cfn-modules: Fargate scheduled task

Executing an AWS Fargate task based on a schedule (comparable to a cronjob on Linux). Uses AWS Step Functions to control and monitor the task execution.

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Install

Install Node.js and npm first!

npm i @cfn-modules/fargate-scheduled-task

Usage

---
AWSTemplateFormatVersion: '2010-09-09'
Description: 'cfn-modules example'
Resources:
  ScheduledTask:
    Type: 'AWS::CloudFormation::Stack'
    Properties:
      Parameters:
        ClusterModule: !GetAtt 'Cluster.Outputs.StackName' # required
        VpcModule: !GetAtt 'Vpc.Outputs.StackName' # required
        AlertingModule: '' # optional
        FileSystemModule1: '' # optional
        ClientSgModule1: '' # optional
        ClientSgModule2: '' # optional
        ClientSgModule3: '' # optional
        ManagedPolicyArns: '' # optional
        AppImage: '' # optional
        AppImageSecretModule '' # optional
        AppEntryPoint: '' # optional
        AppCommand: '' # optional
        AppEnvironment1Key: '' # optional
        AppEnvironment1Value: '' # optional
        AppEnvironment1SecretModule: '' # optional
        AppEnvironment2Key: '' # optional
        AppEnvironment2Value: '' # optional
        AppEnvironment2SecretModule: '' # optional
        AppEnvironment3Key: '' # optional
        AppEnvironment3Value: '' # optional
        AppEnvironment3SecretModule: '' # optional
        AppEnvironment4Key: '' # optional
        AppEnvironment4Value: '' # optional
        AppEnvironment5Key: '' # optional
        AppEnvironment5Value: '' # optional
        AppEnvironment6Key: '' # optional
        AppEnvironment6Value: '' # optional
        SidecarImage: '' # optional
        SidecarImageSecretModule '' # optional
        SidecarPort: '' # optional
        SidecarEnvironment1Key: '' # optional
        SidecarEnvironment1Value: '' # optional
        SidecarEnvironment1SecretModule: '' # optional
        SidecarEnvironment2Key: '' # optional
        SidecarEnvironment2Value: '' # optional
        SidecarEnvironment2SecretModule: '' # optional
        SidecarEnvironment3Key: '' # optional
        SidecarEnvironment3Value: '' # optional
        SidecarEnvironment3SecretModule: '' # optional
        Cpu: '' # optional
        Memory: '' # optional
        LogsRetentionInDays: '' # optional
        SubnetsReach: '' # optional
        ScheduleExpression: 'rate(15 minutes)' # optional
        Timeout: '' # optional
        CpuArchitecture: 'X86_64' # optional
        OperatingSystemFamily: 'LINUX' # optional
      TemplateURL: './node_modules/@cfn-modules/fargate-scheduled-task/module.yml'

Examples

none

Related modules

none

Parameters

Private repositories

To fetch Docker images from private repositories, you have to provide the repository credentials via AWS Secrets Manager. Go to AWS Secrets Manager and create a new secret of type other type) with the plaintext value:

{
  "username": "DOCKERHUB_USERNAME",
  "password": "DOCKERHUB_PASSWORD"
}

Use the secret module wrapper to use the secret within cfn-modules.

---
AWSTemplateFormatVersion: '2010-09-09'
Description: 'cfn-modules example'
Resources:
  Secret:
    Type: 'AWS::CloudFormation::Stack'
    Properties:
      Parameters:
        Arn: 'arn:aws:secretsmanager:eu-west-1:111111111111:secret:name/of/secret' # TODO replace with your secret ARN
      TemplateURL: './node_modules/@cfn-modules/secret/wrapper.yml'

The following image prameters support a secret:

| Parameter | Secret | | ------------ | ------------------------ | | ProxyImage | ProxyImageSecretModule | | AppImage | AppImageSecretModule | | SidecarImage | SidecarImageSecretModule |