AWS offers a lot of options when it comes to deploying containers. But knowing which service does what can leave even the most seasoned pros scratching their heads.

In this blog, we look at EKS, ECS, Fargate, EC2, and Kubernetes, explaining the role of each in deploying containers on AWS, as well as their pros and cons.

So let’s get started!

Understanding the Role of Each Service

First of all, it’s important (and easy) to understand which role each service plays in relation to the others.

Essentially, every service is either part of the orchestration layer (which manages containers) or the hosting layer (which runs them).

• ECS, EKS, and Kuberneretes are part of the orchestration layer.
• EC2 and Fargate are part of the hosting layer.

Now, let’s have a look at what that means.

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