# AWS ECS | Feature | Fargate | EC2 | | -------------- | ------------------------------- | --------------------------------------- | | **Management** | Serverless, no EC2 management | Full control over instances | | **Cost** | Pay-per-use | More predictable pricing | | **Best For** | Variable workloads, quick setup | Consistent workloads, cost optimization | ### Prerequisites * AWS CLI v2.x configured * Valid AWS account with appropriate permissions * Bindplane OTel Collector secret key ### Architecture * ECS Cluster with auto-scaling * VPC with public/private subnets * OpAMP protocol for server communication * CloudWatch logging ### Security * VPC isolation with security groups * RDS encryption at rest and in transit * IAM roles with least-privilege access * Private subnets for database and internal services ### Monitoring * CloudWatch logs and metrics * ECS health checks * ALB health checks * Custom health endpoints --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.bindplane.com/deployment/aws.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.