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Amazon ECS Task is the smallest deployable unit in ECS, representing a single running container or group of containers defined by a task definition.
Last Modified: August 29, 2025
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Key Features
- Defines a single running instance of a container in ECS.
- Includes container image, resources, and environment settings.
- Supports scaling and distributed workloads.
- Manages lifecycle of containerized applications.
Common Use Cases
- Running short-lived or scheduled container workloads
- Processing jobs in parallel across containers
- Executing background data processing tasks
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