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Creating Amazon ECS resources using the Amazon Copilot command line interface - Amazon Elastic Container Service
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Creating Amazon ECS resources using the Amazon Copilot command line interface

Amazon Copilot CLI End-of-Support Notice

Amazon Copilot CLI will reach end-of-support on June 12, 2026. After this date, the tool will no longer receive updates, security patches, or technical support.

  • No new features or enhancements after June 12, 2026

  • No security updates or bug fixes

  • No technical support

  • Existing deployments will continue to function, but without ongoing maintenance

Need Help? Contact Amazon Support or visit our blogpost for detailed migration guidance.

The Amazon Copilot command line interface (CLI) commands simplify building, releasing, and operating production-ready containerized applications on Amazon ECS from a local development environment. The Amazon Copilot CLI aligns with developer workflows that support modern application best practices: from using infrastructure as code to creating a CI/CD pipeline provisioned on behalf of a user. Use the Amazon Copilot CLI as part of your everyday development and testing cycle as an alternative to the Amazon Web Services Management Console.

Amazon Copilot currently supports Linux, macOS, and Windows systems. For more information about the latest version of the Amazon Copilot CLI, see Releases.

Note

The source code for the Amazon Copilot CLI is available on GitHub. We recommend that you submit issues and pull requests for changes that you would like to have included. However, Amazon Web Services doesn't currently support running modified copies of Amazon Copilot code. Report issues with Amazon Copilot by connecting with us on Gitter or GitHub where you can open issues, provide feedback, and report bugs.

For information about Copilot development, see What's the future of Copilot?.

Additional documentation for the Amazon Copilot CLI is available on the Amazon Copilot website