Nick C

Hi everyone, the ``stopTimeout`` parameter is available for both ECS and Fargate task definitions. It controls how long the delay is between SIGTERM and SIGKILL. Additionally, if you combine this...

You can't disable SIGKILL entirely, but you can set the value to a very large number (on ECS; there is a 2 minute limit on Fargate).

update: the stop timeout parameter is now documented in CloudFormation (see release history here: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/ReleaseHistory.html). However, the original issue is about controlling which tasks get selected for termination when a...

We are working on it and will provide updates as soon as more information is available.

> Have you had a deeper look into Capacity Providers and Cluster Auto Scaling? Does not match with my requirements at all. Does not scale down properly. Does not work...

> Currently, you can not use cfn to create a capacity provider enabled service. Thanks for the feedback! We are working on full support for capacity providers in CloudFormation, and...

Regarding timeline - we can't share specific timelines but we will share updates here as soon as they are available.

Thank you for the feedback. The ECS team is aware of this issue, and it is under active consideration. +1's and additional details on use cases are always appreciated and...

> Do Capacity Providers help with this? Yes, if you use managed scaling, capacity providers can help. Here’s how: if you use a target capacity of 100 for your ASG,...

@lawrencepit Thanks for the detailed example. In this specific case, there are two implicit goals you have that are in conflict with each other. Goal 1, expressed through the instance...