Getting Started with AWS ECS CLI: Installation and Configuration

Installation Steps

1. Install ECS CLI

For macOS:

sudo curl -o /usr/local/bin/ecs-cli https://s3.amazonaws.com/amazon-ecs-cli/ecs-cli-darwin-amd64-latest

For Linux:

sudo curl -o /usr/local/bin/ecs-cli https://s3.amazonaws.com/amazon-ecs-cli/ecs-cli-linux-amd64-latest

2. Apply Execute Permissions

sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/ecs-cli

3. Verify Installation

ecs-cli --version

4. Configure ECS CLI

ecs-cli configure --region us-west-2 --access-key $AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID --secret-key $AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY --cluster ecs-cli-demo