This parameter is not supported for Windows containers.
(string) --
interactive (boolean) --
When this parameter is true , this allows you to deploy containerized applications that require stdin or a tty to be allocated. This parameter maps to OpenStdin in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --interactive option to docker run .
pseudoTerminal (boolean) --
When this parameter is true , a TTY is allocated. This parameter maps to Tty in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --tty option to docker run .
dockerLabels (dict) --
A key/value map of labels to add to the container. This parameter maps to Labels in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --label option to docker run . This parameter requires version 1.18 of the Docker Remote API or greater on your container instance. To check the Docker Remote API version on your container instance, log in to your container instance and run the following command: sudo docker version --format '{{.Server.APIVersion}}'
(string) --
(string) --
ulimits (list) --
A list of ulimits to set in the container. This parameter maps to Ulimits in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --ulimit option to docker run . Valid naming values are displayed in the Ulimit data type. This parameter requires version 1.18 of the Docker Remote API or greater on your container instance. To check the Docker Remote API version on your container instance, log in to your container instance and run the following command: sudo docker version --format '{{.Server.APIVersion}}'
Note
This parameter is not supported for Windows containers.
(dict) --
The ulimit settings to pass to the container.
name (string) --
The type of the ulimit .
softLimit (integer) --
The soft limit for the ulimit type.
hardLimit (integer) --
The hard limit for the ulimit type.
logConfiguration (dict) --
The log configuration specification for the container.
If you are using the Fargate launch type, the only supported value is awslogs .
This parameter maps to LogConfig in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --log-driver option to docker run . By default, containers use the same logging driver that the Docker daemon uses. However the container may use a different logging driver than the Docker daemon by specifying a log driver with this parameter in the container definition. To use a different logging driver for a container, the log system must be configured properly on the container instance (or on a different log server for remote logging options). For more information on the options for different supported log drivers, see Configure logging drivers in the Docker documentation.
Note
Amazon ECS currently supports a subset of the logging drivers available to the Docker daemon (shown in the LogConfiguration data type). Additional log drivers may be available in future releases of the Amazon ECS container agent.
This parameter requires version 1.18 of the Docker Remote API or greater on your container instance. To check the Docker Remote API version on your container instance, log in to your container instance and run the following command: sudo docker version --format '{{.Server.APIVersion}}'
Note
The Amazon ECS container agent running on a container instance must register the logging drivers available on that instance with the ECS_AVAILABLE_LOGGING_DRIVERS environment variable before containers placed on that instance can use these log configuration options. For more information, see Amazon ECS Container Agent Configuration in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide .
logDriver (string) --
The log driver to use for the container. The valid values listed for this parameter are log drivers that the Amazon ECS container agent can communicate with by default. If you are using the Fargate launch type, the only supported value is awslogs . For more information about using the awslogs driver, see Using the awslogs Log Driver in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide .
Note
If you have a custom driver that is not listed above that you would like to work with the Amazon ECS container agent, you can fork the Amazon ECS container agent project that is available on GitHub and customize it to work with that driver. We encourage you to submit pull requests for changes that you would like to have included. However, Amazon Web Services does not currently support running modified copies of this software.
This parameter requires version 1.18 of the Docker Remote API or greater on your container instance. To check the Docker Remote API version on your container instance, log in to your container instance and run the following command: sudo docker version --format '{{.Server.APIVersion}}'
options (dict) --
The configuration options to send to the log driver. This parameter requires version 1.19 of the Docker Remote API or greater on your container instance. To check the Docker Remote API version on your container instance, log in to your container instance and run the following command: sudo docker version --format '{{.Server.APIVersion}}'
(string) --
(string) --
healthCheck (dict) --
The health check command and associated configuration parameters for the container. This parameter maps to HealthCheck in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the HEALTHCHECK parameter of docker run .
command (list) --
A string array representing the command that the container runs to determine if it is healthy. The string array must start with CMD to execute the command arguments directly, or CMD-SHELL to run the command with the container's default shell. For example:
[ "CMD-SHELL", "curl -f http://localhost/ || exit 1" ]
An exit code of 0 indicates success, and non-zero exit code indicates failure. For more information, see HealthCheck in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API .
(string) --
interval (integer) --
The time period in seconds between each health check execution. You may specify between 5 and 300 seconds. The default value is 30 seconds.
timeout (integer) --
The time period in seconds to wait for a health check to succeed before it is considered a failure. You may specify between 2 and 60 seconds. The default value is 5.
retries (integer) --
The number of times to retry a failed health check before the container is considered unhealthy. You may specify between 1 and 10 retries. The default value is 3.
startPeriod (integer) --
The optional grace period within which to provide containers time to bootstrap before failed health checks count towards the maximum number of retries. You may specify between 0 and 300 seconds. The startPeriod is disabled by default.
Note
If a health check succeeds within the startPeriod , then the container is considered healthy and any subsequent failures count toward the maximum number of retries.
systemControls (list) --
A list of namespaced kernel parameters to set in the container. This parameter maps to Sysctls in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --sysctl option to docker run .
Note
It is not recommended that you specify network-related systemControls parameters for multiple containers in a single task that also uses either the awsvpc or host network modes. For tasks that use the awsvpc network mode, the container that is started last determines which systemControls parameters take effect. For tasks that use the host network mode, it changes the container instance's namespaced kernel parameters as well as the containers.
(dict) --
A list of namespaced kernel parameters to set in the container. This parameter maps to Sysctls in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --sysctl option to docker run .
It is not recommended that you specify network-related systemControls parameters for multiple containers in a single task that also uses either the awsvpc or host network mode for the following reasons:
For tasks that use the awsvpc network mode, if you set systemControls for any container, it applies to all containers in the task. If you set different systemControls for multiple containers in a single task, the container that is started last determines which systemControls take effect.
For tasks that use the host network mode, the systemControls parameter applies to the container instance's kernel parameter as well as that of all containers of any tasks running on that container instance.
namespace (string) --
The namespaced kernel parameter to set a value for.
value (string) --
The value for the namespaced kernel parameter specified in namespace .
family (string) --
The family of your task definition, used as the definition name.
taskRoleArn (string) --
The ARN of the IAM role that containers in this task can assume. All containers in this task are granted the permissions that are specified in this role.
IAM roles for tasks on Windows require that the -EnableTaskIAMRole option is set when you launch the Amazon ECS-optimized Windows AMI. Your containers must also run some configuration code in order to take advantage of the feature. For more information, see Windows IAM Roles for Tasks in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide .
executionRoleArn (string) --
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the task execution role that the Amazon ECS container agent and the Docker daemon can assume.
networkMode (string) --
The Docker networking mode to use for the containers in the task. The valid values are none , bridge , awsvpc , and host . The default Docker network mode is bridge . If you are using the Fargate launch type, the awsvpc network mode is required. If you are using the EC2 launch type, any network mode can be used. If the network mode is set to none , you cannot specify port mappings in your container definitions, and the tasks containers do not have external connectivity. The host and awsvpc network modes offer the highest networking performance for containers because they use the EC2 network stack instead of the virtualized network stack provided by the bridge mode.
With the host and awsvpc network modes, exposed container ports are mapped directly to the corresponding host port (for the host network mode) or the attached elastic network interface port (for the awsvpc network mode), so you cannot take advantage of dynamic host port mappings.
If the network mode is awsvpc , the task is allocated an elastic network interface, and you must specify a NetworkConfiguration value when you create a service or run a task with the task definition. For more information, see Task Networking in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide .
Note
Currently, only Amazon ECS-optimized AMIs, other Amazon Linux variants with the ecs-init package, or AWS Fargate infrastructure support the awsvpc network mode.
If the network mode is host , you cannot run multiple instantiations of the same task on a single container instance when port mappings are used.
Docker for Windows uses different network modes than Docker for Linux. When you register a task definition with Windows containers, you must not specify a network mode. If you use the console to register a task definition with Windows containers, you must choose the <default> network mode object.
For more information, see Network settings in the Docker run reference .
revision (integer) --
The revision of the task in a particular family. The revision is a version number of a task definition in a family. When you register a task definition for the first time, the revision is 1 . Each time you register a new revision of a task definition in the same family, the revision value always increases by one (even if you have deregistered previous revisions in this family).
volumes (list) --
The list of volumes in a task.
If you are using the Fargate launch type, the host and sourcePath parameters are not supported.
For more information about volume definition parameters and defaults, see Amazon ECS Task Definitions in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide .
(dict) --
A data volume used in a task definition. For tasks that use a Docker volume, specify a DockerVolumeConfiguration . For tasks that use a bind mount host volume, specify a host and optional sourcePath . For more information, see Using Data Volumes in Tasks .
name (string) --
The name of the volume. Up to 255 letters (uppercase and lowercase), numbers, hyphens, and underscores are allowed. This name is referenced in the sourceVolume parameter of container definition mountPoints .
host (dict) --
This parameter is specified when you are using bind mount host volumes. Bind mount host volumes are supported when you are using either the EC2 or Fargate launch types. The contents of the host parameter determine whether your bind mount host volume persists on the host container instance and where it is stored. If the host parameter is empty, then the Docker daemon assigns a host path for your data volume, but the data is not guaranteed to persist after the containers associated with it stop running.
Windows containers can mount whole directories on the same drive as $env:ProgramData . Windows containers cannot mount directories on a different drive, and mount point cannot be across drives. For example, you can mount C:\my\path:C:\my\path and D:\:D:\ , but not D:\my\path:C:\my\path or D:\:C:\my\path .
sourcePath (string) --
When the host parameter is used, specify a sourcePath to declare the path on the host container instance that is presented to the container. If this parameter is empty, then the Docker daemon has assigned a host path for you. If the host parameter contains a sourcePath file location, then the data volume persists at the specified location on the host container instance until you delete it manually. If the sourcePath value does not exist on the host container instance, the Docker daemon creates it. If the location does exist, the contents of the source path folder are exported.
If you are using the Fargate launch type, the sourcePath parameter is not supported.
dockerVolumeConfiguration (dict) --
This parameter is specified when you are using Docker volumes. Docker volumes are only supported when you are using the EC2 launch type. Windows containers only support the use of the local driver. To use bind mounts, specify a host instead.
scope (string) --
The scope for the Docker volume that determines its lifecycle. Docker volumes that are scoped to a task are automatically provisioned when the task starts and destroyed when the task stops. Docker volumes that are scoped as shared persist after the task stops.
autoprovision (boolean) --
If this value is true , the Docker volume is created if it does not already exist.
Note
This field is only used if the scope is shared .
driver (string) --
The Docker volume driver to use. The driver value must match the driver name provided by Docker because it is used for task placement. If the driver was installed using the Docker plugin CLI, use docker plugin ls to retrieve the driver name from your container instance. If the driver was installed using another method, use Docker plugin discovery to retrieve the driver name. For more information, see Docker plugin discovery . This parameter maps to Driver in the Create a volume section of the Docker Remote API and the xxdriver option to ` docker volume create https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/volume_create/`__ .
driverOpts (dict) --
A map of Docker driver-specific options passed through. This parameter maps to DriverOpts in the Create a volume section of the Docker Remote API and the xxopt option to ` docker volume create https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/volume_create/`__ .
(string) --
(string) --
labels (dict) --
Custom metadata to add to your Docker volume. This parameter maps to Labels in the Create a volume section of the Docker Remote API and the xxlabel option to ` docker volume create https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/volume_create/`__ .
(string) --
(string) --
status (string) --
The status of the task definition.
requiresAttributes (list) --
The container instance attributes required by your task. This field is not valid if using the Fargate launch type for your task.
(dict) --
An attribute is a name-value pair associated with an Amazon ECS object. Attributes enable you to extend the Amazon ECS data model by adding custom metadata to your resources. For more information, see Attributes in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide .
name (string) --
The name of the attribute. Up to 128 letters (uppercase and lowercase), numbers, hyphens, underscores, and periods are allowed.
value (string) --
The value of the attribute. Up to 128 letters (uppercase and lowercase), numbers, hyphens, underscores, periods, at signs (@), forward slashes, colons, and spaces are allowed.
targetType (string) --
The type of the target with which to attach the attribute. This parameter is required if you use the short form ID for a resource instead of the full ARN.
targetId (string) --
The ID of the target. You can specify the short form ID for a resource or the full Amazon Resource Name (ARN).
placementConstraints (list) --
An array of placement constraint objects to use for tasks. This field is not valid if using the Fargate launch type for your task.
(dict) --
An object representing a constraint on task placement in the task definition.
If you are using the Fargate launch type, task placement constraints are not supported.
For more information, see Task Placement Constraints in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide .
type (string) --
The type of constraint. The DistinctInstance constraint ensures that each task in a particular group is running on a different container instance. The MemberOf constraint restricts selection to be from a group of valid candidates.
expression (string) --
A cluster query language expression to apply to the constraint. For more information, see Cluster Query Language in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide .
compatibilities (list) --
The launch type to use with your task. For more information, see Amazon ECS Launch Types in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide .
(string) --
requiresCompatibilities (list) --
The launch type the task is using.
(string) --
cpu (string) --
The number of cpu units used by the task. If you are using the EC2 launch type, this field is optional and any value can be used. If you are using the Fargate launch type, this field is required and you must use one of the following values, which determines your range of valid values for the memory parameter:
256 (.25 vCPU) - Available memory values: 512 (0.5 GB), 1024 (1 GB), 2048 (2 GB)
512 (.5 vCPU) - Available memory values: 1024 (1 GB), 2048 (2 GB), 3072 (3 GB), 4096 (4 GB)
1024 (1 vCPU) - Available memory values: 2048 (2 GB), 3072 (3 GB), 4096 (4 GB), 5120 (5 GB), 6144 (6 GB), 7168 (7 GB), 8192 (8 GB)
2048 (2 vCPU) - Available memory values: Between 4096 (4 GB) and 16384 (16 GB) in increments of 1024 (1 GB)
4096 (4 vCPU) - Available memory values: Between 8192 (8 GB) and 30720 (30 GB) in increments of 1024 (1 GB)
memory (string) --
The amount (in MiB) of memory used by the task. If using the EC2 launch type, this field is optional and any value can be used. If using the Fargate launch type, this field is required and you must use one of the following values, which determines your range of valid values for the cpu parameter:
512 (0.5 GB), 1024 (1 GB), 2048 (2 GB) - Available cpu values: 256 (.25 vCPU)
1024 (1 GB), 2048 (2 GB), 3072 (3 GB), 4096 (4 GB) - Available cpu values: 512 (.5 vCPU)
2048 (2 GB), 3072 (3 GB), 4096 (4 GB), 5120 (5 GB), 6144 (6 GB), 7168 (7 GB), 8192 (8 GB) - Available cpu values: 1024 (1 vCPU)
Between 4096 (4 GB) and 16384 (16 GB) in increments of 1024 (1 GB) - Available cpu values: 2048 (2 vCPU)
Between 8192 (8 GB) and 30720 (30 GB) in increments of 1024 (1 GB) - Available cpu values: 4096 (4 vCPU)
pidMode (string) --
The process namespace to use for the containers in the task. The valid values are host or task . If host is specified, then all containers within the tasks that specified the host PID mode on the same container instance share the same IPC resources with the host Amazon EC2 instance. If task is specified, all containers within the specified task share the same process namespace. If no value is specified, the default is a private namespace. For more information, see PID settings in the Docker run reference .
If the host PID mode is used, be aware that there is a heightened risk of undesired process namespace expose. For more information, see Docker security .
Note
This parameter is not supported for Windows containers or tasks using the Fargate launch type.
ipcMode (string) --
The IPC resource namespace to use for the containers in the task. The valid values are host , task , or none . If host is specified, then all containers within the tasks that specified the host IPC mode on the same container instance share the same IPC resources with the host Amazon EC2 instance. If task is specified, all containers within the specified task share the same IPC resources. If none is specified, then IPC resources within the containers of a task are private and not shared with other containers in a task or on the container instance. If no value is specified, then the IPC resource namespace sharing depends on the Docker daemon setting on the container instance. For more information, see IPC settings in the Docker run reference .
If the host IPC mode is used, be aware that there is a heightened risk of undesired IPC namespace expose. For more information, see Docker security .
If you are setting namespaced kernel parameters using systemControls for the containers in the task, the following will apply to your IPC resource namespace. For more information, see System Controls in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide .
For tasks that use the host IPC mode, IPC namespace related systemControls are not supported.
For tasks that use the task IPC mode, IPC namespace related systemControls will apply to all containers within a task.
Note
This parameter is not supported for Windows containers or tasks using the Fargate launch type.
{'taskDefinition': {'ipcMode': 'host | task | none', 'pidMode': 'host | task'}}
Describes a task definition. You can specify a family and revision to find information about a specific task definition, or you can simply specify the family to find the latest ACTIVE revision in that family.
Note
You can only describe INACTIVE task definitions while an active task or service references them.
See also: AWS API Documentation
Request Syntax
client.describe_task_definition(
taskDefinition='string',
include=[
'TAGS',
]
)
string
[REQUIRED]
The family for the latest ACTIVE revision, family and revision (family:revision ) for a specific revision in the family, or full Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the task definition to describe.
list
Specifies whether to see the resource tags for the task definition. If TAGS is specified, the tags are included in the response. If this field is omitted, tags are not included in the response.
(string) --
dict
Response Syntax
{
'taskDefinition': {
'taskDefinitionArn': 'string',
'containerDefinitions': [
{
'name': 'string',
'image': 'string',
'repositoryCredentials': {
'credentialsParameter': 'string'
},
'cpu': 123,
'memory': 123,
'memoryReservation': 123,
'links': [
'string',
],
'portMappings': [
{
'containerPort': 123,
'hostPort': 123,
'protocol': 'tcp'|'udp'
},
],
'essential': True|False,
'entryPoint': [
'string',
],
'command': [
'string',
],
'environment': [
{
'name': 'string',
'value': 'string'
},
],
'mountPoints': [
{
'sourceVolume': 'string',
'containerPath': 'string',
'readOnly': True|False
},
],
'volumesFrom': [
{
'sourceContainer': 'string',
'readOnly': True|False
},
],
'linuxParameters': {
'capabilities': {
'add': [
'string',
],
'drop': [
'string',
]
},
'devices': [
{
'hostPath': 'string',
'containerPath': 'string',
'permissions': [
'read'|'write'|'mknod',
]
},
],
'initProcessEnabled': True|False,
'sharedMemorySize': 123,
'tmpfs': [
{
'containerPath': 'string',
'size': 123,
'mountOptions': [
'string',
]
},
]
},
'secrets': [
{
'name': 'string',
'valueFrom': 'string'
},
],
'hostname': 'string',
'user': 'string',
'workingDirectory': 'string',
'disableNetworking': True|False,
'privileged': True|False,
'readonlyRootFilesystem': True|False,
'dnsServers': [
'string',
],
'dnsSearchDomains': [
'string',
],
'extraHosts': [
{
'hostname': 'string',
'ipAddress': 'string'
},
],
'dockerSecurityOptions': [
'string',
],
'interactive': True|False,
'pseudoTerminal': True|False,
'dockerLabels': {
'string': 'string'
},
'ulimits': [
{
'name': 'core'|'cpu'|'data'|'fsize'|'locks'|'memlock'|'msgqueue'|'nice'|'nofile'|'nproc'|'rss'|'rtprio'|'rttime'|'sigpending'|'stack',
'softLimit': 123,
'hardLimit': 123
},
],
'logConfiguration': {
'logDriver': 'json-file'|'syslog'|'journald'|'gelf'|'fluentd'|'awslogs'|'splunk',
'options': {
'string': 'string'
}
},
'healthCheck': {
'command': [
'string',
],
'interval': 123,
'timeout': 123,
'retries': 123,
'startPeriod': 123
},
'systemControls': [
{
'namespace': 'string',
'value': 'string'
},
]
},
],
'family': 'string',
'taskRoleArn': 'string',
'executionRoleArn': 'string',
'networkMode': 'bridge'|'host'|'awsvpc'|'none',
'revision': 123,
'volumes': [
{
'name': 'string',
'host': {
'sourcePath': 'string'
},
'dockerVolumeConfiguration': {
'scope': 'task'|'shared',
'autoprovision': True|False,
'driver': 'string',
'driverOpts': {
'string': 'string'
},
'labels': {
'string': 'string'
}
}
},
],
'status': 'ACTIVE'|'INACTIVE',
'requiresAttributes': [
{
'name': 'string',
'value': 'string',
'targetType': 'container-instance',
'targetId': 'string'
},
],
'placementConstraints': [
{
'type': 'memberOf',
'expression': 'string'
},
],
'compatibilities': [
'EC2'|'FARGATE',
],
'requiresCompatibilities': [
'EC2'|'FARGATE',
],
'cpu': 'string',
'memory': 'string',
'pidMode': 'host'|'task',
'ipcMode': 'host'|'task'|'none'
},
'tags': [
{
'key': 'string',
'value': 'string'
},
]
}
Response Structure
(dict) --
taskDefinition (dict) --
The full task definition description.
taskDefinitionArn (string) --
The full Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the task definition.
containerDefinitions (list) --
A list of container definitions in JSON format that describe the different containers that make up your task. For more information about container definition parameters and defaults, see Amazon ECS Task Definitions in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide .
(dict) --
Container definitions are used in task definitions to describe the different containers that are launched as part of a task.
name (string) --
The name of a container. If you are linking multiple containers together in a task definition, the name of one container can be entered in the links of another container to connect the containers. Up to 255 letters (uppercase and lowercase), numbers, hyphens, and underscores are allowed. This parameter maps to name in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --name option to docker run .
image (string) --
The image used to start a container. This string is passed directly to the Docker daemon. Images in the Docker Hub registry are available by default. Other repositories are specified with either `` repository-url /image :tag `` or `` repository-url /image @*digest* `` . Up to 255 letters (uppercase and lowercase), numbers, hyphens, underscores, colons, periods, forward slashes, and number signs are allowed. This parameter maps to Image in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the IMAGE parameter of docker run .
When a new task starts, the Amazon ECS container agent pulls the latest version of the specified image and tag for the container to use. However, subsequent updates to a repository image are not propagated to already running tasks.
Images in Amazon ECR repositories can be specified by either using the full registry/repository:tag or registry/repository@digest . For example, 012345678910.dkr.ecr.<region-name>.amazonaws.com/<repository-name>:latest or 012345678910.dkr.ecr.<region-name>.amazonaws.com/<repository-name>@sha256:94afd1f2e64d908bc90dbca0035a5b567EXAMPLE .
Images in official repositories on Docker Hub use a single name (for example, ubuntu or mongo ).
Images in other repositories on Docker Hub are qualified with an organization name (for example, amazon/amazon-ecs-agent ).
Images in other online repositories are qualified further by a domain name (for example, quay.io/assemblyline/ubuntu ).
repositoryCredentials (dict) --
The private repository authentication credentials to use.
credentialsParameter (string) --
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the secret containing the private repository credentials.
Note
When you are using the Amazon ECS API, AWS CLI, or AWS SDK, if the secret exists in the same Region as the task that you are launching then you can use either the full ARN or the name of the secret. When you are using the AWS Management Console, you must specify the full ARN of the secret.
cpu (integer) --
The number of cpu units reserved for the container. This parameter maps to CpuShares in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --cpu-shares option to docker run .
This field is optional for tasks using the Fargate launch type, and the only requirement is that the total amount of CPU reserved for all containers within a task be lower than the task-level cpu value.
Note
You can determine the number of CPU units that are available per EC2 instance type by multiplying the vCPUs listed for that instance type on the Amazon EC2 Instances detail page by 1,024.
For example, if you run a single-container task on a single-core instance type with 512 CPU units specified for that container, and that is the only task running on the container instance, that container could use the full 1,024 CPU unit share at any given time. However, if you launched another copy of the same task on that container instance, each task would be guaranteed a minimum of 512 CPU units when needed, and each container could float to higher CPU usage if the other container was not using it, but if both tasks were 100% active all of the time, they would be limited to 512 CPU units.
Linux containers share unallocated CPU units with other containers on the container instance with the same ratio as their allocated amount. For example, if you run a single-container task on a single-core instance type with 512 CPU units specified for that container, and that is the only task running on the container instance, that container could use the full 1,024 CPU unit share at any given time. However, if you launched another copy of the same task on that container instance, each task would be guaranteed a minimum of 512 CPU units when needed, and each container could float to higher CPU usage if the other container was not using it, but if both tasks were 100% active all of the time, they would be limited to 512 CPU units.
On Linux container instances, the Docker daemon on the container instance uses the CPU value to calculate the relative CPU share ratios for running containers. For more information, see CPU share constraint in the Docker documentation. The minimum valid CPU share value that the Linux kernel allows is 2. However, the CPU parameter is not required, and you can use CPU values below 2 in your container definitions. For CPU values below 2 (including null), the behavior varies based on your Amazon ECS container agent version:
Agent versions less than or equal to 1.1.0: Null and zero CPU values are passed to Docker as 0, which Docker then converts to 1,024 CPU shares. CPU values of 1 are passed to Docker as 1, which the Linux kernel converts to 2 CPU shares.
Agent versions greater than or equal to 1.2.0: Null, zero, and CPU values of 1 are passed to Docker as 2.
On Windows container instances, the CPU limit is enforced as an absolute limit, or a quota. Windows containers only have access to the specified amount of CPU that is described in the task definition.
memory (integer) --
The hard limit (in MiB) of memory to present to the container. If your container attempts to exceed the memory specified here, the container is killed. This parameter maps to Memory in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --memory option to docker run .
If your containers are part of a task using the Fargate launch type, this field is optional and the only requirement is that the total amount of memory reserved for all containers within a task be lower than the task memory value.
For containers that are part of a task using the EC2 launch type, you must specify a non-zero integer for one or both of memory or memoryReservation in container definitions. If you specify both, memory must be greater than memoryReservation . If you specify memoryReservation , then that value is subtracted from the available memory resources for the container instance on which the container is placed. Otherwise, the value of memory is used.
The Docker daemon reserves a minimum of 4 MiB of memory for a container, so you should not specify fewer than 4 MiB of memory for your containers.
memoryReservation (integer) --
The soft limit (in MiB) of memory to reserve for the container. When system memory is under heavy contention, Docker attempts to keep the container memory to this soft limit. However, your container can consume more memory when it needs to, up to either the hard limit specified with the memory parameter (if applicable), or all of the available memory on the container instance, whichever comes first. This parameter maps to MemoryReservation in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --memory-reservation option to docker run .
You must specify a non-zero integer for one or both of memory or memoryReservation in container definitions. If you specify both, memory must be greater than memoryReservation . If you specify memoryReservation , then that value is subtracted from the available memory resources for the container instance on which the container is placed. Otherwise, the value of memory is used.
For example, if your container normally uses 128 MiB of memory, but occasionally bursts to 256 MiB of memory for short periods of time, you can set a memoryReservation of 128 MiB, and a memory hard limit of 300 MiB. This configuration would allow the container to only reserve 128 MiB of memory from the remaining resources on the container instance, but also allow the container to consume more memory resources when needed.
The Docker daemon reserves a minimum of 4 MiB of memory for a container, so you should not specify fewer than 4 MiB of memory for your containers.
links (list) --
The link parameter allows containers to communicate with each other without the need for port mappings. Only supported if the network mode of a task definition is set to bridge . The name:internalName construct is analogous to name:alias in Docker links. Up to 255 letters (uppercase and lowercase), numbers, hyphens, and underscores are allowed. For more information about linking Docker containers, go to https://docs.docker.com/engine/userguide/networking/default_network/dockerlinks/ . This parameter maps to Links in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --link option to ` docker run https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/run/`__ .
Note
This parameter is not supported for Windows containers.
Warning
Containers that are collocated on a single container instance may be able to communicate with each other without requiring links or host port mappings. Network isolation is achieved on the container instance using security groups and VPC settings.
(string) --
portMappings (list) --
The list of port mappings for the container. Port mappings allow containers to access ports on the host container instance to send or receive traffic.
For task definitions that use the awsvpc network mode, you should only specify the containerPort . The hostPort can be left blank or it must be the same value as the containerPort .
Port mappings on Windows use the NetNAT gateway address rather than localhost . There is no loopback for port mappings on Windows, so you cannot access a container's mapped port from the host itself.
This parameter maps to PortBindings in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --publish option to docker run . If the network mode of a task definition is set to none , then you can't specify port mappings. If the network mode of a task definition is set to host , then host ports must either be undefined or they must match the container port in the port mapping.
Note
After a task reaches the RUNNING status, manual and automatic host and container port assignments are visible in the Network Bindings section of a container description for a selected task in the Amazon ECS console. The assignments are also visible in the networkBindings section DescribeTasks responses.
(dict) --
Port mappings allow containers to access ports on the host container instance to send or receive traffic. Port mappings are specified as part of the container definition.
If you are using containers in a task with the awsvpc or host network mode, exposed ports should be specified using containerPort . The hostPort can be left blank or it must be the same value as the containerPort .
After a task reaches the RUNNING status, manual and automatic host and container port assignments are visible in the networkBindings section of DescribeTasks API responses.
containerPort (integer) --
The port number on the container that is bound to the user-specified or automatically assigned host port.
If you are using containers in a task with the awsvpc or host network mode, exposed ports should be specified using containerPort .
If you are using containers in a task with the bridge network mode and you specify a container port and not a host port, your container automatically receives a host port in the ephemeral port range. For more information, see hostPort . Port mappings that are automatically assigned in this way do not count toward the 100 reserved ports limit of a container instance.
hostPort (integer) --
The port number on the container instance to reserve for your container.
If you are using containers in a task with the awsvpc or host network mode, the hostPort can either be left blank or set to the same value as the containerPort .
If you are using containers in a task with the bridge network mode, you can specify a non-reserved host port for your container port mapping, or you can omit the hostPort (or set it to 0 ) while specifying a containerPort and your container automatically receives a port in the ephemeral port range for your container instance operating system and Docker version.
The default ephemeral port range for Docker version 1.6.0 and later is listed on the instance under /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_local_port_range . If this kernel parameter is unavailable, the default ephemeral port range from 49153 through 65535 is used. Do not attempt to specify a host port in the ephemeral port range as these are reserved for automatic assignment. In general, ports below 32768 are outside of the ephemeral port range.
Note
The default ephemeral port range from 49153 through 65535 is always used for Docker versions before 1.6.0.
The default reserved ports are 22 for SSH, the Docker ports 2375 and 2376, and the Amazon ECS container agent ports 51678 and 51679. Any host port that was previously specified in a running task is also reserved while the task is running (after a task stops, the host port is released). The current reserved ports are displayed in the remainingResources of DescribeContainerInstances output, and a container instance may have up to 100 reserved ports at a time, including the default reserved ports (automatically assigned ports do not count toward the 100 reserved ports limit).
protocol (string) --
The protocol used for the port mapping. Valid values are tcp and udp . The default is tcp .
essential (boolean) --
If the essential parameter of a container is marked as true , and that container fails or stops for any reason, all other containers that are part of the task are stopped. If the essential parameter of a container is marked as false , then its failure does not affect the rest of the containers in a task. If this parameter is omitted, a container is assumed to be essential.
All tasks must have at least one essential container. If you have an application that is composed of multiple containers, you should group containers that are used for a common purpose into components, and separate the different components into multiple task definitions. For more information, see Application Architecture in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide .
entryPoint (list) --
Warning
Early versions of the Amazon ECS container agent do not properly handle entryPoint parameters. If you have problems using entryPoint , update your container agent or enter your commands and arguments as command array items instead.
The entry point that is passed to the container. This parameter maps to Entrypoint in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --entrypoint option to docker run . For more information, see https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/builder/#entrypoint .
(string) --
command (list) --
The command that is passed to the container. This parameter maps to Cmd in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the COMMAND parameter to docker run . For more information, see https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/builder/#cmd .
(string) --
environment (list) --
The environment variables to pass to a container. This parameter maps to Env in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --env option to docker run .
Warning
We do not recommend using plaintext environment variables for sensitive information, such as credential data.
(dict) --
A key-value pair object.
name (string) --
The name of the key-value pair. For environment variables, this is the name of the environment variable.
value (string) --
The value of the key-value pair. For environment variables, this is the value of the environment variable.
mountPoints (list) --
The mount points for data volumes in your container.
This parameter maps to Volumes in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --volume option to docker run .
Windows containers can mount whole directories on the same drive as $env:ProgramData . Windows containers cannot mount directories on a different drive, and mount point cannot be across drives.
(dict) --
Details on a volume mount point that is used in a container definition.
sourceVolume (string) --
The name of the volume to mount. Must be a volume name referenced in the name parameter of task definition volume .
containerPath (string) --
The path on the container to mount the host volume at.
readOnly (boolean) --
If this value is true , the container has read-only access to the volume. If this value is false , then the container can write to the volume. The default value is false .
volumesFrom (list) --
Data volumes to mount from another container. This parameter maps to VolumesFrom in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --volumes-from option to docker run .
(dict) --
Details on a data volume from another container in the same task definition.
sourceContainer (string) --
The name of another container within the same task definition to mount volumes from.
readOnly (boolean) --
If this value is true , the container has read-only access to the volume. If this value is false , then the container can write to the volume. The default value is false .
linuxParameters (dict) --
Linux-specific modifications that are applied to the container, such as Linux KernelCapabilities .
Note
This parameter is not supported for Windows containers.
capabilities (dict) --
The Linux capabilities for the container that are added to or dropped from the default configuration provided by Docker.
Note
If you are using tasks that use the Fargate launch type, capabilities is supported but the add parameter is not supported.
add (list) --
The Linux capabilities for the container that have been added to the default configuration provided by Docker. This parameter maps to CapAdd in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --cap-add option to docker run .
Note
If you are using tasks that use the Fargate launch type, the add parameter is not supported.
Valid values: "ALL" | "AUDIT_CONTROL" | "AUDIT_WRITE" | "BLOCK_SUSPEND" | "CHOWN" | "DAC_OVERRIDE" | "DAC_READ_SEARCH" | "FOWNER" | "FSETID" | "IPC_LOCK" | "IPC_OWNER" | "KILL" | "LEASE" | "LINUX_IMMUTABLE" | "MAC_ADMIN" | "MAC_OVERRIDE" | "MKNOD" | "NET_ADMIN" | "NET_BIND_SERVICE" | "NET_BROADCAST" | "NET_RAW" | "SETFCAP" | "SETGID" | "SETPCAP" | "SETUID" | "SYS_ADMIN" | "SYS_BOOT" | "SYS_CHROOT" | "SYS_MODULE" | "SYS_NICE" | "SYS_PACCT" | "SYS_PTRACE" | "SYS_RAWIO" | "SYS_RESOURCE" | "SYS_TIME" | "SYS_TTY_CONFIG" | "SYSLOG" | "WAKE_ALARM"
(string) --
drop (list) --
The Linux capabilities for the container that have been removed from the default configuration provided by Docker. This parameter maps to CapDrop in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --cap-drop option to docker run .
Valid values: "ALL" | "AUDIT_CONTROL" | "AUDIT_WRITE" | "BLOCK_SUSPEND" | "CHOWN" | "DAC_OVERRIDE" | "DAC_READ_SEARCH" | "FOWNER" | "FSETID" | "IPC_LOCK" | "IPC_OWNER" | "KILL" | "LEASE" | "LINUX_IMMUTABLE" | "MAC_ADMIN" | "MAC_OVERRIDE" | "MKNOD" | "NET_ADMIN" | "NET_BIND_SERVICE" | "NET_BROADCAST" | "NET_RAW" | "SETFCAP" | "SETGID" | "SETPCAP" | "SETUID" | "SYS_ADMIN" | "SYS_BOOT" | "SYS_CHROOT" | "SYS_MODULE" | "SYS_NICE" | "SYS_PACCT" | "SYS_PTRACE" | "SYS_RAWIO" | "SYS_RESOURCE" | "SYS_TIME" | "SYS_TTY_CONFIG" | "SYSLOG" | "WAKE_ALARM"
(string) --
devices (list) --
Any host devices to expose to the container. This parameter maps to Devices in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --device option to docker run .
Note
If you are using tasks that use the Fargate launch type, the devices parameter is not supported.
(dict) --
An object representing a container instance host device.
hostPath (string) --
The path for the device on the host container instance.
containerPath (string) --
The path inside the container at which to expose the host device.
permissions (list) --
The explicit permissions to provide to the container for the device. By default, the container has permissions for read , write , and mknod for the device.
(string) --
initProcessEnabled (boolean) --
Run an init process inside the container that forwards signals and reaps processes. This parameter maps to the --init option to docker run . This parameter requires version 1.25 of the Docker Remote API or greater on your container instance. To check the Docker Remote API version on your container instance, log in to your container instance and run the following command: sudo docker version --format '{{.Server.APIVersion}}'
sharedMemorySize (integer) --
The value for the size (in MiB) of the /dev/shm volume. This parameter maps to the --shm-size option to docker run .
Note
If you are using tasks that use the Fargate launch type, the sharedMemorySize parameter is not supported.
tmpfs (list) --
The container path, mount options, and size (in MiB) of the tmpfs mount. This parameter maps to the --tmpfs option to docker run .
Note
If you are using tasks that use the Fargate launch type, the tmpfs parameter is not supported.
(dict) --
The container path, mount options, and size of the tmpfs mount.
containerPath (string) --
The absolute file path where the tmpfs volume is to be mounted.
size (integer) --
The size (in MiB) of the tmpfs volume.
mountOptions (list) --
The list of tmpfs volume mount options.
Valid values: "defaults" | "ro" | "rw" | "suid" | "nosuid" | "dev" | "nodev" | "exec" | "noexec" | "sync" | "async" | "dirsync" | "remount" | "mand" | "nomand" | "atime" | "noatime" | "diratime" | "nodiratime" | "bind" | "rbind" | "unbindable" | "runbindable" | "private" | "rprivate" | "shared" | "rshared" | "slave" | "rslave" | "relatime" | "norelatime" | "strictatime" | "nostrictatime" | "mode" | "uid" | "gid" | "nr_inodes" | "nr_blocks" | "mpol"
(string) --
secrets (list) --
The secrets to pass to the container.
(dict) --
An object representing the secret to expose to your container.
name (string) --
The value to set as the environment variable on the container.
valueFrom (string) --
The secret to expose to the container. Supported values are either the full ARN or the name of the parameter in the AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store.
hostname (string) --
The hostname to use for your container. This parameter maps to Hostname in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --hostname option to docker run .
Note
The hostname parameter is not supported if you are using the awsvpc network mode.
user (string) --
The user name to use inside the container. This parameter maps to User in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --user option to docker run .
Note
This parameter is not supported for Windows containers.
workingDirectory (string) --
The working directory in which to run commands inside the container. This parameter maps to WorkingDir in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --workdir option to docker run .
disableNetworking (boolean) --
When this parameter is true, networking is disabled within the container. This parameter maps to NetworkDisabled in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API .
Note
This parameter is not supported for Windows containers.
privileged (boolean) --
When this parameter is true, the container is given elevated privileges on the host container instance (similar to the root user). This parameter maps to Privileged in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --privileged option to docker run .
Note
This parameter is not supported for Windows containers or tasks using the Fargate launch type.
readonlyRootFilesystem (boolean) --
When this parameter is true, the container is given read-only access to its root file system. This parameter maps to ReadonlyRootfs in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --read-only option to docker run .
Note
This parameter is not supported for Windows containers.
dnsServers (list) --
A list of DNS servers that are presented to the container. This parameter maps to Dns in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --dns option to docker run .
Note
This parameter is not supported for Windows containers.
(string) --
dnsSearchDomains (list) --
A list of DNS search domains that are presented to the container. This parameter maps to DnsSearch in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --dns-search option to docker run .
Note
This parameter is not supported for Windows containers.
(string) --
extraHosts (list) --
A list of hostnames and IP address mappings to append to the /etc/hosts file on the container. This parameter maps to ExtraHosts in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --add-host option to docker run .
Note
This parameter is not supported for Windows containers or tasks that use the awsvpc network mode.
(dict) --
Hostnames and IP address entries that are added to the /etc/hosts file of a container via the extraHosts parameter of its ContainerDefinition .
hostname (string) --
The hostname to use in the /etc/hosts entry.
ipAddress (string) --
The IP address to use in the /etc/hosts entry.
dockerSecurityOptions (list) --
A list of strings to provide custom labels for SELinux and AppArmor multi-level security systems. This field is not valid for containers in tasks using the Fargate launch type.
This parameter maps to SecurityOpt in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --security-opt option to docker run .
Note
The Amazon ECS container agent running on a container instance must register with the ECS_SELINUX_CAPABLE=true or ECS_APPARMOR_CAPABLE=true environment variables before containers placed on that instance can use these security options. For more information, see Amazon ECS Container Agent Configuration in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide .
This parameter is not supported for Windows containers.
(string) --
interactive (boolean) --
When this parameter is true , this allows you to deploy containerized applications that require stdin or a tty to be allocated. This parameter maps to OpenStdin in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --interactive option to docker run .
pseudoTerminal (boolean) --
When this parameter is true , a TTY is allocated. This parameter maps to Tty in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --tty option to docker run .
dockerLabels (dict) --
A key/value map of labels to add to the container. This parameter maps to Labels in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --label option to docker run . This parameter requires version 1.18 of the Docker Remote API or greater on your container instance. To check the Docker Remote API version on your container instance, log in to your container instance and run the following command: sudo docker version --format '{{.Server.APIVersion}}'
(string) --
(string) --
ulimits (list) --
A list of ulimits to set in the container. This parameter maps to Ulimits in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --ulimit option to docker run . Valid naming values are displayed in the Ulimit data type. This parameter requires version 1.18 of the Docker Remote API or greater on your container instance. To check the Docker Remote API version on your container instance, log in to your container instance and run the following command: sudo docker version --format '{{.Server.APIVersion}}'
Note
This parameter is not supported for Windows containers.
(dict) --
The ulimit settings to pass to the container.
name (string) --
The type of the ulimit .
softLimit (integer) --
The soft limit for the ulimit type.
hardLimit (integer) --
The hard limit for the ulimit type.
logConfiguration (dict) --
The log configuration specification for the container.
If you are using the Fargate launch type, the only supported value is awslogs .
This parameter maps to LogConfig in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --log-driver option to docker run . By default, containers use the same logging driver that the Docker daemon uses. However the container may use a different logging driver than the Docker daemon by specifying a log driver with this parameter in the container definition. To use a different logging driver for a container, the log system must be configured properly on the container instance (or on a different log server for remote logging options). For more information on the options for different supported log drivers, see Configure logging drivers in the Docker documentation.
Note
Amazon ECS currently supports a subset of the logging drivers available to the Docker daemon (shown in the LogConfiguration data type). Additional log drivers may be available in future releases of the Amazon ECS container agent.
This parameter requires version 1.18 of the Docker Remote API or greater on your container instance. To check the Docker Remote API version on your container instance, log in to your container instance and run the following command: sudo docker version --format '{{.Server.APIVersion}}'
Note
The Amazon ECS container agent running on a container instance must register the logging drivers available on that instance with the ECS_AVAILABLE_LOGGING_DRIVERS environment variable before containers placed on that instance can use these log configuration options. For more information, see Amazon ECS Container Agent Configuration in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide .
logDriver (string) --
The log driver to use for the container. The valid values listed for this parameter are log drivers that the Amazon ECS container agent can communicate with by default. If you are using the Fargate launch type, the only supported value is awslogs . For more information about using the awslogs driver, see Using the awslogs Log Driver in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide .
Note
If you have a custom driver that is not listed above that you would like to work with the Amazon ECS container agent, you can fork the Amazon ECS container agent project that is available on GitHub and customize it to work with that driver. We encourage you to submit pull requests for changes that you would like to have included. However, Amazon Web Services does not currently support running modified copies of this software.
This parameter requires version 1.18 of the Docker Remote API or greater on your container instance. To check the Docker Remote API version on your container instance, log in to your container instance and run the following command: sudo docker version --format '{{.Server.APIVersion}}'
options (dict) --
The configuration options to send to the log driver. This parameter requires version 1.19 of the Docker Remote API or greater on your container instance. To check the Docker Remote API version on your container instance, log in to your container instance and run the following command: sudo docker version --format '{{.Server.APIVersion}}'
(string) --
(string) --
healthCheck (dict) --
The health check command and associated configuration parameters for the container. This parameter maps to HealthCheck in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the HEALTHCHECK parameter of docker run .
command (list) --
A string array representing the command that the container runs to determine if it is healthy. The string array must start with CMD to execute the command arguments directly, or CMD-SHELL to run the command with the container's default shell. For example:
[ "CMD-SHELL", "curl -f http://localhost/ || exit 1" ]
An exit code of 0 indicates success, and non-zero exit code indicates failure. For more information, see HealthCheck in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API .
(string) --
interval (integer) --
The time period in seconds between each health check execution. You may specify between 5 and 300 seconds. The default value is 30 seconds.
timeout (integer) --
The time period in seconds to wait for a health check to succeed before it is considered a failure. You may specify between 2 and 60 seconds. The default value is 5.
retries (integer) --
The number of times to retry a failed health check before the container is considered unhealthy. You may specify between 1 and 10 retries. The default value is 3.
startPeriod (integer) --
The optional grace period within which to provide containers time to bootstrap before failed health checks count towards the maximum number of retries. You may specify between 0 and 300 seconds. The startPeriod is disabled by default.
Note
If a health check succeeds within the startPeriod , then the container is considered healthy and any subsequent failures count toward the maximum number of retries.
systemControls (list) --
A list of namespaced kernel parameters to set in the container. This parameter maps to Sysctls in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --sysctl option to docker run .
Note
It is not recommended that you specify network-related systemControls parameters for multiple containers in a single task that also uses either the awsvpc or host network modes. For tasks that use the awsvpc network mode, the container that is started last determines which systemControls parameters take effect. For tasks that use the host network mode, it changes the container instance's namespaced kernel parameters as well as the containers.
(dict) --
A list of namespaced kernel parameters to set in the container. This parameter maps to Sysctls in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --sysctl option to docker run .
It is not recommended that you specify network-related systemControls parameters for multiple containers in a single task that also uses either the awsvpc or host network mode for the following reasons:
For tasks that use the awsvpc network mode, if you set systemControls for any container, it applies to all containers in the task. If you set different systemControls for multiple containers in a single task, the container that is started last determines which systemControls take effect.
For tasks that use the host network mode, the systemControls parameter applies to the container instance's kernel parameter as well as that of all containers of any tasks running on that container instance.
namespace (string) --
The namespaced kernel parameter to set a value for.
value (string) --
The value for the namespaced kernel parameter specified in namespace .
family (string) --
The family of your task definition, used as the definition name.
taskRoleArn (string) --
The ARN of the IAM role that containers in this task can assume. All containers in this task are granted the permissions that are specified in this role.
IAM roles for tasks on Windows require that the -EnableTaskIAMRole option is set when you launch the Amazon ECS-optimized Windows AMI. Your containers must also run some configuration code in order to take advantage of the feature. For more information, see Windows IAM Roles for Tasks in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide .
executionRoleArn (string) --
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the task execution role that the Amazon ECS container agent and the Docker daemon can assume.
networkMode (string) --
The Docker networking mode to use for the containers in the task. The valid values are none , bridge , awsvpc , and host . The default Docker network mode is bridge . If you are using the Fargate launch type, the awsvpc network mode is required. If you are using the EC2 launch type, any network mode can be used. If the network mode is set to none , you cannot specify port mappings in your container definitions, and the tasks containers do not have external connectivity. The host and awsvpc network modes offer the highest networking performance for containers because they use the EC2 network stack instead of the virtualized network stack provided by the bridge mode.
With the host and awsvpc network modes, exposed container ports are mapped directly to the corresponding host port (for the host network mode) or the attached elastic network interface port (for the awsvpc network mode), so you cannot take advantage of dynamic host port mappings.
If the network mode is awsvpc , the task is allocated an elastic network interface, and you must specify a NetworkConfiguration value when you create a service or run a task with the task definition. For more information, see Task Networking in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide .
Note
Currently, only Amazon ECS-optimized AMIs, other Amazon Linux variants with the ecs-init package, or AWS Fargate infrastructure support the awsvpc network mode.
If the network mode is host , you cannot run multiple instantiations of the same task on a single container instance when port mappings are used.
Docker for Windows uses different network modes than Docker for Linux. When you register a task definition with Windows containers, you must not specify a network mode. If you use the console to register a task definition with Windows containers, you must choose the <default> network mode object.
For more information, see Network settings in the Docker run reference .
revision (integer) --
The revision of the task in a particular family. The revision is a version number of a task definition in a family. When you register a task definition for the first time, the revision is 1 . Each time you register a new revision of a task definition in the same family, the revision value always increases by one (even if you have deregistered previous revisions in this family).
volumes (list) --
The list of volumes in a task.
If you are using the Fargate launch type, the host and sourcePath parameters are not supported.
For more information about volume definition parameters and defaults, see Amazon ECS Task Definitions in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide .
(dict) --
A data volume used in a task definition. For tasks that use a Docker volume, specify a DockerVolumeConfiguration . For tasks that use a bind mount host volume, specify a host and optional sourcePath . For more information, see Using Data Volumes in Tasks .
name (string) --
The name of the volume. Up to 255 letters (uppercase and lowercase), numbers, hyphens, and underscores are allowed. This name is referenced in the sourceVolume parameter of container definition mountPoints .
host (dict) --
This parameter is specified when you are using bind mount host volumes. Bind mount host volumes are supported when you are using either the EC2 or Fargate launch types. The contents of the host parameter determine whether your bind mount host volume persists on the host container instance and where it is stored. If the host parameter is empty, then the Docker daemon assigns a host path for your data volume, but the data is not guaranteed to persist after the containers associated with it stop running.
Windows containers can mount whole directories on the same drive as $env:ProgramData . Windows containers cannot mount directories on a different drive, and mount point cannot be across drives. For example, you can mount C:\my\path:C:\my\path and D:\:D:\ , but not D:\my\path:C:\my\path or D:\:C:\my\path .
sourcePath (string) --
When the host parameter is used, specify a sourcePath to declare the path on the host container instance that is presented to the container. If this parameter is empty, then the Docker daemon has assigned a host path for you. If the host parameter contains a sourcePath file location, then the data volume persists at the specified location on the host container instance until you delete it manually. If the sourcePath value does not exist on the host container instance, the Docker daemon creates it. If the location does exist, the contents of the source path folder are exported.
If you are using the Fargate launch type, the sourcePath parameter is not supported.
dockerVolumeConfiguration (dict) --
This parameter is specified when you are using Docker volumes. Docker volumes are only supported when you are using the EC2 launch type. Windows containers only support the use of the local driver. To use bind mounts, specify a host instead.
scope (string) --
The scope for the Docker volume that determines its lifecycle. Docker volumes that are scoped to a task are automatically provisioned when the task starts and destroyed when the task stops. Docker volumes that are scoped as shared persist after the task stops.
autoprovision (boolean) --
If this value is true , the Docker volume is created if it does not already exist.
Note
This field is only used if the scope is shared .
driver (string) --
The Docker volume driver to use. The driver value must match the driver name provided by Docker because it is used for task placement. If the driver was installed using the Docker plugin CLI, use docker plugin ls to retrieve the driver name from your container instance. If the driver was installed using another method, use Docker plugin discovery to retrieve the driver name. For more information, see Docker plugin discovery . This parameter maps to Driver in the Create a volume section of the Docker Remote API and the xxdriver option to ` docker volume create https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/volume_create/`__ .
driverOpts (dict) --
A map of Docker driver-specific options passed through. This parameter maps to DriverOpts in the Create a volume section of the Docker Remote API and the xxopt option to ` docker volume create https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/volume_create/`__ .
(string) --
(string) --
labels (dict) --
Custom metadata to add to your Docker volume. This parameter maps to Labels in the Create a volume section of the Docker Remote API and the xxlabel option to ` docker volume create https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/volume_create/`__ .
(string) --
(string) --
status (string) --
The status of the task definition.
requiresAttributes (list) --
The container instance attributes required by your task. This field is not valid if using the Fargate launch type for your task.
(dict) --
An attribute is a name-value pair associated with an Amazon ECS object. Attributes enable you to extend the Amazon ECS data model by adding custom metadata to your resources. For more information, see Attributes in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide .
name (string) --
The name of the attribute. Up to 128 letters (uppercase and lowercase), numbers, hyphens, underscores, and periods are allowed.
value (string) --
The value of the attribute. Up to 128 letters (uppercase and lowercase), numbers, hyphens, underscores, periods, at signs (@), forward slashes, colons, and spaces are allowed.
targetType (string) --
The type of the target with which to attach the attribute. This parameter is required if you use the short form ID for a resource instead of the full ARN.
targetId (string) --
The ID of the target. You can specify the short form ID for a resource or the full Amazon Resource Name (ARN).
placementConstraints (list) --
An array of placement constraint objects to use for tasks. This field is not valid if using the Fargate launch type for your task.
(dict) --
An object representing a constraint on task placement in the task definition.
If you are using the Fargate launch type, task placement constraints are not supported.
For more information, see Task Placement Constraints in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide .
type (string) --
The type of constraint. The DistinctInstance constraint ensures that each task in a particular group is running on a different container instance. The MemberOf constraint restricts selection to be from a group of valid candidates.
expression (string) --
A cluster query language expression to apply to the constraint. For more information, see Cluster Query Language in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide .
compatibilities (list) --
The launch type to use with your task. For more information, see Amazon ECS Launch Types in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide .
(string) --
requiresCompatibilities (list) --
The launch type the task is using.
(string) --
cpu (string) --
The number of cpu units used by the task. If you are using the EC2 launch type, this field is optional and any value can be used. If you are using the Fargate launch type, this field is required and you must use one of the following values, which determines your range of valid values for the memory parameter:
256 (.25 vCPU) - Available memory values: 512 (0.5 GB), 1024 (1 GB), 2048 (2 GB)
512 (.5 vCPU) - Available memory values: 1024 (1 GB), 2048 (2 GB), 3072 (3 GB), 4096 (4 GB)
1024 (1 vCPU) - Available memory values: 2048 (2 GB), 3072 (3 GB), 4096 (4 GB), 5120 (5 GB), 6144 (6 GB), 7168 (7 GB), 8192 (8 GB)
2048 (2 vCPU) - Available memory values: Between 4096 (4 GB) and 16384 (16 GB) in increments of 1024 (1 GB)
4096 (4 vCPU) - Available memory values: Between 8192 (8 GB) and 30720 (30 GB) in increments of 1024 (1 GB)
memory (string) --
The amount (in MiB) of memory used by the task. If using the EC2 launch type, this field is optional and any value can be used. If using the Fargate launch type, this field is required and you must use one of the following values, which determines your range of valid values for the cpu parameter:
512 (0.5 GB), 1024 (1 GB), 2048 (2 GB) - Available cpu values: 256 (.25 vCPU)
1024 (1 GB), 2048 (2 GB), 3072 (3 GB), 4096 (4 GB) - Available cpu values: 512 (.5 vCPU)
2048 (2 GB), 3072 (3 GB), 4096 (4 GB), 5120 (5 GB), 6144 (6 GB), 7168 (7 GB), 8192 (8 GB) - Available cpu values: 1024 (1 vCPU)
Between 4096 (4 GB) and 16384 (16 GB) in increments of 1024 (1 GB) - Available cpu values: 2048 (2 vCPU)
Between 8192 (8 GB) and 30720 (30 GB) in increments of 1024 (1 GB) - Available cpu values: 4096 (4 vCPU)
pidMode (string) --
The process namespace to use for the containers in the task. The valid values are host or task . If host is specified, then all containers within the tasks that specified the host PID mode on the same container instance share the same IPC resources with the host Amazon EC2 instance. If task is specified, all containers within the specified task share the same process namespace. If no value is specified, the default is a private namespace. For more information, see PID settings in the Docker run reference .
If the host PID mode is used, be aware that there is a heightened risk of undesired process namespace expose. For more information, see Docker security .
Note
This parameter is not supported for Windows containers or tasks using the Fargate launch type.
ipcMode (string) --
The IPC resource namespace to use for the containers in the task. The valid values are host , task , or none . If host is specified, then all containers within the tasks that specified the host IPC mode on the same container instance share the same IPC resources with the host Amazon EC2 instance. If task is specified, all containers within the specified task share the same IPC resources. If none is specified, then IPC resources within the containers of a task are private and not shared with other containers in a task or on the container instance. If no value is specified, then the IPC resource namespace sharing depends on the Docker daemon setting on the container instance. For more information, see IPC settings in the Docker run reference .
If the host IPC mode is used, be aware that there is a heightened risk of undesired IPC namespace expose. For more information, see Docker security .
If you are setting namespaced kernel parameters using systemControls for the containers in the task, the following will apply to your IPC resource namespace. For more information, see System Controls in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide .
For tasks that use the host IPC mode, IPC namespace related systemControls are not supported.
For tasks that use the task IPC mode, IPC namespace related systemControls will apply to all containers within a task.
Note
This parameter is not supported for Windows containers or tasks using the Fargate launch type.
tags (list) --
The metadata that is applied to the task definition to help you categorize and organize them. Each tag consists of a key and an optional value, both of which you define. Tag keys can have a maximum character length of 128 characters, and tag values can have a maximum length of 256 characters.
(dict) --
The metadata that you apply to a resource to help you categorize and organize them. Each tag consists of a key and an optional value, both of which you define. Tag keys can have a maximum character length of 128 characters, and tag values can have a maximum length of 256 characters.
key (string) --
One part of a key-value pair that make up a tag. A key is a general label that acts like a category for more specific tag values.
value (string) --
The optional part of a key-value pair that make up a tag. A value acts as a descriptor within a tag category (key).
{'ipcMode': 'host | task | none', 'pidMode': 'host | task'}
Response {'taskDefinition': {'ipcMode': 'host | task | none', 'pidMode': 'host | task'}}
Registers a new task definition from the supplied family and containerDefinitions . Optionally, you can add data volumes to your containers with the volumes parameter. For more information about task definition parameters and defaults, see Amazon ECS Task Definitions in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide .
You can specify an IAM role for your task with the taskRoleArn parameter. When you specify an IAM role for a task, its containers can then use the latest versions of the AWS CLI or SDKs to make API requests to the AWS services that are specified in the IAM policy associated with the role. For more information, see IAM Roles for Tasks in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide .
You can specify a Docker networking mode for the containers in your task definition with the networkMode parameter. The available network modes correspond to those described in Network settings in the Docker run reference. If you specify the awsvpc network mode, the task is allocated an elastic network interface, and you must specify a NetworkConfiguration when you create a service or run a task with the task definition. For more information, see Task Networking in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide .
See also: AWS API Documentation
Request Syntax
client.register_task_definition(
family='string',
taskRoleArn='string',
executionRoleArn='string',
networkMode='bridge'|'host'|'awsvpc'|'none',
containerDefinitions=[
{
'name': 'string',
'image': 'string',
'repositoryCredentials': {
'credentialsParameter': 'string'
},
'cpu': 123,
'memory': 123,
'memoryReservation': 123,
'links': [
'string',
],
'portMappings': [
{
'containerPort': 123,
'hostPort': 123,
'protocol': 'tcp'|'udp'
},
],
'essential': True|False,
'entryPoint': [
'string',
],
'command': [
'string',
],
'environment': [
{
'name': 'string',
'value': 'string'
},
],
'mountPoints': [
{
'sourceVolume': 'string',
'containerPath': 'string',
'readOnly': True|False
},
],
'volumesFrom': [
{
'sourceContainer': 'string',
'readOnly': True|False
},
],
'linuxParameters': {
'capabilities': {
'add': [
'string',
],
'drop': [
'string',
]
},
'devices': [
{
'hostPath': 'string',
'containerPath': 'string',
'permissions': [
'read'|'write'|'mknod',
]
},
],
'initProcessEnabled': True|False,
'sharedMemorySize': 123,
'tmpfs': [
{
'containerPath': 'string',
'size': 123,
'mountOptions': [
'string',
]
},
]
},
'secrets': [
{
'name': 'string',
'valueFrom': 'string'
},
],
'hostname': 'string',
'user': 'string',
'workingDirectory': 'string',
'disableNetworking': True|False,
'privileged': True|False,
'readonlyRootFilesystem': True|False,
'dnsServers': [
'string',
],
'dnsSearchDomains': [
'string',
],
'extraHosts': [
{
'hostname': 'string',
'ipAddress': 'string'
},
],
'dockerSecurityOptions': [
'string',
],
'interactive': True|False,
'pseudoTerminal': True|False,
'dockerLabels': {
'string': 'string'
},
'ulimits': [
{
'name': 'core'|'cpu'|'data'|'fsize'|'locks'|'memlock'|'msgqueue'|'nice'|'nofile'|'nproc'|'rss'|'rtprio'|'rttime'|'sigpending'|'stack',
'softLimit': 123,
'hardLimit': 123
},
],
'logConfiguration': {
'logDriver': 'json-file'|'syslog'|'journald'|'gelf'|'fluentd'|'awslogs'|'splunk',
'options': {
'string': 'string'
}
},
'healthCheck': {
'command': [
'string',
],
'interval': 123,
'timeout': 123,
'retries': 123,
'startPeriod': 123
},
'systemControls': [
{
'namespace': 'string',
'value': 'string'
},
]
},
],
volumes=[
{
'name': 'string',
'host': {
'sourcePath': 'string'
},
'dockerVolumeConfiguration': {
'scope': 'task'|'shared',
'autoprovision': True|False,
'driver': 'string',
'driverOpts': {
'string': 'string'
},
'labels': {
'string': 'string'
}
}
},
],
placementConstraints=[
{
'type': 'memberOf',
'expression': 'string'
},
],
requiresCompatibilities=[
'EC2'|'FARGATE',
],
cpu='string',
memory='string',
tags=[
{
'key': 'string',
'value': 'string'
},
],
pidMode='host'|'task',
ipcMode='host'|'task'|'none'
)
string
[REQUIRED]
You must specify a family for a task definition, which allows you to track multiple versions of the same task definition. The family is used as a name for your task definition. Up to 255 letters (uppercase and lowercase), numbers, hyphens, and underscores are allowed.
string
The short name or full Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the IAM role that containers in this task can assume. All containers in this task are granted the permissions that are specified in this role. For more information, see IAM Roles for Tasks in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide .
string
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the task execution role that the Amazon ECS container agent and the Docker daemon can assume.
string
The Docker networking mode to use for the containers in the task. The valid values are none , bridge , awsvpc , and host . The default Docker network mode is bridge . If you are using the Fargate launch type, the awsvpc network mode is required. If you are using the EC2 launch type, any network mode can be used. If the network mode is set to none , you cannot specify port mappings in your container definitions, and the tasks containers do not have external connectivity. The host and awsvpc network modes offer the highest networking performance for containers because they use the EC2 network stack instead of the virtualized network stack provided by the bridge mode.
With the host and awsvpc network modes, exposed container ports are mapped directly to the corresponding host port (for the host network mode) or the attached elastic network interface port (for the awsvpc network mode), so you cannot take advantage of dynamic host port mappings.
If the network mode is awsvpc , the task is allocated an elastic network interface, and you must specify a NetworkConfiguration value when you create a service or run a task with the task definition. For more information, see Task Networking in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide .
Note
Currently, only Amazon ECS-optimized AMIs, other Amazon Linux variants with the ecs-init package, or AWS Fargate infrastructure support the awsvpc network mode.
If the network mode is host , you cannot run multiple instantiations of the same task on a single container instance when port mappings are used.
Docker for Windows uses different network modes than Docker for Linux. When you register a task definition with Windows containers, you must not specify a network mode. If you use the console to register a task definition with Windows containers, you must choose the <default> network mode object.
For more information, see Network settings in the Docker run reference .
list
[REQUIRED]
A list of container definitions in JSON format that describe the different containers that make up your task.
(dict) --
Container definitions are used in task definitions to describe the different containers that are launched as part of a task.
name (string) --
The name of a container. If you are linking multiple containers together in a task definition, the name of one container can be entered in the links of another container to connect the containers. Up to 255 letters (uppercase and lowercase), numbers, hyphens, and underscores are allowed. This parameter maps to name in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --name option to docker run .
image (string) --
The image used to start a container. This string is passed directly to the Docker daemon. Images in the Docker Hub registry are available by default. Other repositories are specified with either `` repository-url /image :tag `` or `` repository-url /image @*digest* `` . Up to 255 letters (uppercase and lowercase), numbers, hyphens, underscores, colons, periods, forward slashes, and number signs are allowed. This parameter maps to Image in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the IMAGE parameter of docker run .
When a new task starts, the Amazon ECS container agent pulls the latest version of the specified image and tag for the container to use. However, subsequent updates to a repository image are not propagated to already running tasks.
Images in Amazon ECR repositories can be specified by either using the full registry/repository:tag or registry/repository@digest . For example, 012345678910.dkr.ecr.<region-name>.amazonaws.com/<repository-name>:latest or 012345678910.dkr.ecr.<region-name>.amazonaws.com/<repository-name>@sha256:94afd1f2e64d908bc90dbca0035a5b567EXAMPLE .
Images in official repositories on Docker Hub use a single name (for example, ubuntu or mongo ).
Images in other repositories on Docker Hub are qualified with an organization name (for example, amazon/amazon-ecs-agent ).
Images in other online repositories are qualified further by a domain name (for example, quay.io/assemblyline/ubuntu ).
repositoryCredentials (dict) --
The private repository authentication credentials to use.
credentialsParameter (string) -- [REQUIRED]
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the secret containing the private repository credentials.
Note
When you are using the Amazon ECS API, AWS CLI, or AWS SDK, if the secret exists in the same Region as the task that you are launching then you can use either the full ARN or the name of the secret. When you are using the AWS Management Console, you must specify the full ARN of the secret.
cpu (integer) --
The number of cpu units reserved for the container. This parameter maps to CpuShares in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --cpu-shares option to docker run .
This field is optional for tasks using the Fargate launch type, and the only requirement is that the total amount of CPU reserved for all containers within a task be lower than the task-level cpu value.
Note
You can determine the number of CPU units that are available per EC2 instance type by multiplying the vCPUs listed for that instance type on the Amazon EC2 Instances detail page by 1,024.
For example, if you run a single-container task on a single-core instance type with 512 CPU units specified for that container, and that is the only task running on the container instance, that container could use the full 1,024 CPU unit share at any given time. However, if you launched another copy of the same task on that container instance, each task would be guaranteed a minimum of 512 CPU units when needed, and each container could float to higher CPU usage if the other container was not using it, but if both tasks were 100% active all of the time, they would be limited to 512 CPU units.
Linux containers share unallocated CPU units with other containers on the container instance with the same ratio as their allocated amount. For example, if you run a single-container task on a single-core instance type with 512 CPU units specified for that container, and that is the only task running on the container instance, that container could use the full 1,024 CPU unit share at any given time. However, if you launched another copy of the same task on that container instance, each task would be guaranteed a minimum of 512 CPU units when needed, and each container could float to higher CPU usage if the other container was not using it, but if both tasks were 100% active all of the time, they would be limited to 512 CPU units.
On Linux container instances, the Docker daemon on the container instance uses the CPU value to calculate the relative CPU share ratios for running containers. For more information, see CPU share constraint in the Docker documentation. The minimum valid CPU share value that the Linux kernel allows is 2. However, the CPU parameter is not required, and you can use CPU values below 2 in your container definitions. For CPU values below 2 (including null), the behavior varies based on your Amazon ECS container agent version:
Agent versions less than or equal to 1.1.0: Null and zero CPU values are passed to Docker as 0, which Docker then converts to 1,024 CPU shares. CPU values of 1 are passed to Docker as 1, which the Linux kernel converts to 2 CPU shares.
Agent versions greater than or equal to 1.2.0: Null, zero, and CPU values of 1 are passed to Docker as 2.
On Windows container instances, the CPU limit is enforced as an absolute limit, or a quota. Windows containers only have access to the specified amount of CPU that is described in the task definition.
memory (integer) --
The hard limit (in MiB) of memory to present to the container. If your container attempts to exceed the memory specified here, the container is killed. This parameter maps to Memory in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --memory option to docker run .
If your containers are part of a task using the Fargate launch type, this field is optional and the only requirement is that the total amount of memory reserved for all containers within a task be lower than the task memory value.
For containers that are part of a task using the EC2 launch type, you must specify a non-zero integer for one or both of memory or memoryReservation in container definitions. If you specify both, memory must be greater than memoryReservation . If you specify memoryReservation , then that value is subtracted from the available memory resources for the container instance on which the container is placed. Otherwise, the value of memory is used.
The Docker daemon reserves a minimum of 4 MiB of memory for a container, so you should not specify fewer than 4 MiB of memory for your containers.
memoryReservation (integer) --
The soft limit (in MiB) of memory to reserve for the container. When system memory is under heavy contention, Docker attempts to keep the container memory to this soft limit. However, your container can consume more memory when it needs to, up to either the hard limit specified with the memory parameter (if applicable), or all of the available memory on the container instance, whichever comes first. This parameter maps to MemoryReservation in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --memory-reservation option to docker run .
You must specify a non-zero integer for one or both of memory or memoryReservation in container definitions. If you specify both, memory must be greater than memoryReservation . If you specify memoryReservation , then that value is subtracted from the available memory resources for the container instance on which the container is placed. Otherwise, the value of memory is used.
For example, if your container normally uses 128 MiB of memory, but occasionally bursts to 256 MiB of memory for short periods of time, you can set a memoryReservation of 128 MiB, and a memory hard limit of 300 MiB. This configuration would allow the container to only reserve 128 MiB of memory from the remaining resources on the container instance, but also allow the container to consume more memory resources when needed.
The Docker daemon reserves a minimum of 4 MiB of memory for a container, so you should not specify fewer than 4 MiB of memory for your containers.
links (list) --
The link parameter allows containers to communicate with each other without the need for port mappings. Only supported if the network mode of a task definition is set to bridge . The name:internalName construct is analogous to name:alias in Docker links. Up to 255 letters (uppercase and lowercase), numbers, hyphens, and underscores are allowed. For more information about linking Docker containers, go to https://docs.docker.com/engine/userguide/networking/default_network/dockerlinks/ . This parameter maps to Links in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --link option to ` docker run https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/run/`__ .
Note
This parameter is not supported for Windows containers.
Warning
Containers that are collocated on a single container instance may be able to communicate with each other without requiring links or host port mappings. Network isolation is achieved on the container instance using security groups and VPC settings.
(string) --
portMappings (list) --
The list of port mappings for the container. Port mappings allow containers to access ports on the host container instance to send or receive traffic.
For task definitions that use the awsvpc network mode, you should only specify the containerPort . The hostPort can be left blank or it must be the same value as the containerPort .
Port mappings on Windows use the NetNAT gateway address rather than localhost . There is no loopback for port mappings on Windows, so you cannot access a container's mapped port from the host itself.
This parameter maps to PortBindings in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --publish option to docker run . If the network mode of a task definition is set to none , then you can't specify port mappings. If the network mode of a task definition is set to host , then host ports must either be undefined or they must match the container port in the port mapping.
Note
After a task reaches the RUNNING status, manual and automatic host and container port assignments are visible in the Network Bindings section of a container description for a selected task in the Amazon ECS console. The assignments are also visible in the networkBindings section DescribeTasks responses.
(dict) --
Port mappings allow containers to access ports on the host container instance to send or receive traffic. Port mappings are specified as part of the container definition.
If you are using containers in a task with the awsvpc or host network mode, exposed ports should be specified using containerPort . The hostPort can be left blank or it must be the same value as the containerPort .
After a task reaches the RUNNING status, manual and automatic host and container port assignments are visible in the networkBindings section of DescribeTasks API responses.
containerPort (integer) --
The port number on the container that is bound to the user-specified or automatically assigned host port.
If you are using containers in a task with the awsvpc or host network mode, exposed ports should be specified using containerPort .
If you are using containers in a task with the bridge network mode and you specify a container port and not a host port, your container automatically receives a host port in the ephemeral port range. For more information, see hostPort . Port mappings that are automatically assigned in this way do not count toward the 100 reserved ports limit of a container instance.
hostPort (integer) --
The port number on the container instance to reserve for your container.
If you are using containers in a task with the awsvpc or host network mode, the hostPort can either be left blank or set to the same value as the containerPort .
If you are using containers in a task with the bridge network mode, you can specify a non-reserved host port for your container port mapping, or you can omit the hostPort (or set it to 0 ) while specifying a containerPort and your container automatically receives a port in the ephemeral port range for your container instance operating system and Docker version.
The default ephemeral port range for Docker version 1.6.0 and later is listed on the instance under /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_local_port_range . If this kernel parameter is unavailable, the default ephemeral port range from 49153 through 65535 is used. Do not attempt to specify a host port in the ephemeral port range as these are reserved for automatic assignment. In general, ports below 32768 are outside of the ephemeral port range.
Note
The default ephemeral port range from 49153 through 65535 is always used for Docker versions before 1.6.0.
The default reserved ports are 22 for SSH, the Docker ports 2375 and 2376, and the Amazon ECS container agent ports 51678 and 51679. Any host port that was previously specified in a running task is also reserved while the task is running (after a task stops, the host port is released). The current reserved ports are displayed in the remainingResources of DescribeContainerInstances output, and a container instance may have up to 100 reserved ports at a time, including the default reserved ports (automatically assigned ports do not count toward the 100 reserved ports limit).
protocol (string) --
The protocol used for the port mapping. Valid values are tcp and udp . The default is tcp .
essential (boolean) --
If the essential parameter of a container is marked as true , and that container fails or stops for any reason, all other containers that are part of the task are stopped. If the essential parameter of a container is marked as false , then its failure does not affect the rest of the containers in a task. If this parameter is omitted, a container is assumed to be essential.
All tasks must have at least one essential container. If you have an application that is composed of multiple containers, you should group containers that are used for a common purpose into components, and separate the different components into multiple task definitions. For more information, see Application Architecture in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide .
entryPoint (list) --
Warning
Early versions of the Amazon ECS container agent do not properly handle entryPoint parameters. If you have problems using entryPoint , update your container agent or enter your commands and arguments as command array items instead.
The entry point that is passed to the container. This parameter maps to Entrypoint in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --entrypoint option to docker run . For more information, see https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/builder/#entrypoint .
(string) --
command (list) --
The command that is passed to the container. This parameter maps to Cmd in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the COMMAND parameter to docker run . For more information, see https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/builder/#cmd .
(string) --
environment (list) --
The environment variables to pass to a container. This parameter maps to Env in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --env option to docker run .
Warning
We do not recommend using plaintext environment variables for sensitive information, such as credential data.
(dict) --
A key-value pair object.
name (string) --
The name of the key-value pair. For environment variables, this is the name of the environment variable.
value (string) --
The value of the key-value pair. For environment variables, this is the value of the environment variable.
mountPoints (list) --
The mount points for data volumes in your container.
This parameter maps to Volumes in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --volume option to docker run .
Windows containers can mount whole directories on the same drive as $env:ProgramData . Windows containers cannot mount directories on a different drive, and mount point cannot be across drives.
(dict) --
Details on a volume mount point that is used in a container definition.
sourceVolume (string) --
The name of the volume to mount. Must be a volume name referenced in the name parameter of task definition volume .
containerPath (string) --
The path on the container to mount the host volume at.
readOnly (boolean) --
If this value is true , the container has read-only access to the volume. If this value is false , then the container can write to the volume. The default value is false .
volumesFrom (list) --
Data volumes to mount from another container. This parameter maps to VolumesFrom in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --volumes-from option to docker run .
(dict) --
Details on a data volume from another container in the same task definition.
sourceContainer (string) --
The name of another container within the same task definition to mount volumes from.
readOnly (boolean) --
If this value is true , the container has read-only access to the volume. If this value is false , then the container can write to the volume. The default value is false .
linuxParameters (dict) --
Linux-specific modifications that are applied to the container, such as Linux KernelCapabilities .
Note
This parameter is not supported for Windows containers.
capabilities (dict) --
The Linux capabilities for the container that are added to or dropped from the default configuration provided by Docker.
Note
If you are using tasks that use the Fargate launch type, capabilities is supported but the add parameter is not supported.
add (list) --
The Linux capabilities for the container that have been added to the default configuration provided by Docker. This parameter maps to CapAdd in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --cap-add option to docker run .
Note
If you are using tasks that use the Fargate launch type, the add parameter is not supported.
Valid values: "ALL" | "AUDIT_CONTROL" | "AUDIT_WRITE" | "BLOCK_SUSPEND" | "CHOWN" | "DAC_OVERRIDE" | "DAC_READ_SEARCH" | "FOWNER" | "FSETID" | "IPC_LOCK" | "IPC_OWNER" | "KILL" | "LEASE" | "LINUX_IMMUTABLE" | "MAC_ADMIN" | "MAC_OVERRIDE" | "MKNOD" | "NET_ADMIN" | "NET_BIND_SERVICE" | "NET_BROADCAST" | "NET_RAW" | "SETFCAP" | "SETGID" | "SETPCAP" | "SETUID" | "SYS_ADMIN" | "SYS_BOOT" | "SYS_CHROOT" | "SYS_MODULE" | "SYS_NICE" | "SYS_PACCT" | "SYS_PTRACE" | "SYS_RAWIO" | "SYS_RESOURCE" | "SYS_TIME" | "SYS_TTY_CONFIG" | "SYSLOG" | "WAKE_ALARM"
(string) --
drop (list) --
The Linux capabilities for the container that have been removed from the default configuration provided by Docker. This parameter maps to CapDrop in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --cap-drop option to docker run .
Valid values: "ALL" | "AUDIT_CONTROL" | "AUDIT_WRITE" | "BLOCK_SUSPEND" | "CHOWN" | "DAC_OVERRIDE" | "DAC_READ_SEARCH" | "FOWNER" | "FSETID" | "IPC_LOCK" | "IPC_OWNER" | "KILL" | "LEASE" | "LINUX_IMMUTABLE" | "MAC_ADMIN" | "MAC_OVERRIDE" | "MKNOD" | "NET_ADMIN" | "NET_BIND_SERVICE" | "NET_BROADCAST" | "NET_RAW" | "SETFCAP" | "SETGID" | "SETPCAP" | "SETUID" | "SYS_ADMIN" | "SYS_BOOT" | "SYS_CHROOT" | "SYS_MODULE" | "SYS_NICE" | "SYS_PACCT" | "SYS_PTRACE" | "SYS_RAWIO" | "SYS_RESOURCE" | "SYS_TIME" | "SYS_TTY_CONFIG" | "SYSLOG" | "WAKE_ALARM"
(string) --
devices (list) --
Any host devices to expose to the container. This parameter maps to Devices in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --device option to docker run .
Note
If you are using tasks that use the Fargate launch type, the devices parameter is not supported.
(dict) --
An object representing a container instance host device.
hostPath (string) -- [REQUIRED]
The path for the device on the host container instance.
containerPath (string) --
The path inside the container at which to expose the host device.
permissions (list) --
The explicit permissions to provide to the container for the device. By default, the container has permissions for read , write , and mknod for the device.
(string) --
initProcessEnabled (boolean) --
Run an init process inside the container that forwards signals and reaps processes. This parameter maps to the --init option to docker run . This parameter requires version 1.25 of the Docker Remote API or greater on your container instance. To check the Docker Remote API version on your container instance, log in to your container instance and run the following command: sudo docker version --format '{{.Server.APIVersion}}'
sharedMemorySize (integer) --
The value for the size (in MiB) of the /dev/shm volume. This parameter maps to the --shm-size option to docker run .
Note
If you are using tasks that use the Fargate launch type, the sharedMemorySize parameter is not supported.
tmpfs (list) --
The container path, mount options, and size (in MiB) of the tmpfs mount. This parameter maps to the --tmpfs option to docker run .
Note
If you are using tasks that use the Fargate launch type, the tmpfs parameter is not supported.
(dict) --
The container path, mount options, and size of the tmpfs mount.
containerPath (string) -- [REQUIRED]
The absolute file path where the tmpfs volume is to be mounted.
size (integer) -- [REQUIRED]
The size (in MiB) of the tmpfs volume.
mountOptions (list) --
The list of tmpfs volume mount options.
Valid values: "defaults" | "ro" | "rw" | "suid" | "nosuid" | "dev" | "nodev" | "exec" | "noexec" | "sync" | "async" | "dirsync" | "remount" | "mand" | "nomand" | "atime" | "noatime" | "diratime" | "nodiratime" | "bind" | "rbind" | "unbindable" | "runbindable" | "private" | "rprivate" | "shared" | "rshared" | "slave" | "rslave" | "relatime" | "norelatime" | "strictatime" | "nostrictatime" | "mode" | "uid" | "gid" | "nr_inodes" | "nr_blocks" | "mpol"
(string) --
secrets (list) --
The secrets to pass to the container.
(dict) --
An object representing the secret to expose to your container.
name (string) -- [REQUIRED]
The value to set as the environment variable on the container.
valueFrom (string) -- [REQUIRED]
The secret to expose to the container. Supported values are either the full ARN or the name of the parameter in the AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store.
hostname (string) --
The hostname to use for your container. This parameter maps to Hostname in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --hostname option to docker run .
Note
The hostname parameter is not supported if you are using the awsvpc network mode.
user (string) --
The user name to use inside the container. This parameter maps to User in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --user option to docker run .
Note
This parameter is not supported for Windows containers.
workingDirectory (string) --
The working directory in which to run commands inside the container. This parameter maps to WorkingDir in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --workdir option to docker run .
disableNetworking (boolean) --
When this parameter is true, networking is disabled within the container. This parameter maps to NetworkDisabled in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API .
Note
This parameter is not supported for Windows containers.
privileged (boolean) --
When this parameter is true, the container is given elevated privileges on the host container instance (similar to the root user). This parameter maps to Privileged in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --privileged option to docker run .
Note
This parameter is not supported for Windows containers or tasks using the Fargate launch type.
readonlyRootFilesystem (boolean) --
When this parameter is true, the container is given read-only access to its root file system. This parameter maps to ReadonlyRootfs in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --read-only option to docker run .
Note
This parameter is not supported for Windows containers.
dnsServers (list) --
A list of DNS servers that are presented to the container. This parameter maps to Dns in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --dns option to docker run .
Note
This parameter is not supported for Windows containers.
(string) --
dnsSearchDomains (list) --
A list of DNS search domains that are presented to the container. This parameter maps to DnsSearch in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --dns-search option to docker run .
Note
This parameter is not supported for Windows containers.
(string) --
extraHosts (list) --
A list of hostnames and IP address mappings to append to the /etc/hosts file on the container. This parameter maps to ExtraHosts in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --add-host option to docker run .
Note
This parameter is not supported for Windows containers or tasks that use the awsvpc network mode.
(dict) --
Hostnames and IP address entries that are added to the /etc/hosts file of a container via the extraHosts parameter of its ContainerDefinition .
hostname (string) -- [REQUIRED]
The hostname to use in the /etc/hosts entry.
ipAddress (string) -- [REQUIRED]
The IP address to use in the /etc/hosts entry.
dockerSecurityOptions (list) --
A list of strings to provide custom labels for SELinux and AppArmor multi-level security systems. This field is not valid for containers in tasks using the Fargate launch type.
This parameter maps to SecurityOpt in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --security-opt option to docker run .
Note
The Amazon ECS container agent running on a container instance must register with the ECS_SELINUX_CAPABLE=true or ECS_APPARMOR_CAPABLE=true environment variables before containers placed on that instance can use these security options. For more information, see Amazon ECS Container Agent Configuration in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide .
This parameter is not supported for Windows containers.
(string) --
interactive (boolean) --
When this parameter is true , this allows you to deploy containerized applications that require stdin or a tty to be allocated. This parameter maps to OpenStdin in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --interactive option to docker run .
pseudoTerminal (boolean) --
When this parameter is true , a TTY is allocated. This parameter maps to Tty in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --tty option to docker run .
dockerLabels (dict) --
A key/value map of labels to add to the container. This parameter maps to Labels in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --label option to docker run . This parameter requires version 1.18 of the Docker Remote API or greater on your container instance. To check the Docker Remote API version on your container instance, log in to your container instance and run the following command: sudo docker version --format '{{.Server.APIVersion}}'
(string) --
(string) --
ulimits (list) --
A list of ulimits to set in the container. This parameter maps to Ulimits in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --ulimit option to docker run . Valid naming values are displayed in the Ulimit data type. This parameter requires version 1.18 of the Docker Remote API or greater on your container instance. To check the Docker Remote API version on your container instance, log in to your container instance and run the following command: sudo docker version --format '{{.Server.APIVersion}}'
Note
This parameter is not supported for Windows containers.
(dict) --
The ulimit settings to pass to the container.
name (string) -- [REQUIRED]
The type of the ulimit .
softLimit (integer) -- [REQUIRED]
The soft limit for the ulimit type.
hardLimit (integer) -- [REQUIRED]
The hard limit for the ulimit type.
logConfiguration (dict) --
The log configuration specification for the container.
If you are using the Fargate launch type, the only supported value is awslogs .
This parameter maps to LogConfig in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --log-driver option to docker run . By default, containers use the same logging driver that the Docker daemon uses. However the container may use a different logging driver than the Docker daemon by specifying a log driver with this parameter in the container definition. To use a different logging driver for a container, the log system must be configured properly on the container instance (or on a different log server for remote logging options). For more information on the options for different supported log drivers, see Configure logging drivers in the Docker documentation.
Note
Amazon ECS currently supports a subset of the logging drivers available to the Docker daemon (shown in the LogConfiguration data type). Additional log drivers may be available in future releases of the Amazon ECS container agent.
This parameter requires version 1.18 of the Docker Remote API or greater on your container instance. To check the Docker Remote API version on your container instance, log in to your container instance and run the following command: sudo docker version --format '{{.Server.APIVersion}}'
Note
The Amazon ECS container agent running on a container instance must register the logging drivers available on that instance with the ECS_AVAILABLE_LOGGING_DRIVERS environment variable before containers placed on that instance can use these log configuration options. For more information, see Amazon ECS Container Agent Configuration in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide .
logDriver (string) -- [REQUIRED]
The log driver to use for the container. The valid values listed for this parameter are log drivers that the Amazon ECS container agent can communicate with by default. If you are using the Fargate launch type, the only supported value is awslogs . For more information about using the awslogs driver, see Using the awslogs Log Driver in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide .
Note
If you have a custom driver that is not listed above that you would like to work with the Amazon ECS container agent, you can fork the Amazon ECS container agent project that is available on GitHub and customize it to work with that driver. We encourage you to submit pull requests for changes that you would like to have included. However, Amazon Web Services does not currently support running modified copies of this software.
This parameter requires version 1.18 of the Docker Remote API or greater on your container instance. To check the Docker Remote API version on your container instance, log in to your container instance and run the following command: sudo docker version --format '{{.Server.APIVersion}}'
options (dict) --
The configuration options to send to the log driver. This parameter requires version 1.19 of the Docker Remote API or greater on your container instance. To check the Docker Remote API version on your container instance, log in to your container instance and run the following command: sudo docker version --format '{{.Server.APIVersion}}'
(string) --
(string) --
healthCheck (dict) --
The health check command and associated configuration parameters for the container. This parameter maps to HealthCheck in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the HEALTHCHECK parameter of docker run .
command (list) -- [REQUIRED]
A string array representing the command that the container runs to determine if it is healthy. The string array must start with CMD to execute the command arguments directly, or CMD-SHELL to run the command with the container's default shell. For example:
[ "CMD-SHELL", "curl -f http://localhost/ || exit 1" ]
An exit code of 0 indicates success, and non-zero exit code indicates failure. For more information, see HealthCheck in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API .
(string) --
interval (integer) --
The time period in seconds between each health check execution. You may specify between 5 and 300 seconds. The default value is 30 seconds.
timeout (integer) --
The time period in seconds to wait for a health check to succeed before it is considered a failure. You may specify between 2 and 60 seconds. The default value is 5.
retries (integer) --
The number of times to retry a failed health check before the container is considered unhealthy. You may specify between 1 and 10 retries. The default value is 3.
startPeriod (integer) --
The optional grace period within which to provide containers time to bootstrap before failed health checks count towards the maximum number of retries. You may specify between 0 and 300 seconds. The startPeriod is disabled by default.
Note
If a health check succeeds within the startPeriod , then the container is considered healthy and any subsequent failures count toward the maximum number of retries.
systemControls (list) --
A list of namespaced kernel parameters to set in the container. This parameter maps to Sysctls in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --sysctl option to docker run .
Note
It is not recommended that you specify network-related systemControls parameters for multiple containers in a single task that also uses either the awsvpc or host network modes. For tasks that use the awsvpc network mode, the container that is started last determines which systemControls parameters take effect. For tasks that use the host network mode, it changes the container instance's namespaced kernel parameters as well as the containers.
(dict) --
A list of namespaced kernel parameters to set in the container. This parameter maps to Sysctls in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --sysctl option to docker run .
It is not recommended that you specify network-related systemControls parameters for multiple containers in a single task that also uses either the awsvpc or host network mode for the following reasons:
For tasks that use the awsvpc network mode, if you set systemControls for any container, it applies to all containers in the task. If you set different systemControls for multiple containers in a single task, the container that is started last determines which systemControls take effect.
For tasks that use the host network mode, the systemControls parameter applies to the container instance's kernel parameter as well as that of all containers of any tasks running on that container instance.
namespace (string) --
The namespaced kernel parameter to set a value for.
value (string) --
The value for the namespaced kernel parameter specified in namespace .
list
A list of volume definitions in JSON format that containers in your task may use.
(dict) --
A data volume used in a task definition. For tasks that use a Docker volume, specify a DockerVolumeConfiguration . For tasks that use a bind mount host volume, specify a host and optional sourcePath . For more information, see Using Data Volumes in Tasks .
name (string) --
The name of the volume. Up to 255 letters (uppercase and lowercase), numbers, hyphens, and underscores are allowed. This name is referenced in the sourceVolume parameter of container definition mountPoints .
host (dict) --
This parameter is specified when you are using bind mount host volumes. Bind mount host volumes are supported when you are using either the EC2 or Fargate launch types. The contents of the host parameter determine whether your bind mount host volume persists on the host container instance and where it is stored. If the host parameter is empty, then the Docker daemon assigns a host path for your data volume, but the data is not guaranteed to persist after the containers associated with it stop running.
Windows containers can mount whole directories on the same drive as $env:ProgramData . Windows containers cannot mount directories on a different drive, and mount point cannot be across drives. For example, you can mount C:\my\path:C:\my\path and D:\:D:\ , but not D:\my\path:C:\my\path or D:\:C:\my\path .
sourcePath (string) --
When the host parameter is used, specify a sourcePath to declare the path on the host container instance that is presented to the container. If this parameter is empty, then the Docker daemon has assigned a host path for you. If the host parameter contains a sourcePath file location, then the data volume persists at the specified location on the host container instance until you delete it manually. If the sourcePath value does not exist on the host container instance, the Docker daemon creates it. If the location does exist, the contents of the source path folder are exported.
If you are using the Fargate launch type, the sourcePath parameter is not supported.
dockerVolumeConfiguration (dict) --
This parameter is specified when you are using Docker volumes. Docker volumes are only supported when you are using the EC2 launch type. Windows containers only support the use of the local driver. To use bind mounts, specify a host instead.
scope (string) --
The scope for the Docker volume that determines its lifecycle. Docker volumes that are scoped to a task are automatically provisioned when the task starts and destroyed when the task stops. Docker volumes that are scoped as shared persist after the task stops.
autoprovision (boolean) --
If this value is true , the Docker volume is created if it does not already exist.
Note
This field is only used if the scope is shared .
driver (string) --
The Docker volume driver to use. The driver value must match the driver name provided by Docker because it is used for task placement. If the driver was installed using the Docker plugin CLI, use docker plugin ls to retrieve the driver name from your container instance. If the driver was installed using another method, use Docker plugin discovery to retrieve the driver name. For more information, see Docker plugin discovery . This parameter maps to Driver in the Create a volume section of the Docker Remote API and the xxdriver option to ` docker volume create https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/volume_create/`__ .
driverOpts (dict) --
A map of Docker driver-specific options passed through. This parameter maps to DriverOpts in the Create a volume section of the Docker Remote API and the xxopt option to ` docker volume create https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/volume_create/`__ .
(string) --
(string) --
labels (dict) --
Custom metadata to add to your Docker volume. This parameter maps to Labels in the Create a volume section of the Docker Remote API and the xxlabel option to ` docker volume create https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/volume_create/`__ .
(string) --
(string) --
list
An array of placement constraint objects to use for the task. You can specify a maximum of 10 constraints per task (this limit includes constraints in the task definition and those specified at runtime).
(dict) --
An object representing a constraint on task placement in the task definition.
If you are using the Fargate launch type, task placement constraints are not supported.
For more information, see Task Placement Constraints in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide .
type (string) --
The type of constraint. The DistinctInstance constraint ensures that each task in a particular group is running on a different container instance. The MemberOf constraint restricts selection to be from a group of valid candidates.
expression (string) --
A cluster query language expression to apply to the constraint. For more information, see Cluster Query Language in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide .
list
The launch type required by the task. If no value is specified, it defaults to EC2 .
(string) --
string
The number of CPU units used by the task. It can be expressed as an integer using CPU units, for example 1024 , or as a string using vCPUs, for example 1 vCPU or 1 vcpu , in a task definition. String values are converted to an integer indicating the CPU units when the task definition is registered.
Note
Task-level CPU and memory parameters are ignored for Windows containers. We recommend specifying container-level resources for Windows containers.
If you are using the EC2 launch type, this field is optional. Supported values are between 128 CPU units (0.125 vCPUs) and 10240 CPU units (10 vCPUs).
If you are using the Fargate launch type, this field is required and you must use one of the following values, which determines your range of supported values for the memory parameter:
256 (.25 vCPU) - Available memory values: 512 (0.5 GB), 1024 (1 GB), 2048 (2 GB)
512 (.5 vCPU) - Available memory values: 1024 (1 GB), 2048 (2 GB), 3072 (3 GB), 4096 (4 GB)
1024 (1 vCPU) - Available memory values: 2048 (2 GB), 3072 (3 GB), 4096 (4 GB), 5120 (5 GB), 6144 (6 GB), 7168 (7 GB), 8192 (8 GB)
2048 (2 vCPU) - Available memory values: Between 4096 (4 GB) and 16384 (16 GB) in increments of 1024 (1 GB)
4096 (4 vCPU) - Available memory values: Between 8192 (8 GB) and 30720 (30 GB) in increments of 1024 (1 GB)
string
The amount of memory (in MiB) used by the task. It can be expressed as an integer using MiB, for example 1024 , or as a string using GB, for example 1GB or 1 GB , in a task definition. String values are converted to an integer indicating the MiB when the task definition is registered.
Note
Task-level CPU and memory parameters are ignored for Windows containers. We recommend specifying container-level resources for Windows containers.
If using the EC2 launch type, this field is optional.
If using the Fargate launch type, this field is required and you must use one of the following values, which determines your range of supported values for the cpu parameter:
512 (0.5 GB), 1024 (1 GB), 2048 (2 GB) - Available cpu values: 256 (.25 vCPU)
1024 (1 GB), 2048 (2 GB), 3072 (3 GB), 4096 (4 GB) - Available cpu values: 512 (.5 vCPU)
2048 (2 GB), 3072 (3 GB), 4096 (4 GB), 5120 (5 GB), 6144 (6 GB), 7168 (7 GB), 8192 (8 GB) - Available cpu values: 1024 (1 vCPU)
Between 4096 (4 GB) and 16384 (16 GB) in increments of 1024 (1 GB) - Available cpu values: 2048 (2 vCPU)
Between 8192 (8 GB) and 30720 (30 GB) in increments of 1024 (1 GB) - Available cpu values: 4096 (4 vCPU)
list
The metadata that you apply to the task definition to help you categorize and organize them. Each tag consists of a key and an optional value, both of which you define. Tag keys can have a maximum character length of 128 characters, and tag values can have a maximum length of 256 characters.
(dict) --
The metadata that you apply to a resource to help you categorize and organize them. Each tag consists of a key and an optional value, both of which you define. Tag keys can have a maximum character length of 128 characters, and tag values can have a maximum length of 256 characters.
key (string) --
One part of a key-value pair that make up a tag. A key is a general label that acts like a category for more specific tag values.
value (string) --
The optional part of a key-value pair that make up a tag. A value acts as a descriptor within a tag category (key).
string
The process namespace to use for the containers in the task. The valid values are host or task . If host is specified, then all containers within the tasks that specified the host PID mode on the same container instance share the same IPC resources with the host Amazon EC2 instance. If task is specified, all containers within the specified task share the same process namespace. If no value is specified, the default is a private namespace. For more information, see PID settings in the Docker run reference .
If the host PID mode is used, be aware that there is a heightened risk of undesired process namespace expose. For more information, see Docker security .
Note
This parameter is not supported for Windows containers or tasks using the Fargate launch type.
string
The IPC resource namespace to use for the containers in the task. The valid values are host , task , or none . If host is specified, then all containers within the tasks that specified the host IPC mode on the same container instance share the same IPC resources with the host Amazon EC2 instance. If task is specified, all containers within the specified task share the same IPC resources. If none is specified, then IPC resources within the containers of a task are private and not shared with other containers in a task or on the container instance. If no value is specified, then the IPC resource namespace sharing depends on the Docker daemon setting on the container instance. For more information, see IPC settings in the Docker run reference .
If the host IPC mode is used, be aware that there is a heightened risk of undesired IPC namespace expose. For more information, see Docker security .
If you are setting namespaced kernel parameters using systemControls for the containers in the task, the following will apply to your IPC resource namespace. For more information, see System Controls in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide .
For tasks that use the host IPC mode, IPC namespace related systemControls are not supported.
For tasks that use the task IPC mode, IPC namespace related systemControls will apply to all containers within a task.
Note
This parameter is not supported for Windows containers or tasks using the Fargate launch type.
dict
Response Syntax
{
'taskDefinition': {
'taskDefinitionArn': 'string',
'containerDefinitions': [
{
'name': 'string',
'image': 'string',
'repositoryCredentials': {
'credentialsParameter': 'string'
},
'cpu': 123,
'memory': 123,
'memoryReservation': 123,
'links': [
'string',
],
'portMappings': [
{
'containerPort': 123,
'hostPort': 123,
'protocol': 'tcp'|'udp'
},
],
'essential': True|False,
'entryPoint': [
'string',
],
'command': [
'string',
],
'environment': [
{
'name': 'string',
'value': 'string'
},
],
'mountPoints': [
{
'sourceVolume': 'string',
'containerPath': 'string',
'readOnly': True|False
},
],
'volumesFrom': [
{
'sourceContainer': 'string',
'readOnly': True|False
},
],
'linuxParameters': {
'capabilities': {
'add': [
'string',
],
'drop': [
'string',
]
},
'devices': [
{
'hostPath': 'string',
'containerPath': 'string',
'permissions': [
'read'|'write'|'mknod',
]
},
],
'initProcessEnabled': True|False,
'sharedMemorySize': 123,
'tmpfs': [
{
'containerPath': 'string',
'size': 123,
'mountOptions': [
'string',
]
},
]
},
'secrets': [
{
'name': 'string',
'valueFrom': 'string'
},
],
'hostname': 'string',
'user': 'string',
'workingDirectory': 'string',
'disableNetworking': True|False,
'privileged': True|False,
'readonlyRootFilesystem': True|False,
'dnsServers': [
'string',
],
'dnsSearchDomains': [
'string',
],
'extraHosts': [
{
'hostname': 'string',
'ipAddress': 'string'
},
],
'dockerSecurityOptions': [
'string',
],
'interactive': True|False,
'pseudoTerminal': True|False,
'dockerLabels': {
'string': 'string'
},
'ulimits': [
{
'name': 'core'|'cpu'|'data'|'fsize'|'locks'|'memlock'|'msgqueue'|'nice'|'nofile'|'nproc'|'rss'|'rtprio'|'rttime'|'sigpending'|'stack',
'softLimit': 123,
'hardLimit': 123
},
],
'logConfiguration': {
'logDriver': 'json-file'|'syslog'|'journald'|'gelf'|'fluentd'|'awslogs'|'splunk',
'options': {
'string': 'string'
}
},
'healthCheck': {
'command': [
'string',
],
'interval': 123,
'timeout': 123,
'retries': 123,
'startPeriod': 123
},
'systemControls': [
{
'namespace': 'string',
'value': 'string'
},
]
},
],
'family': 'string',
'taskRoleArn': 'string',
'executionRoleArn': 'string',
'networkMode': 'bridge'|'host'|'awsvpc'|'none',
'revision': 123,
'volumes': [
{
'name': 'string',
'host': {
'sourcePath': 'string'
},
'dockerVolumeConfiguration': {
'scope': 'task'|'shared',
'autoprovision': True|False,
'driver': 'string',
'driverOpts': {
'string': 'string'
},
'labels': {
'string': 'string'
}
}
},
],
'status': 'ACTIVE'|'INACTIVE',
'requiresAttributes': [
{
'name': 'string',
'value': 'string',
'targetType': 'container-instance',
'targetId': 'string'
},
],
'placementConstraints': [
{
'type': 'memberOf',
'expression': 'string'
},
],
'compatibilities': [
'EC2'|'FARGATE',
],
'requiresCompatibilities': [
'EC2'|'FARGATE',
],
'cpu': 'string',
'memory': 'string',
'pidMode': 'host'|'task',
'ipcMode': 'host'|'task'|'none'
},
'tags': [
{
'key': 'string',
'value': 'string'
},
]
}
Response Structure
(dict) --
taskDefinition (dict) --
The full description of the registered task definition.
taskDefinitionArn (string) --
The full Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the task definition.
containerDefinitions (list) --
A list of container definitions in JSON format that describe the different containers that make up your task. For more information about container definition parameters and defaults, see Amazon ECS Task Definitions in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide .
(dict) --
Container definitions are used in task definitions to describe the different containers that are launched as part of a task.
name (string) --
The name of a container. If you are linking multiple containers together in a task definition, the name of one container can be entered in the links of another container to connect the containers. Up to 255 letters (uppercase and lowercase), numbers, hyphens, and underscores are allowed. This parameter maps to name in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --name option to docker run .
image (string) --
The image used to start a container. This string is passed directly to the Docker daemon. Images in the Docker Hub registry are available by default. Other repositories are specified with either `` repository-url /image :tag `` or `` repository-url /image @*digest* `` . Up to 255 letters (uppercase and lowercase), numbers, hyphens, underscores, colons, periods, forward slashes, and number signs are allowed. This parameter maps to Image in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the IMAGE parameter of docker run .
When a new task starts, the Amazon ECS container agent pulls the latest version of the specified image and tag for the container to use. However, subsequent updates to a repository image are not propagated to already running tasks.
Images in Amazon ECR repositories can be specified by either using the full registry/repository:tag or registry/repository@digest . For example, 012345678910.dkr.ecr.<region-name>.amazonaws.com/<repository-name>:latest or 012345678910.dkr.ecr.<region-name>.amazonaws.com/<repository-name>@sha256:94afd1f2e64d908bc90dbca0035a5b567EXAMPLE .
Images in official repositories on Docker Hub use a single name (for example, ubuntu or mongo ).
Images in other repositories on Docker Hub are qualified with an organization name (for example, amazon/amazon-ecs-agent ).
Images in other online repositories are qualified further by a domain name (for example, quay.io/assemblyline/ubuntu ).
repositoryCredentials (dict) --
The private repository authentication credentials to use.
credentialsParameter (string) --
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the secret containing the private repository credentials.
Note
When you are using the Amazon ECS API, AWS CLI, or AWS SDK, if the secret exists in the same Region as the task that you are launching then you can use either the full ARN or the name of the secret. When you are using the AWS Management Console, you must specify the full ARN of the secret.
cpu (integer) --
The number of cpu units reserved for the container. This parameter maps to CpuShares in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --cpu-shares option to docker run .
This field is optional for tasks using the Fargate launch type, and the only requirement is that the total amount of CPU reserved for all containers within a task be lower than the task-level cpu value.
Note
You can determine the number of CPU units that are available per EC2 instance type by multiplying the vCPUs listed for that instance type on the Amazon EC2 Instances detail page by 1,024.
For example, if you run a single-container task on a single-core instance type with 512 CPU units specified for that container, and that is the only task running on the container instance, that container could use the full 1,024 CPU unit share at any given time. However, if you launched another copy of the same task on that container instance, each task would be guaranteed a minimum of 512 CPU units when needed, and each container could float to higher CPU usage if the other container was not using it, but if both tasks were 100% active all of the time, they would be limited to 512 CPU units.
Linux containers share unallocated CPU units with other containers on the container instance with the same ratio as their allocated amount. For example, if you run a single-container task on a single-core instance type with 512 CPU units specified for that container, and that is the only task running on the container instance, that container could use the full 1,024 CPU unit share at any given time. However, if you launched another copy of the same task on that container instance, each task would be guaranteed a minimum of 512 CPU units when needed, and each container could float to higher CPU usage if the other container was not using it, but if both tasks were 100% active all of the time, they would be limited to 512 CPU units.
On Linux container instances, the Docker daemon on the container instance uses the CPU value to calculate the relative CPU share ratios for running containers. For more information, see CPU share constraint in the Docker documentation. The minimum valid CPU share value that the Linux kernel allows is 2. However, the CPU parameter is not required, and you can use CPU values below 2 in your container definitions. For CPU values below 2 (including null), the behavior varies based on your Amazon ECS container agent version:
Agent versions less than or equal to 1.1.0: Null and zero CPU values are passed to Docker as 0, which Docker then converts to 1,024 CPU shares. CPU values of 1 are passed to Docker as 1, which the Linux kernel converts to 2 CPU shares.
Agent versions greater than or equal to 1.2.0: Null, zero, and CPU values of 1 are passed to Docker as 2.
On Windows container instances, the CPU limit is enforced as an absolute limit, or a quota. Windows containers only have access to the specified amount of CPU that is described in the task definition.
memory (integer) --
The hard limit (in MiB) of memory to present to the container. If your container attempts to exceed the memory specified here, the container is killed. This parameter maps to Memory in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --memory option to docker run .
If your containers are part of a task using the Fargate launch type, this field is optional and the only requirement is that the total amount of memory reserved for all containers within a task be lower than the task memory value.
For containers that are part of a task using the EC2 launch type, you must specify a non-zero integer for one or both of memory or memoryReservation in container definitions. If you specify both, memory must be greater than memoryReservation . If you specify memoryReservation , then that value is subtracted from the available memory resources for the container instance on which the container is placed. Otherwise, the value of memory is used.
The Docker daemon reserves a minimum of 4 MiB of memory for a container, so you should not specify fewer than 4 MiB of memory for your containers.
memoryReservation (integer) --
The soft limit (in MiB) of memory to reserve for the container. When system memory is under heavy contention, Docker attempts to keep the container memory to this soft limit. However, your container can consume more memory when it needs to, up to either the hard limit specified with the memory parameter (if applicable), or all of the available memory on the container instance, whichever comes first. This parameter maps to MemoryReservation in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --memory-reservation option to docker run .
You must specify a non-zero integer for one or both of memory or memoryReservation in container definitions. If you specify both, memory must be greater than memoryReservation . If you specify memoryReservation , then that value is subtracted from the available memory resources for the container instance on which the container is placed. Otherwise, the value of memory is used.
For example, if your container normally uses 128 MiB of memory, but occasionally bursts to 256 MiB of memory for short periods of time, you can set a memoryReservation of 128 MiB, and a memory hard limit of 300 MiB. This configuration would allow the container to only reserve 128 MiB of memory from the remaining resources on the container instance, but also allow the container to consume more memory resources when needed.
The Docker daemon reserves a minimum of 4 MiB of memory for a container, so you should not specify fewer than 4 MiB of memory for your containers.
links (list) --
The link parameter allows containers to communicate with each other without the need for port mappings. Only supported if the network mode of a task definition is set to bridge . The name:internalName construct is analogous to name:alias in Docker links. Up to 255 letters (uppercase and lowercase), numbers, hyphens, and underscores are allowed. For more information about linking Docker containers, go to https://docs.docker.com/engine/userguide/networking/default_network/dockerlinks/ . This parameter maps to Links in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --link option to ` docker run https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/run/`__ .
Note
This parameter is not supported for Windows containers.
Warning
Containers that are collocated on a single container instance may be able to communicate with each other without requiring links or host port mappings. Network isolation is achieved on the container instance using security groups and VPC settings.
(string) --
portMappings (list) --
The list of port mappings for the container. Port mappings allow containers to access ports on the host container instance to send or receive traffic.
For task definitions that use the awsvpc network mode, you should only specify the containerPort . The hostPort can be left blank or it must be the same value as the containerPort .
Port mappings on Windows use the NetNAT gateway address rather than localhost . There is no loopback for port mappings on Windows, so you cannot access a container's mapped port from the host itself.
This parameter maps to PortBindings in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --publish option to docker run . If the network mode of a task definition is set to none , then you can't specify port mappings. If the network mode of a task definition is set to host , then host ports must either be undefined or they must match the container port in the port mapping.
Note
After a task reaches the RUNNING status, manual and automatic host and container port assignments are visible in the Network Bindings section of a container description for a selected task in the Amazon ECS console. The assignments are also visible in the networkBindings section DescribeTasks responses.
(dict) --
Port mappings allow containers to access ports on the host container instance to send or receive traffic. Port mappings are specified as part of the container definition.
If you are using containers in a task with the awsvpc or host network mode, exposed ports should be specified using containerPort . The hostPort can be left blank or it must be the same value as the containerPort .
After a task reaches the RUNNING status, manual and automatic host and container port assignments are visible in the networkBindings section of DescribeTasks API responses.
containerPort (integer) --
The port number on the container that is bound to the user-specified or automatically assigned host port.
If you are using containers in a task with the awsvpc or host network mode, exposed ports should be specified using containerPort .
If you are using containers in a task with the bridge network mode and you specify a container port and not a host port, your container automatically receives a host port in the ephemeral port range. For more information, see hostPort . Port mappings that are automatically assigned in this way do not count toward the 100 reserved ports limit of a container instance.
hostPort (integer) --
The port number on the container instance to reserve for your container.
If you are using containers in a task with the awsvpc or host network mode, the hostPort can either be left blank or set to the same value as the containerPort .
If you are using containers in a task with the bridge network mode, you can specify a non-reserved host port for your container port mapping, or you can omit the hostPort (or set it to 0 ) while specifying a containerPort and your container automatically receives a port in the ephemeral port range for your container instance operating system and Docker version.
The default ephemeral port range for Docker version 1.6.0 and later is listed on the instance under /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_local_port_range . If this kernel parameter is unavailable, the default ephemeral port range from 49153 through 65535 is used. Do not attempt to specify a host port in the ephemeral port range as these are reserved for automatic assignment. In general, ports below 32768 are outside of the ephemeral port range.
Note
The default ephemeral port range from 49153 through 65535 is always used for Docker versions before 1.6.0.
The default reserved ports are 22 for SSH, the Docker ports 2375 and 2376, and the Amazon ECS container agent ports 51678 and 51679. Any host port that was previously specified in a running task is also reserved while the task is running (after a task stops, the host port is released). The current reserved ports are displayed in the remainingResources of DescribeContainerInstances output, and a container instance may have up to 100 reserved ports at a time, including the default reserved ports (automatically assigned ports do not count toward the 100 reserved ports limit).
protocol (string) --
The protocol used for the port mapping. Valid values are tcp and udp . The default is tcp .
essential (boolean) --
If the essential parameter of a container is marked as true , and that container fails or stops for any reason, all other containers that are part of the task are stopped. If the essential parameter of a container is marked as false , then its failure does not affect the rest of the containers in a task. If this parameter is omitted, a container is assumed to be essential.
All tasks must have at least one essential container. If you have an application that is composed of multiple containers, you should group containers that are used for a common purpose into components, and separate the different components into multiple task definitions. For more information, see Application Architecture in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide .
entryPoint (list) --
Warning
Early versions of the Amazon ECS container agent do not properly handle entryPoint parameters. If you have problems using entryPoint , update your container agent or enter your commands and arguments as command array items instead.
The entry point that is passed to the container. This parameter maps to Entrypoint in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --entrypoint option to docker run . For more information, see https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/builder/#entrypoint .
(string) --
command (list) --
The command that is passed to the container. This parameter maps to Cmd in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the COMMAND parameter to docker run . For more information, see https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/builder/#cmd .
(string) --
environment (list) --
The environment variables to pass to a container. This parameter maps to Env in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --env option to docker run .
Warning
We do not recommend using plaintext environment variables for sensitive information, such as credential data.
(dict) --
A key-value pair object.
name (string) --
The name of the key-value pair. For environment variables, this is the name of the environment variable.
value (string) --
The value of the key-value pair. For environment variables, this is the value of the environment variable.
mountPoints (list) --
The mount points for data volumes in your container.
This parameter maps to Volumes in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --volume option to docker run .
Windows containers can mount whole directories on the same drive as $env:ProgramData . Windows containers cannot mount directories on a different drive, and mount point cannot be across drives.
(dict) --
Details on a volume mount point that is used in a container definition.
sourceVolume (string) --
The name of the volume to mount. Must be a volume name referenced in the name parameter of task definition volume .
containerPath (string) --
The path on the container to mount the host volume at.
readOnly (boolean) --
If this value is true , the container has read-only access to the volume. If this value is false , then the container can write to the volume. The default value is false .
volumesFrom (list) --
Data volumes to mount from another container. This parameter maps to VolumesFrom in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --volumes-from option to docker run .
(dict) --
Details on a data volume from another container in the same task definition.
sourceContainer (string) --
The name of another container within the same task definition to mount volumes from.
readOnly (boolean) --
If this value is true , the container has read-only access to the volume. If this value is false , then the container can write to the volume. The default value is false .
linuxParameters (dict) --
Linux-specific modifications that are applied to the container, such as Linux KernelCapabilities .
Note
This parameter is not supported for Windows containers.
capabilities (dict) --
The Linux capabilities for the container that are added to or dropped from the default configuration provided by Docker.
Note
If you are using tasks that use the Fargate launch type, capabilities is supported but the add parameter is not supported.
add (list) --
The Linux capabilities for the container that have been added to the default configuration provided by Docker. This parameter maps to CapAdd in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --cap-add option to docker run .
Note
If you are using tasks that use the Fargate launch type, the add parameter is not supported.
Valid values: "ALL" | "AUDIT_CONTROL" | "AUDIT_WRITE" | "BLOCK_SUSPEND" | "CHOWN" | "DAC_OVERRIDE" | "DAC_READ_SEARCH" | "FOWNER" | "FSETID" | "IPC_LOCK" | "IPC_OWNER" | "KILL" | "LEASE" | "LINUX_IMMUTABLE" | "MAC_ADMIN" | "MAC_OVERRIDE" | "MKNOD" | "NET_ADMIN" | "NET_BIND_SERVICE" | "NET_BROADCAST" | "NET_RAW" | "SETFCAP" | "SETGID" | "SETPCAP" | "SETUID" | "SYS_ADMIN" | "SYS_BOOT" | "SYS_CHROOT" | "SYS_MODULE" | "SYS_NICE" | "SYS_PACCT" | "SYS_PTRACE" | "SYS_RAWIO" | "SYS_RESOURCE" | "SYS_TIME" | "SYS_TTY_CONFIG" | "SYSLOG" | "WAKE_ALARM"
(string) --
drop (list) --
The Linux capabilities for the container that have been removed from the default configuration provided by Docker. This parameter maps to CapDrop in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --cap-drop option to docker run .
Valid values: "ALL" | "AUDIT_CONTROL" | "AUDIT_WRITE" | "BLOCK_SUSPEND" | "CHOWN" | "DAC_OVERRIDE" | "DAC_READ_SEARCH" | "FOWNER" | "FSETID" | "IPC_LOCK" | "IPC_OWNER" | "KILL" | "LEASE" | "LINUX_IMMUTABLE" | "MAC_ADMIN" | "MAC_OVERRIDE" | "MKNOD" | "NET_ADMIN" | "NET_BIND_SERVICE" | "NET_BROADCAST" | "NET_RAW" | "SETFCAP" | "SETGID" | "SETPCAP" | "SETUID" | "SYS_ADMIN" | "SYS_BOOT" | "SYS_CHROOT" | "SYS_MODULE" | "SYS_NICE" | "SYS_PACCT" | "SYS_PTRACE" | "SYS_RAWIO" | "SYS_RESOURCE" | "SYS_TIME" | "SYS_TTY_CONFIG" | "SYSLOG" | "WAKE_ALARM"
(string) --
devices (list) --
Any host devices to expose to the container. This parameter maps to Devices in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --device option to docker run .
Note
If you are using tasks that use the Fargate launch type, the devices parameter is not supported.
(dict) --
An object representing a container instance host device.
hostPath (string) --
The path for the device on the host container instance.
containerPath (string) --
The path inside the container at which to expose the host device.
permissions (list) --
The explicit permissions to provide to the container for the device. By default, the container has permissions for read , write , and mknod for the device.
(string) --
initProcessEnabled (boolean) --
Run an init process inside the container that forwards signals and reaps processes. This parameter maps to the --init option to docker run . This parameter requires version 1.25 of the Docker Remote API or greater on your container instance. To check the Docker Remote API version on your container instance, log in to your container instance and run the following command: sudo docker version --format '{{.Server.APIVersion}}'
sharedMemorySize (integer) --
The value for the size (in MiB) of the /dev/shm volume. This parameter maps to the --shm-size option to docker run .
Note
If you are using tasks that use the Fargate launch type, the sharedMemorySize parameter is not supported.
tmpfs (list) --
The container path, mount options, and size (in MiB) of the tmpfs mount. This parameter maps to the --tmpfs option to docker run .
Note
If you are using tasks that use the Fargate launch type, the tmpfs parameter is not supported.
(dict) --
The container path, mount options, and size of the tmpfs mount.
containerPath (string) --
The absolute file path where the tmpfs volume is to be mounted.
size (integer) --
The size (in MiB) of the tmpfs volume.
mountOptions (list) --
The list of tmpfs volume mount options.
Valid values: "defaults" | "ro" | "rw" | "suid" | "nosuid" | "dev" | "nodev" | "exec" | "noexec" | "sync" | "async" | "dirsync" | "remount" | "mand" | "nomand" | "atime" | "noatime" | "diratime" | "nodiratime" | "bind" | "rbind" | "unbindable" | "runbindable" | "private" | "rprivate" | "shared" | "rshared" | "slave" | "rslave" | "relatime" | "norelatime" | "strictatime" | "nostrictatime" | "mode" | "uid" | "gid" | "nr_inodes" | "nr_blocks" | "mpol"
(string) --
secrets (list) --
The secrets to pass to the container.
(dict) --
An object representing the secret to expose to your container.
name (string) --
The value to set as the environment variable on the container.
valueFrom (string) --
The secret to expose to the container. Supported values are either the full ARN or the name of the parameter in the AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store.
hostname (string) --
The hostname to use for your container. This parameter maps to Hostname in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --hostname option to docker run .
Note
The hostname parameter is not supported if you are using the awsvpc network mode.
user (string) --
The user name to use inside the container. This parameter maps to User in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --user option to docker run .
Note
This parameter is not supported for Windows containers.
workingDirectory (string) --
The working directory in which to run commands inside the container. This parameter maps to WorkingDir in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --workdir option to docker run .
disableNetworking (boolean) --
When this parameter is true, networking is disabled within the container. This parameter maps to NetworkDisabled in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API .
Note
This parameter is not supported for Windows containers.
privileged (boolean) --
When this parameter is true, the container is given elevated privileges on the host container instance (similar to the root user). This parameter maps to Privileged in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --privileged option to docker run .
Note
This parameter is not supported for Windows containers or tasks using the Fargate launch type.
readonlyRootFilesystem (boolean) --
When this parameter is true, the container is given read-only access to its root file system. This parameter maps to ReadonlyRootfs in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --read-only option to docker run .
Note
This parameter is not supported for Windows containers.
dnsServers (list) --
A list of DNS servers that are presented to the container. This parameter maps to Dns in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --dns option to docker run .
Note
This parameter is not supported for Windows containers.
(string) --
dnsSearchDomains (list) --
A list of DNS search domains that are presented to the container. This parameter maps to DnsSearch in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --dns-search option to docker run .
Note
This parameter is not supported for Windows containers.
(string) --
extraHosts (list) --
A list of hostnames and IP address mappings to append to the /etc/hosts file on the container. This parameter maps to ExtraHosts in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --add-host option to docker run .
Note
This parameter is not supported for Windows containers or tasks that use the awsvpc network mode.
(dict) --
Hostnames and IP address entries that are added to the /etc/hosts file of a container via the extraHosts parameter of its ContainerDefinition .
hostname (string) --
The hostname to use in the /etc/hosts entry.
ipAddress (string) --
The IP address to use in the /etc/hosts entry.
dockerSecurityOptions (list) --
A list of strings to provide custom labels for SELinux and AppArmor multi-level security systems. This field is not valid for containers in tasks using the Fargate launch type.
This parameter maps to SecurityOpt in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --security-opt option to docker run .
Note
The Amazon ECS container agent running on a container instance must register with the ECS_SELINUX_CAPABLE=true or ECS_APPARMOR_CAPABLE=true environment variables before containers placed on that instance can use these security options. For more information, see Amazon ECS Container Agent Configuration in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide .
This parameter is not supported for Windows containers.
(string) --
interactive (boolean) --
When this parameter is true , this allows you to deploy containerized applications that require stdin or a tty to be allocated. This parameter maps to OpenStdin in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --interactive option to docker run .
pseudoTerminal (boolean) --
When this parameter is true , a TTY is allocated. This parameter maps to Tty in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --tty option to docker run .
dockerLabels (dict) --
A key/value map of labels to add to the container. This parameter maps to Labels in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --label option to docker run . This parameter requires version 1.18 of the Docker Remote API or greater on your container instance. To check the Docker Remote API version on your container instance, log in to your container instance and run the following command: sudo docker version --format '{{.Server.APIVersion}}'
(string) --
(string) --
ulimits (list) --
A list of ulimits to set in the container. This parameter maps to Ulimits in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --ulimit option to docker run . Valid naming values are displayed in the Ulimit data type. This parameter requires version 1.18 of the Docker Remote API or greater on your container instance. To check the Docker Remote API version on your container instance, log in to your container instance and run the following command: sudo docker version --format '{{.Server.APIVersion}}'
Note
This parameter is not supported for Windows containers.
(dict) --
The ulimit settings to pass to the container.
name (string) --
The type of the ulimit .
softLimit (integer) --
The soft limit for the ulimit type.
hardLimit (integer) --
The hard limit for the ulimit type.
logConfiguration (dict) --
The log configuration specification for the container.
If you are using the Fargate launch type, the only supported value is awslogs .
This parameter maps to LogConfig in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --log-driver option to docker run . By default, containers use the same logging driver that the Docker daemon uses. However the container may use a different logging driver than the Docker daemon by specifying a log driver with this parameter in the container definition. To use a different logging driver for a container, the log system must be configured properly on the container instance (or on a different log server for remote logging options). For more information on the options for different supported log drivers, see Configure logging drivers in the Docker documentation.
Note
Amazon ECS currently supports a subset of the logging drivers available to the Docker daemon (shown in the LogConfiguration data type). Additional log drivers may be available in future releases of the Amazon ECS container agent.
This parameter requires version 1.18 of the Docker Remote API or greater on your container instance. To check the Docker Remote API version on your container instance, log in to your container instance and run the following command: sudo docker version --format '{{.Server.APIVersion}}'
Note
The Amazon ECS container agent running on a container instance must register the logging drivers available on that instance with the ECS_AVAILABLE_LOGGING_DRIVERS environment variable before containers placed on that instance can use these log configuration options. For more information, see Amazon ECS Container Agent Configuration in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide .
logDriver (string) --
The log driver to use for the container. The valid values listed for this parameter are log drivers that the Amazon ECS container agent can communicate with by default. If you are using the Fargate launch type, the only supported value is awslogs . For more information about using the awslogs driver, see Using the awslogs Log Driver in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide .
Note
If you have a custom driver that is not listed above that you would like to work with the Amazon ECS container agent, you can fork the Amazon ECS container agent project that is available on GitHub and customize it to work with that driver. We encourage you to submit pull requests for changes that you would like to have included. However, Amazon Web Services does not currently support running modified copies of this software.
This parameter requires version 1.18 of the Docker Remote API or greater on your container instance. To check the Docker Remote API version on your container instance, log in to your container instance and run the following command: sudo docker version --format '{{.Server.APIVersion}}'
options (dict) --
The configuration options to send to the log driver. This parameter requires version 1.19 of the Docker Remote API or greater on your container instance. To check the Docker Remote API version on your container instance, log in to your container instance and run the following command: sudo docker version --format '{{.Server.APIVersion}}'
(string) --
(string) --
healthCheck (dict) --
The health check command and associated configuration parameters for the container. This parameter maps to HealthCheck in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the HEALTHCHECK parameter of docker run .
command (list) --
A string array representing the command that the container runs to determine if it is healthy. The string array must start with CMD to execute the command arguments directly, or CMD-SHELL to run the command with the container's default shell. For example:
[ "CMD-SHELL", "curl -f http://localhost/ || exit 1" ]
An exit code of 0 indicates success, and non-zero exit code indicates failure. For more information, see HealthCheck in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API .
(string) --
interval (integer) --
The time period in seconds between each health check execution. You may specify between 5 and 300 seconds. The default value is 30 seconds.
timeout (integer) --
The time period in seconds to wait for a health check to succeed before it is considered a failure. You may specify between 2 and 60 seconds. The default value is 5.
retries (integer) --
The number of times to retry a failed health check before the container is considered unhealthy. You may specify between 1 and 10 retries. The default value is 3.
startPeriod (integer) --
The optional grace period within which to provide containers time to bootstrap before failed health checks count towards the maximum number of retries. You may specify between 0 and 300 seconds. The startPeriod is disabled by default.
Note
If a health check succeeds within the startPeriod , then the container is considered healthy and any subsequent failures count toward the maximum number of retries.
systemControls (list) --
A list of namespaced kernel parameters to set in the container. This parameter maps to Sysctls in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --sysctl option to docker run .
Note
It is not recommended that you specify network-related systemControls parameters for multiple containers in a single task that also uses either the awsvpc or host network modes. For tasks that use the awsvpc network mode, the container that is started last determines which systemControls parameters take effect. For tasks that use the host network mode, it changes the container instance's namespaced kernel parameters as well as the containers.
(dict) --
A list of namespaced kernel parameters to set in the container. This parameter maps to Sysctls in the Create a container section of the Docker Remote API and the --sysctl option to docker run .
It is not recommended that you specify network-related systemControls parameters for multiple containers in a single task that also uses either the awsvpc or host network mode for the following reasons:
For tasks that use the awsvpc network mode, if you set systemControls for any container, it applies to all containers in the task. If you set different systemControls for multiple containers in a single task, the container that is started last determines which systemControls take effect.
For tasks that use the host network mode, the systemControls parameter applies to the container instance's kernel parameter as well as that of all containers of any tasks running on that container instance.
namespace (string) --
The namespaced kernel parameter to set a value for.
value (string) --
The value for the namespaced kernel parameter specified in namespace .
family (string) --
The family of your task definition, used as the definition name.
taskRoleArn (string) --
The ARN of the IAM role that containers in this task can assume. All containers in this task are granted the permissions that are specified in this role.
IAM roles for tasks on Windows require that the -EnableTaskIAMRole option is set when you launch the Amazon ECS-optimized Windows AMI. Your containers must also run some configuration code in order to take advantage of the feature. For more information, see Windows IAM Roles for Tasks in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide .
executionRoleArn (string) --
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the task execution role that the Amazon ECS container agent and the Docker daemon can assume.
networkMode (string) --
The Docker networking mode to use for the containers in the task. The valid values are none , bridge , awsvpc , and host . The default Docker network mode is bridge . If you are using the Fargate launch type, the awsvpc network mode is required. If you are using the EC2 launch type, any network mode can be used. If the network mode is set to none , you cannot specify port mappings in your container definitions, and the tasks containers do not have external connectivity. The host and awsvpc network modes offer the highest networking performance for containers because they use the EC2 network stack instead of the virtualized network stack provided by the bridge mode.
With the host and awsvpc network modes, exposed container ports are mapped directly to the corresponding host port (for the host network mode) or the attached elastic network interface port (for the awsvpc network mode), so you cannot take advantage of dynamic host port mappings.
If the network mode is awsvpc , the task is allocated an elastic network interface, and you must specify a NetworkConfiguration value when you create a service or run a task with the task definition. For more information, see Task Networking in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide .
Note
Currently, only Amazon ECS-optimized AMIs, other Amazon Linux variants with the ecs-init package, or AWS Fargate infrastructure support the awsvpc network mode.
If the network mode is host , you cannot run multiple instantiations of the same task on a single container instance when port mappings are used.
Docker for Windows uses different network modes than Docker for Linux. When you register a task definition with Windows containers, you must not specify a network mode. If you use the console to register a task definition with Windows containers, you must choose the <default> network mode object.
For more information, see Network settings in the Docker run reference .
revision (integer) --
The revision of the task in a particular family. The revision is a version number of a task definition in a family. When you register a task definition for the first time, the revision is 1 . Each time you register a new revision of a task definition in the same family, the revision value always increases by one (even if you have deregistered previous revisions in this family).
volumes (list) --
The list of volumes in a task.
If you are using the Fargate launch type, the host and sourcePath parameters are not supported.
For more information about volume definition parameters and defaults, see Amazon ECS Task Definitions in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide .
(dict) --
A data volume used in a task definition. For tasks that use a Docker volume, specify a DockerVolumeConfiguration . For tasks that use a bind mount host volume, specify a host and optional sourcePath . For more information, see Using Data Volumes in Tasks .
name (string) --
The name of the volume. Up to 255 letters (uppercase and lowercase), numbers, hyphens, and underscores are allowed. This name is referenced in the sourceVolume parameter of container definition mountPoints .
host (dict) --
This parameter is specified when you are using bind mount host volumes. Bind mount host volumes are supported when you are using either the EC2 or Fargate launch types. The contents of the host parameter determine whether your bind mount host volume persists on the host container instance and where it is stored. If the host parameter is empty, then the Docker daemon assigns a host path for your data volume, but the data is not guaranteed to persist after the containers associated with it stop running.
Windows containers can mount whole directories on the same drive as $env:ProgramData . Windows containers cannot mount directories on a different drive, and mount point cannot be across drives. For example, you can mount C:\my\path:C:\my\path and D:\:D:\ , but not D:\my\path:C:\my\path or D:\:C:\my\path .
sourcePath (string) --
When the host parameter is used, specify a sourcePath to declare the path on the host container instance that is presented to the container. If this parameter is empty, then the Docker daemon has assigned a host path for you. If the host parameter contains a sourcePath file location, then the data volume persists at the specified location on the host container instance until you delete it manually. If the sourcePath value does not exist on the host container instance, the Docker daemon creates it. If the location does exist, the contents of the source path folder are exported.
If you are using the Fargate launch type, the sourcePath parameter is not supported.
dockerVolumeConfiguration (dict) --
This parameter is specified when you are using Docker volumes. Docker volumes are only supported when you are using the EC2 launch type. Windows containers only support the use of the local driver. To use bind mounts, specify a host instead.
scope (string) --
The scope for the Docker volume that determines its lifecycle. Docker volumes that are scoped to a task are automatically provisioned when the task starts and destroyed when the task stops. Docker volumes that are scoped as shared persist after the task stops.
autoprovision (boolean) --
If this value is true , the Docker volume is created if it does not already exist.
Note
This field is only used if the scope is shared .
driver (string) --
The Docker volume driver to use. The driver value must match the driver name provided by Docker because it is used for task placement. If the driver was installed using the Docker plugin CLI, use docker plugin ls to retrieve the driver name from your container instance. If the driver was installed using another method, use Docker plugin discovery to retrieve the driver name. For more information, see Docker plugin discovery . This parameter maps to Driver in the Create a volume section of the Docker Remote API and the xxdriver option to ` docker volume create https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/volume_create/`__ .
driverOpts (dict) --
A map of Docker driver-specific options passed through. This parameter maps to DriverOpts in the Create a volume section of the Docker Remote API and the xxopt option to ` docker volume create https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/volume_create/`__ .
(string) --
(string) --
labels (dict) --
Custom metadata to add to your Docker volume. This parameter maps to Labels in the Create a volume section of the Docker Remote API and the xxlabel option to ` docker volume create https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/volume_create/`__ .
(string) --
(string) --
status (string) --
The status of the task definition.
requiresAttributes (list) --
The container instance attributes required by your task. This field is not valid if using the Fargate launch type for your task.
(dict) --
An attribute is a name-value pair associated with an Amazon ECS object. Attributes enable you to extend the Amazon ECS data model by adding custom metadata to your resources. For more information, see Attributes in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide .
name (string) --
The name of the attribute. Up to 128 letters (uppercase and lowercase), numbers, hyphens, underscores, and periods are allowed.
value (string) --
The value of the attribute. Up to 128 letters (uppercase and lowercase), numbers, hyphens, underscores, periods, at signs (@), forward slashes, colons, and spaces are allowed.
targetType (string) --
The type of the target with which to attach the attribute. This parameter is required if you use the short form ID for a resource instead of the full ARN.
targetId (string) --
The ID of the target. You can specify the short form ID for a resource or the full Amazon Resource Name (ARN).
placementConstraints (list) --
An array of placement constraint objects to use for tasks. This field is not valid if using the Fargate launch type for your task.
(dict) --
An object representing a constraint on task placement in the task definition.
If you are using the Fargate launch type, task placement constraints are not supported.
For more information, see Task Placement Constraints in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide .
type (string) --
The type of constraint. The DistinctInstance constraint ensures that each task in a particular group is running on a different container instance. The MemberOf constraint restricts selection to be from a group of valid candidates.
expression (string) --
A cluster query language expression to apply to the constraint. For more information, see Cluster Query Language in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide .
compatibilities (list) --
The launch type to use with your task. For more information, see Amazon ECS Launch Types in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide .
(string) --
requiresCompatibilities (list) --
The launch type the task is using.
(string) --
cpu (string) --
The number of cpu units used by the task. If you are using the EC2 launch type, this field is optional and any value can be used. If you are using the Fargate launch type, this field is required and you must use one of the following values, which determines your range of valid values for the memory parameter:
256 (.25 vCPU) - Available memory values: 512 (0.5 GB), 1024 (1 GB), 2048 (2 GB)
512 (.5 vCPU) - Available memory values: 1024 (1 GB), 2048 (2 GB), 3072 (3 GB), 4096 (4 GB)
1024 (1 vCPU) - Available memory values: 2048 (2 GB), 3072 (3 GB), 4096 (4 GB), 5120 (5 GB), 6144 (6 GB), 7168 (7 GB), 8192 (8 GB)
2048 (2 vCPU) - Available memory values: Between 4096 (4 GB) and 16384 (16 GB) in increments of 1024 (1 GB)
4096 (4 vCPU) - Available memory values: Between 8192 (8 GB) and 30720 (30 GB) in increments of 1024 (1 GB)
memory (string) --
The amount (in MiB) of memory used by the task. If using the EC2 launch type, this field is optional and any value can be used. If using the Fargate launch type, this field is required and you must use one of the following values, which determines your range of valid values for the cpu parameter:
512 (0.5 GB), 1024 (1 GB), 2048 (2 GB) - Available cpu values: 256 (.25 vCPU)
1024 (1 GB), 2048 (2 GB), 3072 (3 GB), 4096 (4 GB) - Available cpu values: 512 (.5 vCPU)
2048 (2 GB), 3072 (3 GB), 4096 (4 GB), 5120 (5 GB), 6144 (6 GB), 7168 (7 GB), 8192 (8 GB) - Available cpu values: 1024 (1 vCPU)
Between 4096 (4 GB) and 16384 (16 GB) in increments of 1024 (1 GB) - Available cpu values: 2048 (2 vCPU)
Between 8192 (8 GB) and 30720 (30 GB) in increments of 1024 (1 GB) - Available cpu values: 4096 (4 vCPU)
pidMode (string) --
The process namespace to use for the containers in the task. The valid values are host or task . If host is specified, then all containers within the tasks that specified the host PID mode on the same container instance share the same IPC resources with the host Amazon EC2 instance. If task is specified, all containers within the specified task share the same process namespace. If no value is specified, the default is a private namespace. For more information, see PID settings in the Docker run reference .
If the host PID mode is used, be aware that there is a heightened risk of undesired process namespace expose. For more information, see Docker security .
Note
This parameter is not supported for Windows containers or tasks using the Fargate launch type.
ipcMode (string) --
The IPC resource namespace to use for the containers in the task. The valid values are host , task , or none . If host is specified, then all containers within the tasks that specified the host IPC mode on the same container instance share the same IPC resources with the host Amazon EC2 instance. If task is specified, all containers within the specified task share the same IPC resources. If none is specified, then IPC resources within the containers of a task are private and not shared with other containers in a task or on the container instance. If no value is specified, then the IPC resource namespace sharing depends on the Docker daemon setting on the container instance. For more information, see IPC settings in the Docker run reference .
If the host IPC mode is used, be aware that there is a heightened risk of undesired IPC namespace expose. For more information, see Docker security .
If you are setting namespaced kernel parameters using systemControls for the containers in the task, the following will apply to your IPC resource namespace. For more information, see System Controls in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide .
For tasks that use the host IPC mode, IPC namespace related systemControls are not supported.
For tasks that use the task IPC mode, IPC namespace related systemControls will apply to all containers within a task.
Note
This parameter is not supported for Windows containers or tasks using the Fargate launch type.
tags (list) --
The list of tags associated with the task definition.
(dict) --
The metadata that you apply to a resource to help you categorize and organize them. Each tag consists of a key and an optional value, both of which you define. Tag keys can have a maximum character length of 128 characters, and tag values can have a maximum length of 256 characters.
key (string) --
One part of a key-value pair that make up a tag. A key is a general label that acts like a category for more specific tag values.
value (string) --
The optional part of a key-value pair that make up a tag. A value acts as a descriptor within a tag category (key).