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AWS CLI ECR and ECS Cheat Sheet/Set an ECR lifecycle policy

Attach a lifecycle policy document to a repository.

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Section: ECR

Set an ECR lifecycle policy

bash
bash
aws ecr put-lifecycle-policy --repository-name my-app --lifecycle-policy-text file://lifecycle-policy.json
Explanation

Automates cleanup of old images based on age or tag rules.

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