# Fargate

## Overview

* No EC2 instance to manage (not like ECS). No nodes managed (not like EKS).
* Auto scaling. To scale, just create new task.
* Fargate + EFS = serverless
* Run containerized applications (e.g., Docker images). 
* Very scalable but can require manual orchestration.

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## Concept

<figure><img src="https://cdn-media-1.freecodecamp.org/images/scH1QJHgrQ6NgA1jQo9ITuCiQGkAawRHmzSc" alt=""><figcaption><p>ECS Cluster</p></figcaption></figure>

[Cluster](/aws/services/container/fargate.md): *<mark style="background-color:yellow;">logical</mark>* grouping of services or standard tasks

* [Namespaces](/aws/services/container/fargate.md): logical grouping of container or task definition within a cluster.
  * [Task definition](/aws/services/container/fargate.md): definition of a service or task

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## Pricing

Charges are based on the resources assigned to the container (RAM, CPU, etc.) and how long it runs for.&#x20;

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## Trivia

* Fargate tasks are given a minimum of *<mark style="color:red;">20 GiB</mark>* of ***free ephemeral storage.***


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