How to Install Jenkins on AWS ECS Fargate with EFS Volume

Jenkins is a powerful open-source automation server widely used to automate tasks like building, testing, and deploying applications. In this guide, we explore how to deploy Jenkins on AWS ECS Fargate, leveraging Amazon Elastic File System (EFS) for persistent storage. By the end of this setup, you will have a highly scalable and serverless Jenkins instance ready to automate your CI/CD pipelines.

Why Jenkins on ECS Fargate?

Traditional Jenkins deployments often require managing servers, updates, and patching, which can be time-consuming. ECS Fargate, AWS’s serverless container management solution, simplifies this by handling the underlying infrastructure. Key benefits include:

• No Server Management: Eliminate the need for managing EC2 instances.
• Scalability: Easily adjust compute and memory resources.
• Persistence with EFS: Ensure Jenkins data is retained across restarts using Elastic File System (EFS).

Prerequisites

1. AWS Account: Ensure you have access to AWS services.
2. VPC and Subnets: A VPC with at least one public subnet.