ECS Deploy CLI

Use this tool to deploy a Docker image to ECR and ECS with CI or manually.

Features:

• Environment and SSM credentials storage conventions
• GitHub Actions pipeline example
• Cross-platform (made with TypeScript/Javascript, external requirements: git, docker)

Examples:

• NestJs Docker and Pipeline

Usage

yarn add ecs-deploy-cli@poviolabs/ecs-deploy-cli#v4.2

# upgrade
yarn up ecs-deploy-cli@poviolabs/ecs-deploy-cli#v4.2

or install globally

npm i --location=global ecs-deploy-cli@poviolabs/ecs-deploy-cli#v4.2 --force

Configure

.config/${STAGE}.ecs-deploy.yaml

accountId: "000000000000"
region: us-east-1
taskFamily: myapp-dev-backend
serviceName: myapp-dev-backend
clusterName: myapp-dev

# build and upload to ecr with `ecs-deploy build backend --stage dev`
build:
  - name: backend
    repoName: myapp-backend
    #context: ./test
    #dockerfile: Dockerfile
    platform: linux/amd64
      
    environmentValues:
      # resolved at build time
      - name: RELEASE
        valueFrom: "func:release"
      - name: BUILD_TIMESTAMP
        valueFrom: "func:timestamp"
      - name: BUILD_ENV_VAR_1
        value: "static value"

# deploy to ecs with `ecs-deploy deploy --stage dev`
taskDefinition:
  - name: default
    # resolved at deploy time, requires SSM access
    template: arn:aws:ssm:::parameter/myapp-dev/backend/task-definition
    containerDefinitions:
      - name: backend
        # name of build above or any other docker path
        image: backend

        # inserted into task definition and resolved at deploy time
        environmentValues:
          - name: DEPLOY_TIMESTAMP
            valueFrom: "func:timestamp"
          - name: TASK_ENV_VAR_1
            value: "static value"
          
        # inserted into task definition and resolved at task init
        secrets:
          STAGE2: arn:aws:ssm:::parameter/myapp-dev/backend/task-definition

# resolved at runtime using `ecs-deploy config backend --stage dev`
configs:
  - name: backend
    destination: ./.config/myapp-dev.backend.yml
    values:
        # load config from ./.config/${stage}.backend.template.yml
        # and interpolate ${arn:aws:ssm..} and ${env:ENV_VALUE} values
        # load them onto the root
      - name: "@"
        configFrom: backend.template

        # simple value mapping
      - name: database__password
        valueFrom: arn:aws:ssm:::parameter/myapp-dev/database/password
        
        # JSON object mapping
      - name: database
        valueFrom: arn:aws:ssm:::parameter/myapp-dev/database
        
      - name: database__host
        valueFrom: env:DATABASE_HOST

Example

Where configFrom: backend.template and the config file is .config/${stage}.backend.template.yml:

stage: ${func:stage}
release: ${func:release}
database:
  username: myapp2
  password: ${arn:aws:ssm:::parameter/myapp-dev/database/password}
  debug: ${env:DEBUG}

the output will be at the set destination, for example ./.config/myapp-dev.backend.yml:

database:
  username: myapp2
  password: the-password-from-ssm
  debug: the-value-from-the-environment

Run

yarn ecs-deploy --help

# Build a new image from the current git commit and push to ECR 
yarn ecs-deploy build <name> --stage my-stage

# Push an existing image to ECR (tag of image needs to be the same as RELEASE or the git commit hash )
# yarn ecs-deploy push <name> --stage my-stage

# Deploy the task definition to ECS
yarn ecs-deploy deploy [name] --stage my-stage

# Generate a config script
yarn ecs-deploy bootstrap [name] --stage my-stage

Run Options

Descriptions for useful flags. Use --help for a comprehensive list.

--ignoreGitChanges

Use this flag while debugging the build. This might have unintended consequences - never deploy a build made using this flag. (build only)

--skipEcrExistsCheck

Speed up builds if you know the ECR image does not exist. (build only)

--skipPush

Only build the image. Useful for testing.

--buildx

Use docker buildx to build on ARM / Apple M1.

How it works

The build script builds and pushes a Docker image to ECR.

The deploy script generates a ECS task definition using a template stored on SSM and deploys it to ECS.

The bootstrap script generates a config script with resolved values from SSM and environment variables.

Development

Test locally

Set up ./test/.config/myapp-dev.ecs-deploy.yml with credentials to do a E2E test.

# alias for `ecs-deploy` while developing
yarn start build backend --cwd ./test --stage myapp-dev

yarn start bootstrap --stage myapp-dev --verbose --pwd ./test

yarn test:watch

Release

Set new version in package.json.

yarn build