Hey everyone, I'm having some trouble deploying my ECS through a CloudFormation pipeline. I keep getting an error where the target is failing. I notice that tasks are created, but they're decommissioned in a loop, leading to my stack not being successful. Any insights or help would be appreciated!
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It sounds like your ECS tasks might be struggling to start up properly. I'd suggest checking your CloudWatch logs for any startup errors. Look for things like missing environment variables, application crashes, or failed dependencies. If your ECS service is linked to a load balancer, make sure to check the port and path settings too. Health check failures on your target group can cause ECS to keep cycling through starting and stopping tasks.
Also, don’t forget to ensure that the tasks have enough grace period time configured. That can make a difference!