Configuring compute and runtime images - Amazon CodeCatalyst
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Configuring compute and runtime images

In a CodeCatalyst workflow, you can specify the compute and runtime environment image that CodeCatalyst uses to run workflow actions.

Compute refers to the computing engine (the CPU, memory, and operating system) managed and maintained by CodeCatalyst to run workflow actions.

Note

If compute is defined as a property of the workflow, then it can't be defined as a property of any action in that workflow. Similarly, if compute is defined as a property of any action, it can't be defined in the workflow.

A runtime environment image is a Docker container within which CodeCatalyst runs workflow actions. The Docker container runs on top of your chosen compute platform, and includes an operating system and extra tools that a workflow action might need, such as the AWS CLI, Node.js, and .tar.

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Compute types

CodeCatalyst offers the following compute types:

  • Amazon EC2

  • AWS Lambda

Amazon EC2 offers optimized flexibility during action runs and Lambda offers optimized action start-up speeds. Lambda supports faster workflow action runs due to a lower start-up latency. Lambda allows you to run basic workflows that can build, test, and deploy serverless applications with common runtimes. These runtimes include Node.js, Python, Java, .NET, and Go. However, there are some use-cases which Lambda does not support, and if they impact you, use the Amazon EC2 compute type:

  • Lambda doesn't support runtime environment images from a specified registry.

  • Lambda doesn't support tools that require root permissions. For tools such as yum or rpm, use the Amazon EC2 compute type or other tools that don't require root permissions.

  • Lambda doesn't support Docker builds or runs. The following actions that use Docker images are not supported: Deploy AWS CloudFormation stack, Deploy to Amazon ECS, Amazon S3 publish, AWS CDK bootstrap, AWS CDK deploy, AWS Lambda invoke , and GitHub Actions. Docker-based GitHub Actions that are running within CodeCatalyst GitHub Actions action are also not supported with Lambda compute. You can use alternatives that don’t require root permissions, such as Podman.

  • Lambda doesn't support writing to files outside /tmp. When configuring your workflow actions, you can reconfigure your tools to install or write to /tmp. If you have a build action that installs npm, make sure you configure it to install to /tmp.

  • Lambda doesn't support runtimes longer than 15 minutes.

Compute fleets

CodeCatalyst offers the following compute fleets:

  • On-demand fleets

  • Provisioned fleets

With on-demand fleets, when a workflow action starts, the workflow provisions the resources it needs. The machines are destroyed when the action finishes. You only pay for the number of minutes that you're running your actions. On-demand fleets are fully managed, and includes automatic scaling capabilities to handle spikes in demand.

CodeCatalyst also offers provisioned fleets which contain machines powered by Amazon EC2 that are maintained by CodeCatalyst. With provisioned fleets, you configure a set of dedicated machines to run your workflow actions. These machines remain idle, ready to process actions immediately. With provisioned fleets, your machines are always running and will incur costs as long they're provisioned.

In order to create, update, or delete a fleet, you must have the Space administrator role or the Project administrator role.

On-demand fleet properties

CodeCatalyst provides the following on-demand fleets:

Name Operating system Architecture vCPUs Memory (GiB) Disk space Supported compute types
Linux.Arm64.Large Amazon Linux 2 Arm64 2 4

64 GB

Amazon EC2

10 GB

Lambda
Linux.Arm64.XLarge Amazon Linux 2 Arm64 4 8

128 GB

Amazon EC2

10 GB

Lambda
Linux.Arm64.2XLarge Amazon Linux 2 Arm64 8 16 128 GB Amazon EC2
Linux.x86-64.Large Amazon Linux 2 x86-64 2 4

64 GB

Amazon EC2

10 GB

Lambda
Linux.x86-64.XLarge Amazon Linux 2 x86-64 4 8

128 GB

Amazon EC2

10 GB

Lambda
Linux.x86-64.2XLarge Amazon Linux 2 x86-64 8 16 128 GB Amazon EC2
Note

The specifications for on-demand fleets will vary depending on your billing tier. For more information, see Pricing.

If no fleet is selected, CodeCatalyst uses Linux.x86-64.Large.

Provisioned fleet properties

A provisioned fleet contains the following properties:

Operating system

The operating system. The following operating systems are available:

  • Amazon Linux 2

  • Windows Server 2022

    Note

    Windows fleets are only supported in the build action. Other actions do not currently support Windows.

Architecture

The processor architecture. The following architectures are available:

  • x86_64

  • Arm64

Machine type

The machine type for each instance. The following machine types are available:

vCPUs Memory (GiB) Disk space Operating system
2 4

64 GB

 Amazon Linux 2
4 8

128 GB

 Amazon Linux 2
Windows Server 2022
8 16

128 GB

 Amazon Linux 2
Windows Server 2022
Capacity

The initial number of machines allocated to the fleet, which defines the number of actions that can run in parallel.

Scaling mode

Defines the behavior when the number of actions exceeds the fleet capacity.

Provision additional capacity on demand

Additional machines are set up on demand which automatically scale up in response to new actions running, and then scale down to the base capacity as actions finish. This can incur additional costs, since you pay by the minute for each machine running.

Wait until additional fleet capacity is available

Action runs are placed in a queue until a machine is available. This limits additional costs because no additional machines are allocated.