Deploy containers on Arm-based compute using Amazon ECS and the AWS CDK
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Create a sample AWS CDK application
Synthesize and deploy the sample AWS CDK application
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About this Learning Path

Skill level:  Introductory
Reading time:  45 min
Last updated:  23 Jun 2026
Skill level:
  Introductory
Reading time:
  45 min
Last updated:
  23 Jun 2026
Author:Anupras Mohapatra, Arm
Arm IP:Neoverse
Tags: Containers and Virtualization AWS Linux AWS CDK CLI Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) AWS CLI Node.js JavaScript
Author:
  • Anupras Mohapatra, Arm
Arm IP:
Neoverse
Tags:
Containers and Virtualization AWS Linux AWS CDK CLI Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) AWS CLI Node.js JavaScript

Who is this for?

This is an introductory topic for software developers who want to use the AWS Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK) to deploy containerized applications on Arm-based AWS infrastructure.

What will you learn?

Upon completion of this Learning Path, you will be able to:

  • Create an example AWS CDK application in JavaScript
  • Define AWS infrastructure using the AWS CDK
  • Deploy application resources on Arm-based AWS compute using Amazon ECS and the AWS CDK

Prerequisites

Before starting, you will need the following:

  • An Amazon Web Services (AWS) account
  • A local computer with the AWS CLI, AWS CDK CLI, and Node.js installed, with AWS credentials configured.
  • Familiarity with the Linux command line and JavaScript
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