# NGINX
Nginx (pronounced "engine-x") is an open source reverse proxy server for HTTP, HTTPS, SMTP, POP3, and IMAP protocols, as well as a load balancer, HTTP cache, and a web server (origin server). The nginx project has a strong focus on high concurrency, high performance and low memory usage.

The sources and documentation are distributed under the 2-clause BSD-like license.
Learn more: https://nginx.org/en/

## Using this Task Definition
This task definition pulls the maintained nginx image from [DockerHub](https://hub.docker.com/_/nginx/).

### Steps to Run:
* Have an active [AWS account](https://portal.aws.amazon.com/billing/signup#/start).
* Create an [Amazon ECS cluster](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/create_cluster.html).
* This task definition is a template that can then be pasted into the AWS console JSON input area or saved to a file and used with the AWS CLI.
* Run the task definition as a [Task](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/scheduling_tasks.html) or [Service](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/ecs_services.html).

#### ECS CLI Commands
`aws ecs register-task-definition --cli-input-json file://<path_to_json_file>/nginx.json`

## More Info
#### What is a Task Definition?
A task definition is required to run Docker containers in Amazon ECS. Some of the parameters you can specify in a task definition include:

* Which Docker images to use with the containers in your task.
* How much CPU and memory to use with each container.
* The Docker networking mode to use for the containers in your task.

Please see the [Amazon ECS Documentation](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/task_definitions.html) for more information on writing and running Task Definitions.

#### About Amazon ECS
Amazon EC2 Container Service (Amazon ECS) is a container management service that supports Docker containers and allows you to easily run applications on a managed cluster of Amazon EC2 instances. Amazon ECS eliminates the need for you to install, operate, and scale your own cluster management infrastructure. Learn more [here](https://aws.amazon.com/ecs).

#### Getting Help
* [Amazon ECS Documentation](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/Welcome.html)
* [Amazon ECS Developer Forum](https://forums.aws.amazon.com/forum.jspa?forumID=187)
* [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/amazon-ecs)
* [AWS Support](https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/)