ContainerDefinition

Container definition for a task

ComputeContainersECSEKSMicroservicesServerless

Properties

Name	Type	Description
name	string	Container name
image	string	Docker image
essential	boolean	Whether container is essential
cpu	integer	CPU units for the container
memory	integer	Memory limit in MiB
environment	array	Environment variables
portMappings	array	Port mappings
logConfiguration	object

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JSON Schema

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  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-fargate/refs/heads/main/json-schema/amazon-fargate-container-definition-schema.json",
  "title": "ContainerDefinition",
  "description": "Container definition for a task",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Container name",
      "example": "my-container"
    },
    "image": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Docker image",
      "example": "nginx:latest"
    },
    "essential": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether container is essential",
      "example": true
    },
    "cpu": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "CPU units for the container",
      "example": 256
    },
    "memory": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Memory limit in MiB",
      "example": 512
    },
    "environment": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Environment variables",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/KeyValuePair"
      }
    },
    "portMappings": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Port mappings",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/PortMapping"
      }
    },
    "logConfiguration": {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/LogConfiguration"
    }
  }
}