Hi all Is there any way to deploy containers to EC2 instance

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Hi all Is there any way to deploy containers to EC2 instance using pulumi aws ec2 Instance without using user data

little-cartoon-10569 · Answer

You want to install Docker podman something else then run an image on an EC2 instance You ll need to connect to the instance somehow You could use ansible ssh or similar If you just want to hide user data you could use CloudInit which is a wrapper around user data <https www pulumi com registry packages cloudinit >

little-cartoon-10569 · Answer

There s also Pulumi Command which is kind of a supercharged ssh <https www pulumi com registry packages command >

little-cartoon-10569 · Answer

Have you considered ECS instead of EC2 That will look after most of the configuration for you

cold-sundown-35940 · Answer

Yes I was considering ECS but I thought that it would be more costly to use it I was thinking to use aws ecs EC2Service and define containers there but any ideas on how much more than just using an EC2 instance would it cost

cold-sundown-35940 · Answer

And thanks a lot for your answer Appreciate it

little-cartoon-10569 · Answer

I don t know how to measure how much it ll cost to write and maintain the equivalent EC2 code slightly smiling face The ECS service costs more because it s a managed service so you re paying AWS to look after the nitty gritty for you And ECS can be cheaper than EC2 if your container runs only rarely AWS provides calculators for a lot of their costs but I don t know if there s one for ECS

little-cartoon-10569 · Answer

You might consider doing it in ECS and allocating a Budget that way AWS will inform you if ECS gets too expensive and you can put the effort into an EC2 solution then

little-cartoon-10569 · Answer

And Budgets are a good idea in general once you ve seen the benefit of one you might start creating more and more and getting better and better cost analysis from AWS

cold-sundown-35940 · Answer

That sounds reasonable Thanks you for the recommendations will definitely consider this option raised hands

great-sunset-355 · Answer

Another option is to look at AWS App Runner