ECR (Elastic Container Registry)

AWS ECR (Elastic Container Registry) is a fully managed container image registry service provided by Amazon Web Services. Here's a concise overview:

1. Purpose: It allows you to store, manage, and deploy Docker container images.

2. Key features:

   • Secure: Integrates with AWS IAM for access control

   • Scalable: Automatically scales to meet your needs

   • Reliable: Backed by Amazon S3 for high availability

   • Compatible: Works with Docker CLI and other container deployment tools

3. Benefits:

   • Simplifies container image management workflow

   • Reduces operational overhead compared to running your own registry

   • Integrates well with other AWS services like ECS and EKS

4. Usage: Commonly used in CI/CD pipelines and container-based application deployments on AWS.