AWS Certified Developer - Associate Exam: Hosting Docker Containers on AWS

Host Your Application with AWS: Docker Container Hosting Options

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You work as a developer for a company.

You have been given a requirement for the development of an application.

All the components that make up the application need to be developed using Docker containers and hosted on AWS.

Which of the following services could you use to host your application? Choose 2 answers from the options given below.

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A. B. C. D.

Answer - C and D.

This is mentioned in the AWS Documentation.

Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) is a highly scalable, high-performance container orchestration service that supports Docker containers.

It allows you to run and scale containerized applications on AWS easily.

Amazon ECS eliminates the need for you to install and operate your own container orchestration software, manage and scale a cluster of virtual machines, or schedule containers on those virtual machines.

Elastic Beanstalk supports the deployment of web applications from Docker containers.

With Docker containers, you can define your own runtime environment.

You can choose your own platform, programming language, and any application dependencies (such as package managers or tools), that aren't supported by other platforms.

Docker containers are self-contained and include all the configuration information and software your web application requires to run.

Option A is incorrect because CloudFormation helps to manage AWS resources but it is not a service to host Docker containers.

Option B is incorrect because AWS API gateway is not used for hosting Docker-based containers.

For more information on the Elastic container service and Elastic beanstalk for Docker, please visit the following URLs-

https://aws.amazon.com/ecs/ https://docs.aws.amazon.com/elasticbeanstalk/latest/dg/create_deploy_docker.html

The two services that can be used to host Docker containers on AWS are AWS Elastic Beanstalk and AWS ECS.

AWS Elastic Beanstalk is a fully managed service that makes it easy to deploy and run applications in multiple languages, including Java, .NET, PHP, Node.js, Python, Ruby, and Go, on AWS. With Elastic Beanstalk, you can simply upload your Docker container and the service will take care of the rest. Elastic Beanstalk provides automatic scaling, load balancing, and application health monitoring, making it a great choice for developers who want to focus on writing code rather than managing infrastructure.

AWS ECS (Elastic Container Service) is another fully managed service that supports Docker containers. It allows you to easily run and scale containerized applications on AWS. ECS provides features such as load balancing, auto scaling, and service discovery, making it a great choice for running microservices-based applications. Additionally, ECS integrates with other AWS services like Elastic Load Balancing, EC2 Container Registry, and CloudWatch, providing a seamless and comprehensive solution for container management.

AWS CloudFormation is an infrastructure as code service that can be used to automate the deployment and management of AWS resources. While CloudFormation can be used to create and manage Docker containers on AWS, it is not a container management service like Elastic Beanstalk or ECS.

AWS API Gateway is a fully managed service that makes it easy to create, deploy, and manage APIs at any scale. While it can be used to manage APIs that are part of a larger application, it is not a container management service like Elastic Beanstalk or ECS.

Therefore, the two services that can be used to host Docker containers on AWS are AWS Elastic Beanstalk and AWS ECS.