AWS CLI ECR and ECS Cheat Sheet/Get ECR login password

Generate a password token for Docker login.

Section: ECR

Get ECR login password

bash
bash
aws ecr get-login-password --region us-west-2 | docker login --username AWS --password-stdin 123456789012.dkr.ecr.us-west-2.amazonaws.com
Explanation

Common first step before pushing or pulling private ECR images.

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