Setting up mackerel-container-agent for AWS Fargate, Amazon ECS(awsvpc network mode)

This document details the setup process of mackerel-container-agent for AWS Fargate, Amazon ECS(awsvpc network mode).

If using a network mode other than awsvpc with ECS, refer here.

Notes

This setup process is deprecated for mackerel-container-agent v0.1.0 or later. Please see Setting up mackerel-container-agent on Amazon ECS.

Point to note regarding billing

For every one task, a micro host will be registered in Mackerel. Please note that charges will occur if using a paid plan. For more details, refer to FAQ · Calculating the number of hosts.

Adding the container in the task definition

Add the mackerel-container-agent container in the task definition that you would like to monitor. Add mackerel-container-agent with the following configuration from the "Add Container" option in the task definition.

Item	Value
Container name	mackerel-container-agent
Image	mackerel/mackerel-container-agent:latest
Memory limit	Hard limit: 128
Environment variable (key:value)	MACKEREL_CONTAINER_PLATFORM: "ecs_awsvpc" (For ECS(awsvpc network mode)) or "fargate" (For Fargate) MACKEREL_APIKEY: Mackerel API key

When using roles or plugins, refer to the "Agent congifurations" here.

CloudFormation template example (YAML)

TaskDefinition:
  Type: AWS::ECS::TaskDefinition
  Properties:
    RequiresCompatibilities:
      - FARGATE
    NetworkMode: awsvpc
    Memory: 512
    Cpu: 256
    ContainerDefinitions:
      - Name: alpine
        Image: alpine:latest
        Memory: 64
        EntryPoint:
          - sh
          - -c
        Command:
          - "/bin/sh -c \"while true; do sleep 1; done\""
        Essential: true
      - Name: mackerel-container-agent
        Image: mackerel/mackerel-container-agent:latest
        Memory: 128
        Environment:
          - Name: MACKEREL_CONTAINER_PLATFORM
            Value: fargate
          - Name: MACKEREL_APIKEY
            Value: <YOUR_MACKEREL_APIKEY>
        Essential: false

Start monitoring

Execute the task with mackerel-container-agent added and start monitoring.

If this does not work, please refer to the task log.