Code Deploy

Question 1

What does Code Deploy deploy to?

Answer 1

ec2, ecs, Lambda, on- prem

Question 2

What are the key features of Code Deploy?

Answer 2

• Templates: Defines your entire infrastructure (resources and their configurations) in a declarative template (usually in YAML or JSON).
  
  • Versioning: Track changes to your infrastructure over time.
  • Automation: Automate the creation, updating, and deletion of your AWS resources.
  • Consistency: Ensures consistent deployments across different environments.

Question 3

What’s the difference between CodeDeploy and Cloud formation?

Answer 3

Code Deploy is for applications and CloudFormation is for infrastructure

Question 4

What properties are required by CodeDeploy for ECS deployments in the Resource section?

Answer 4

TaskDefinition – This is the task definition for the Amazon ECS service to deploy. It is specified with the ARN of the task definition.

ContainerName – This is the name of the Amazon ECS container that contains your Amazon ECS application. It must be a container specified in your Amazon ECS task definition.

ContainerPort – This is the port on the container where traffic will be routed.