How Amazon ECS Deployment Circuit Breaker Detects Failures

Amazon ECS (Elastic Container Service) uses a deployment circuit breaker to automatically roll back failed deployments. This feature monitors the health of your service during a deployment and triggers a rollback if critical failures occur. Here’s a detailed breakdown of how it detects failures:

1. Prerequisites for Circuit Breaker

Before the circuit breaker can detect failures, you must configure the following:

A. Health Checks