AWS CLI ECR and ECS Cheat Sheet/Create an ECR repository

Create a private image repository.

Section: ECR

Create an ECR repository

bash
bash
aws ecr create-repository --repository-name my-app
Explanation

ECR repositories store container images and support lifecycle rules.

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