End-to-End Guide: Automating Docker Image Deployment to AWS ECR, ECS, and EKS

In this comprehensive guide, you’ll learn how to automate the process of building, pushing, and deploying Docker images to AWS ECR, ECS, and EKS. We’ll cover CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline and GitHub Actions, advanced security practices, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and monitoring. By the end, you’ll have a production-ready workflow that ensures scalability, security, and efficiency.

Table of Contents

1. Automate with AWS CodePipeline

   • 1.1 Set Up CodeCommit and CodeBuild
   • 1.2 Secure CodeBuild with IAM Roles
   • 1.3 Optimize Builds with Caching
   • 1.4 Deploy to ECS/EKS via CodePipeline

2. Automate with GitHub Actions

   • 2.1 Dynamic Image Tagging
   • 2.2 Secure AWS Authentication with OIDC
   • 2.3 Add Testing to CI/CD

3. Deploy to Amazon ECS

   • 3.1 Task Execution Roles for ECR Access
   • 3.2 Configure Load Balancers and Health Checks

4. Deploy to Amazon EKS

   • 4.1 ECR Permissions for Worker Nodes
   • 4.2 Kubernetes Secrets for Private ECR Repos
   • 4.3 Ingress and Advanced Routing

5. Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

   • 5.1 Define ECS/EKS Resources with CloudFormation
   • 5.2 Terraform Example for ECR and EKS

6. Monitoring and Logging

• 6.1 Integrate Amazon CloudWatch

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