Release: Direct container launch from Amazon ECR Public Gallery on September 29, 2021 - AWS App Runner
Changes

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Release: Direct container launch from Amazon ECR Public Gallery on September 29, 2021

Amazon ECR Public added the ability to launch containers directly to AWS App Runner.

Release date: September 29, 2021

Changes

You can now test popular web frameworks and applications hosted on the Amazon ECR Public Gallery. When browsing the gallery, look for Launch with App Runner on the gallery page for an image. Choose it to open the App Runner console with most details pre-filled. Add the port number for the application and launch a new service.

Amazon ECR Public Gallery showing a container image page with a Launch with App Runner button

For more information, see Launch a service directly from Amazon ECR Public in the AWS App Runner Developer Guide.

If you want to try out this feature, we recommend using one of the following container images.

Image Port

hello-app-runner

8000

nginx

80

tomcat

See gallery page for description.