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Amazon ECS Express Mode is now available in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions

Amazon ECS Express Mode enables developers to rapidly launch containerized applications, providing an AWS domain name, HTTPS support, and automatic scaling based on traffic patterns.

Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) Express Mode is now available in the AWS GovCloud (US-East) and AWS GovCloud (US-West) Regions. Express Mode allows developers to quickly launch containerized applications, including web applications and APIs, simplifying the orchestration and management of cloud architecture while maintaining full control over infrastructure resources. Each Express Mode service automatically receives an AWS-provided domain name, making the application immediately accessible without additional configuration. Applications using Express Mode incorporate AWS operational best practices, serve public or private HTTPS requests, and scale in response to traffic patterns. Express Mode automatically consolidates up to 25 services behind a single Application Load Balancer, using intelligent rule-based routing to maintain isolation between services. All resources provisioned by Express Mode remain fully accessible in the user's account, ensuring control and flexibility is never sacrificed. As application requirements evolve, users can directly access and modify any infrastructure resource, leveraging the full feature set of Amazon ECS and related services without disrupting running applications. To get started, provide the container image and Express Mode deploys the application and auto-generates a URL. Express Mode is available at no additional charge; users pay only for the AWS resources created to run their application. Deployment can be done via the Amazon ECS Console, SDK, CLI, CloudFormation, CDK, and Terraform.

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