cpu

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.

Task-level CPU and memory parameters are ignored for Windows containers. We recommend specifying container-level resources for Windows containers.

If you're using the EC2 launch type or external launch type, this field is optional. Supported values are between 128 CPU units (0.125 vCPUs) and 196608 CPU units (192 vCPUs). If you do not specify a value, the parameter is ignored.

This field is required for Fargate. For information about the valid values, see Task size in the Amazon Elastic Container Service Developer Guide.