Inspect ECS cluster status and settings.

Section: ECS Clusters and Services

Describe clusters

bash
bash
aws ecs describe-clusters --clusters my-cluster
Explanation

Useful for checking capacity providers and service connect settings.

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List ECS clusters
Show cluster ARNs in the account and region.
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Create an ECS cluster
Create a new ECS cluster.
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List services in a cluster
Show ECS service ARNs for a cluster.
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Describe services
Inspect ECS service desired count, task definition, and deployment status.
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Force a new ECS deployment
Restart service tasks using the current task definition.
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Delete an ECS service
Remove an ECS service after scaling it down or forcing deletion.
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