Terraform AWS ECS Container Definition

Abstract

1. Introduction

Terraform module to generate well-formed JSON documents that are passed to the aws_ecs_task_definition Terraform resource as container definitions.

2. Objective

Terraform module to generate well-formed JSON documents (container definitions) that are passed to the aws_ecs_task_definition Terraform resource

This project demonstrates how HCL, Terraform, Docker can be applied to a real-world Blockchain & Cloud Computing problem.

4. Technology Stack

5. System Requirements

General requirements for this technology stack — check the README for exact versions.

• Terraform CLI
• Cloud provider account (e.g. AWS) with CLI configured
• Git (to clone the repository)

6. Installation & Setup

git clone https://github.com/cloudposse/terraform-aws-ecs-container-definition.git
cd terraform-aws-ecs-container-definition

1. multi-port mappings
2. multi-type env vars
3. multiple definitions
4. string env vars

module "container_definition" {
  source = "cloudposse/ecs-container-definition/aws"
  # Cloud Posse recommends pinning every module to a specific version
  # version = "x.x.x"

  container_name  = "geodesic"
  container_image = "cloudposse/geodesic"
}

module "ecs_alb_service_task" {
  source = "cloudposse/ecs-alb-service-task/aws"
  # Cloud Posse recommends pinning every module to a specific version
  # version = "x.x.x"

  # ...
  container_definition_json = module.container_definition.json_map_encoded_list
  # ...
}

Full setup instructions are in the project README.

7. Future Enhancements

Suggested extensions you can add to make this your own project.

• Add a CI/CD pipeline with GitHub Actions
• Deploy to a public test network or cloud free tier
• Add monitoring and cost alerts

8. Viva / Review Questions

Common questions examiners ask for projects in this domain.

1. Why does this problem need a blockchain or cloud-native design?
2. Explain the smart contract / infrastructure components and how they interact.
3. How are gas costs or cloud costs kept under control?
4. How is the system secured (keys, IAM, access control)?
5. How would the solution scale to many more users?

9. Source Code & License

This project is developed by cloudposse and published on GitHub under the Apache License 2.0. Please follow the license terms and credit the original author when you use or modify this code.