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ECS Express Mode Walkthrough

Deploy HTTP/HTTPS containers on ECS with a single Terraform resource — managed ALB, auto scaling, health checks, and a unique HTTPS URL included.

Express Mode concepts

What ECS Express Mode is, how it differs from classic ECS, supported workloads, and the single subnet limitation.

Express Gateway Service

The aws_ecs_express_gateway_service resource — primary container, networking, and auto scaling in one block.

IAM and networking

Three-role IAM model, VPC layout, security groups, and public subnet configuration for Express Mode.

Deploy and troubleshoot

Terraform apply, health check verification, rollback diagnostics, and common failure root causes.