[ECS Fargate] [request]: cache common Windows layers
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**Tell us about your request**
Currently ECS Fargate Windows caches the most recent base images ( https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/fargate-windows-behavior.html )
However, real world usage would always include a second layer, e.g. .net framework 4.x . As these layers approach ~3gb in size, it would be good to have these cached with the same lifecycle as the base image.
**Which service(s) is this request for?**
This could be Fargate
**Tell us about the problem you're trying to solve. What are you trying to do, and why is it hard?**
We want to improve deployment times of Windows containers on Fargate.
**Are you currently working around this issue?**
We've optimized our own layers as well as we can, but a bare .net image just takes 8 minutes to start (vs ~3 for a base 2022core image)
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start with the linked ECS Fargate Windows behavior documentation and compare its current base-image caching lifecycle with the requested caching of common additional layers such as .NET Framework 4.x. The issue names no repository files or tests; done means the supported caching behavior is defined and Windows container deployment startup time is improved.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- aws
- Domain
- cloud
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100