Given this ECS service configuration snippet, what launch type will it use?

medium📝 service behavior Q13 of 15

AWS - ECS and Fargate

{
  "launchType": "EC2",
  "taskDefinition": "my-task-def"
}

AIt will run containers on EC2 instances you manage.

BIt will run containers on AWS Fargate without server management.

CIt will fail because "EC2" is not a valid launch type.

DIt will run containers on Lambda functions.

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Read the launchType value
The launchType is set to "EC2" which means containers run on EC2 instances.
Step 2: Understand EC2 launch type behavior
EC2 launch type requires you to manage the servers where containers run.
Final Answer:
It will run containers on EC2 instances you manage. -> Option A
Quick Check:
launchType "EC2" means managed servers = A [OK]

Quick Trick: launchType "EC2" means you manage servers [OK]

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