aws-ecs

N8N AWS ECS node.

Package Information

Downloads: 21 weekly / 943 monthly
Latest Version: 1.0.8
Author: Bihan Chakraborty

Available Nodes

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AWS ECS
Manage AWS ECS resources

Documentation

n8n-nodes-aws-ecs

An n8n community node for managing AWS ECS (Elastic Container Service) deployments.

Features

  • Force New Deployment — Trigger a force redeployment of any ECS service with a single node.
  • Optional Desired Count — Optionally set the number of desired task instances during deployment. If not specified, the service retains its current desired count.
  • Dynamic Dropdowns — Cluster and service fields are populated dynamically from your AWS account (with pagination support for services).

Installation

In n8n (Community Nodes)

  1. Go to Settings > Community Nodes.
  2. Select Install.
  3. Enter @bihan_c/n8n-nodes-aws-ecs and click Install.

Manual Installation

cd ~/.n8n/nodes
npm install @bihan_c/n8n-nodes-aws-ecs

Restart n8n after installation.

Credentials

This node uses n8n's built-in AWS credentials (aws) — no custom credential type is bundled. This is why the credentials array in package.json is empty. Configure your AWS credentials in n8n by following the official guide.

Prerequisites

  • An AWS credential configured in n8n (see above).
  • The AWS IAM user/role must have the following ECS permissions:
    • ecs:ListClusters
    • ecs:ListServices
    • ecs:UpdateService

Node Reference

Operation: Force New Deployment

Triggers a force new deployment on an ECS service using the AWS UpdateService API with forceNewDeployment: true.

Parameter Type Required Description
Cluster Name or ID Dropdown Yes The ECS cluster that hosts the service. Populated dynamically from your AWS account.
Service Name or ID Dropdown Yes The ECS service to redeploy. Populated dynamically based on the selected cluster.
Desired Count Number No The number of desired task instances. Set to -1 (default) to keep the current count unchanged. Set to 0 or above to update the desired count during deployment.

Output

The node returns the full AWS UpdateService API response, which includes the updated service configuration and deployment details.

Development

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build
npm run build

# Lint
npm run lint

# Dev mode (watch + linked to local n8n)
npm run dev

License

MIT

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