Amazon ECR is a fully managed Docker container registry for storing, managing, and deploying container images on AWS.
Key Features
- Private and Public Repositories
- Public images available via Amazon ECR Public Gallery
- Deep ECS Integration for seamless deployments
- Durable storage backed by Amazon S3
- IAM-based access control for fine-grained permissions
- Security and management tools:
- Image vulnerability scanning
- Image versioning and tagging
- Lifecycle policies for automated cleanup of unused images
Example Workflow
- ECS clusters and EC2 instances pull images from ECR using IAM roles with the required permissions.
- This ensures secure, controlled distribution of container images across environments.
Key Benefit: Provides a secure, scalable, and AWS-integrated solution for managing container images.