This is a Docker container for a Python + Flask API and ready to be deployed to AWS using ECS.

Dockerhub Link

https://hub.docker.com/

Docker Installation

https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/

Docker VS Code Extension

In VSCode, go to View > Extensions and type "Docker"

Project Setup

Initialize Project

docker init

Build Image

docker build -t first-time . Note: you can add a tag to your image by placing a : and the tag name after your image name. For example, to create a tag called v1 for the above project, you would use first-time:v1 as the name.

Run Container Locally

docker run -p 127.0.0.1:8080:8080 first-time

Mount a folder from your host machine to your docker container

docker run -v C:\Users:/container_folder first-time C:\Users will now be accessible under /container_folder on your docker container.

Creating a Volume

docker volume create shared_volume

Mounting a Volume

docker run -v shared_volume:/my_path first-time The shared_volume will now be accessible under /my_path in the container.

Launching multiple containers from compose.yaml fiole

docker compose up --build

Deploying to AWS

Login to ECR

aws ecr get-login-password --region REGIONHERE | docker login --username AWS --password-stdin ACCOUNTIDHERE.dkr.ecr.REGIONHERE.amazonaws.com

Tag your version in for ECR

docker tag test:latest YOURACCOUNT.dkr.ecr.YOURREGION-1.amazonaws.com/YOURREPO:YOURTAG

Push your image to ECR\

docker push YOURACCOUNT.dkr.ecr.YOURREGION.amazonaws.com/YOURREPO:YOURTAG