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    Creating your first ECS Fargate cluster

    • Hafeez Baig |
    • 15 steps |
    • 4 minutes
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    Refer to the following guide to learn how to use IAM in the cloud\ <https://scribehow.com/shared/Creating_an_IAM_User_and_User_Group_in_AWS_Management_Console__hWNiiXlcRJKFqYZZEJD-cg>
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    Sign in to **AWS Management Console** as an **IAM User** **Pre-requisite** - Ensure you have selected the AWS region closest to your location\ For this guide, we will be using us-west-1 (N. California) as a preferred choice
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    Type **Elastic Container Service** in the search bar and click on **Elastic Container Service** to view the Elastic Container Service Dashboard
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    On the Elastic Container Service dashboard, you can view all the clusters
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    Click on the **Create cluster** button from the top right of the page
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    Create cluster wizard will open. Provide a **Cluster name** and **Default namespace**.
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    Scroll to the **Infrastructure** section and select the infrastructure you want to configure for the new cluster. Checkbox the **AWS Fargate(serverless)**
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    Scroll to the **Monitoring** section, where you can enable or disable insights for the cluster
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    Scroll to the **Tags** section, where you can add tags for the cluster by clicking on **Add tag** button
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    Scroll to the end of the page, click on the **Create** button to create a cluster
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    To view the **Namespaces.** On the same page click on **Namespaces** from the left bar to view the Namespaces
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    To create the **Task definitions.** On the same page click on **Task definitions** from the left bar to view the Task definitions
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    You will be redirected to the **Task definitions** dashboard, where you can view all the **Task definitions**
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    To create a **Task definition**, click on **Create new task definition** button on the top right side of the page
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    To view the Documentation of **Amazon Elastic Container,** On the same page click on the **Documentation** link from the left bar to view the Documentation
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    By clicking the **Documentation** link, you can access the **Amazon Elastic Container Service Documentation** and Guide
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    Congratulations on completing this lab and creating your first ECS Fargate cluster! Good job!