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document how to use driftctl with fargate scheduled runs (cron)

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Description

Scenario: AWS Fargate is used as a scheduler to run driftctl at regular intervals (say, @daily or @hourly).
Goal: provide documentation about how to do it properly, so users can do it easily

Source: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/scheduled_tasks.html

Terraform ECS Task Definition: https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/resources/ecs_task_definition

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Research direction

Start with the AWS ECS scheduled tasks documentation and the Terraform aws_ecs_task_definition reference linked in the issue. Document the steps and configuration needed to run driftctl on a regular Fargate schedule, with enough detail for users to reproduce the setup; no repository file or test is specified.

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Assessment

Tech stack
aws, terraform
Domain
cloud, devops, documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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