Example task definitions - Amazon ECS
Example: WebserverExample: splunk log driverExample: fluentd log driverExample: gelf log driverExample: Container dependencyWindows sample task definitions

Example task definitions

This section provides some JSON task definition examples and snippets that you can use to start creating your own task definitions.

You can copy the examples, and then paste them when you use the Configure via JSON option in the console. Make sure to customize the examples, such as using your account ID. You can include the snippets in your task definition JSON. For more information, see Creating a task definition using the console and Task definition parameters.

For more task definition examples, see AWS Sample Task Definitions on GitHub.

Example: Webserver

The following is an example task definition using the Linux containers on Fargate launch type that sets up a web server:

{
   "containerDefinitions": [ 
      { 
         "command": [
            "/bin/sh -c \"echo '<html> <head> <title>Amazon ECS Sample App</title> <style>body {margin-top: 40px; background-color: #333;} </style> </head><body> <div style=color:white;text-align:center> <h1>Amazon ECS Sample App</h1> <h2>Congratulations!</h2> <p>Your application is now running on a container in Amazon ECS.</p> </div></body></html>' >  /usr/local/apache2/htdocs/index.html && httpd-foreground\""
         ],
         "entryPoint": [
            "sh",
            "-c"
         ],
         "essential": true,
         "image": "httpd:2.4",
         "logConfiguration": { 
            "logDriver": "awslogs",
            "options": { 
               "awslogs-group" : "/ecs/fargate-task-definition",
               "awslogs-region": "us-east-1",
               "awslogs-stream-prefix": "ecs"
            }
         },
         "name": "sample-fargate-app",
         "portMappings": [ 
            { 
               "containerPort": 80,
               "hostPort": 80,
               "protocol": "tcp"
            }
         ]
      }
   ],
   "cpu": "256",
   "executionRoleArn": "arn:aws:iam::012345678910:role/ecsTaskExecutionRole",
   "family": "fargate-task-definition",
   "memory": "512",
   "networkMode": "awsvpc",
   "runtimePlatform": {
        "operatingSystemFamily": "LINUX"
    },
   "requiresCompatibilities": [ 
       "FARGATE" 
    ]
}

The following is an example task definition using the Windows containers on Fargate launch type that sets up a web server:

{
    "containerDefinitions": [
        {
            "command": [
                "New-Item -Path C:\\inetpub\\wwwroot\\index.html -Type file -Value '<html> <head> <title>Amazon ECS Sample App</title> <style>body {margin-top: 40px; background-color: #333;} </style> </head><body> <div style=color:white;text-align:center> <h1>Amazon ECS Sample App</h1> <h2>Congratulations!</h2> <p>Your application is now running on a container in Amazon ECS.</p>'; C:\\ServiceMonitor.exe w3svc"
            ],
            "entryPoint": [
                "powershell",
                "-Command"
            ],
            "essential": true,
            "cpu": 2048,
            "memory": 4096,      
            "image": "mcr.microsoft.com/windows/servercore/iis:windowsservercore-ltsc2019",
            "logConfiguration": {
                "logDriver": "awslogs",
                "options": {
                    "awslogs-group": "/ecs/fargate-windows-task-definition",
                    "awslogs-region": "us-east-1",
                    "awslogs-stream-prefix": "ecs"
                }
            },
            "name": "sample_windows_app",
            "portMappings": [
                {
                    "hostPort": 80,
                    "containerPort": 80,
                    "protocol": "tcp"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "memory": "4096",
    "cpu": "2048",
    "networkMode": "awsvpc",
    "family": "windows-simple-iis-2019-core",
    "executionRoleArn": "arn:aws:iam::012345678910:role/ecsTaskExecutionRole",
    "runtimePlatform": {
        "operatingSystemFamily": "WINDOWS_SERVER_2019_CORE"
    },
    "requiresCompatibilities": [
        "FARGATE"
    ]
}

Example: splunk log driver

The following snippet demonstrates how to use the splunk log driver in a task definition that sends the logs to a remote service. The Splunk token parameter is specified as a secret option because it can be treated as sensitive data. For more information, see Passing sensitive data to a container.

"containerDefinitions": [{
		"logConfiguration": {
			"logDriver": "splunk",
			"options": {
				"splunk-url": "https://cloud.splunk.com:8080",
				"tag": "tag_name",
			},
			"secretOptions": [{
				"name": "splunk-token",
				"valueFrom": "arn:aws:secretsmanager:region:aws_account_id:secret:splunk-token-KnrBkD"
}],

Example: fluentd log driver

The following snippet demonstrates how to use the fluentd log driver in a task definition that sends the logs to a remote service. The fluentd-address value is specified as a secret option as it may be treated as sensitive data. For more information, see Passing sensitive data to a container.

"containerDefinitions": [{
	"logConfiguration": {
		"logDriver": "fluentd",
		"options": {
			"tag": "fluentd demo"
		},
		"secretOptions": [{
			"name": "fluentd-address",
			"valueFrom": "arn:aws:secretsmanager:region:aws_account_id:secret:fluentd-address-KnrBkD"
		}]
	},
	"entryPoint": [],
	"portMappings": [{
             "hostPort": 80,
             "protocol": "tcp",
             "containerPort": 80
             },
             {
		"hostPort": 24224,
		"protocol": "tcp",
		"containerPort": 24224
	}]
}],

Example: gelf log driver

The following snippet demonstrates how to use the gelf log driver in a task definition that sends the logs to a remote host running Logstash that takes Gelf logs as an input. For more information, see logConfiguration.

"containerDefinitions": [{
	"logConfiguration": {
		"logDriver": "gelf",
		"options": {
			"gelf-address": "udp://logstash-service-address:5000",
			"tag": "gelf task demo"
		}
	},
	"entryPoint": [],
	"portMappings": [{
			"hostPort": 5000,
			"protocol": "udp",
			"containerPort": 5000
		},
		{
			"hostPort": 5000,
			"protocol": "tcp",
			"containerPort": 5000
		}
	]
}],

Example: Container dependency

This snippet demonstrates the syntax for a task definition with multiple containers where container dependency is specified. In the following task definition, the envoy container must reach a healthy status, determined by the required container health check parameters, before the app container will start. For more information, see Container dependency.

{
  "family": "appmesh-gateway",
  "runtimePlatform": {
        "operatingSystemFamily": "LINUX"
  },
  "proxyConfiguration":{
      "type": "APPMESH",
      "containerName": "envoy",
      "properties": [
          {
              "name": "IgnoredUID",
              "value": "1337"
          },
          {
              "name": "ProxyIngressPort",
              "value": "15000"
          },
          {
              "name": "ProxyEgressPort",
              "value": "15001"
          },
          {
              "name": "AppPorts",
              "value": "9080"
          },
          {
              "name": "EgressIgnoredIPs",
              "value": "169.254.170.2,169.254.169.254"
          }
      ]
  },
  "containerDefinitions": [
    {
      "name": "app",
      "image": "application_image",
      "portMappings": [
        {
          "containerPort": 9080,
          "hostPort": 9080,
          "protocol": "tcp"
        }
      ],
      "essential": true,
      "dependsOn": [
        {
          "containerName": "envoy",
          "condition": "HEALTHY"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "envoy",
      "image": "840364872350.dkr.ecr.region-code.amazonaws.com/aws-appmesh-envoy:v1.15.1.0-prod",
      "essential": true,
      "environment": [
        {
          "name": "APPMESH_VIRTUAL_NODE_NAME",
          "value": "mesh/meshName/virtualNode/virtualNodeName"
        },
        {
          "name": "ENVOY_LOG_LEVEL",
          "value": "info"
        }
      ],
      "healthCheck": {
        "command": [
          "CMD-SHELL",
          "echo hello"
        ],
        "interval": 5,
        "timeout": 2,
        "retries": 3
      }    
    }
  ],
  "executionRoleArn": "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/ecsTaskExecutionRole",
  "networkMode": "awsvpc"
}

Windows sample task definitions

The following is a sample task definition to help you get started with Windows containers on Amazon ECS.

Example Amazon ECS Console Sample Application for Windows

The following task definition is the Amazon ECS console sample application that is produced in the first-run wizard for Amazon ECS; it has been ported to use the microsoft/iis Windows container image.

{
  "family": "windows-simple-iis",
  "containerDefinitions": [
    {
      "name": "windows_sample_app",
      "image": "mcr.microsoft.com/windows/servercore/iis",
      "cpu": 1024,
      "entryPoint":["powershell", "-Command"],
      "command":["New-Item -Path C:\\inetpub\\wwwroot\\index.html -Type file -Value '<html> <head> <title>Amazon ECS Sample App</title> <style>body {margin-top: 40px; background-color: #333;} </style> </head><body> <div style=color:white;text-align:center> <h1>Amazon ECS Sample App</h1> <h2>Congratulations!</h2> <p>Your application is now running on a container in Amazon ECS.</p>'; C:\\ServiceMonitor.exe w3svc"],
      "portMappings": [
        {
          "protocol": "tcp",
          "containerPort": 80
        }
      ],
      "memory": 1024,
      "essential": true
    }
  ],
  "networkMode": "awsvpc",
  "memory": "1024",
  "cpu": "1024"
}