@ -65,7 +65,12 @@ however there are some important inputs worth highlighting:
- `retry_join` is passed to the [`-retry-join`](/docs/agent/options#_retry_join) option for the Consul agent. This tells
the agent the location of your Consul server so that it can join the Consul cluster.
To define an ECS service, reference the mesh-task module's `task_definition_arn` output value
-> **NOTE:** If your tasks run in a public subnet, they must have `assign_public_ip = true`
in their [`network_configuration`](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/resources/ecs_service#network_configuration) block so that ECS can pull the Docker images.
## ECS Service
To define an ECS Service, reference the mesh-task module's `task_definition_arn` output value
-> **NOTE:** If your tasks run in a public subnet, they must have `assign_public_ip = true`
in their [`network_configuration`](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/resources/ecs_service#network_configuration) block so that ECS can pull the Docker images.
After running `terraform apply`, you should see your tasks registered in
the Consul UI.
@ -94,7 +96,6 @@ proxy on that port.
For example, if your application `web` makes calls to another application called `backend`, then you would first configure the `mesh-task` module's upstream(s):
- You must remove the `execution_role_arn` and `task_role_arn` fields. The `mesh-task` module will create the task and execution roles.
- You must add the `port` field. This is the port that your application listens on.
- You must set the `port` field to the port that your application listens on.
If your application has no listening port, set `outbound_only = true` and remove the `port` field.
- You must add the `retry_join` field. This specifies the location of your Consul servers so that your task can join the mesh.
- You must remove the `jsonencode()` function from the `container_definitions` field.
@ -106,5 +107,9 @@ The `mesh-task` module will create a new version of your task definition with th
necessary sidecar containers added so you can delete your existing `aws_ecs_task_definition`
resource.
Now that your task(s) are migrated to the `mesh-task` module, see the [Installation Guide](/docs/ecs/get-started/install) to continue installing
Consul on ECS.
## Next Steps
Now that your task(s) are migrated to the `mesh-task` module,
- Start at the [ECS Service section](/docs/ecs/get-started/install#ecs-service) of the Installation Guide to continue installing Consul on ECS.
- Refer to the [`mesh-task` reference documentation](https://registry.terraform.io/modules/hashicorp/consul-ecs/aws/latest/submodules/mesh-task?tab=inputs) for all available inputs to your mesh tasks.