AWS ECS

Deploy BDOT Collectors on AWS ECS using Fargate and EC2 launch types with CloudFormation templates.

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