
Containers and Automation22 min read
Docker on AWS: Beginner's Guide to ECS and Fargate
Docker and ECS for beginners: what containers are, how they differ from VMs, and how to run your first container on AWS Fargate.
Samuel Ogunti
Every published article tagged compute.
4 articles

Docker and ECS for beginners: what containers are, how they differ from VMs, and how to run your first container on AWS Fargate.

EC2 vs Lambda vs Fargate vs App Runner: cost comparisons at 5 traffic levels and a decision framework for any workload.

A plain-English guide to AWS Lambda and serverless computing, covering how it works, when to use it, cold starts, pricing, and hands-on CLI examples.

EC2 instance types decoded: naming convention, when to use each family, and how to compare On-Demand, Reserved, Spot, and Savings Plans.