Migrate Magento to AWS Fargate

In Progress

Overall Progress 17%

1 of 6 tasks completed

Tasks

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Containerize Magento application
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Set up ECS Fargate cluster and task definitions In Progress
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Configure ALB and target groups In Progress
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Migrate to Amazon EFS for shared storage
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Set up CI/CD pipeline for container deployments
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Performance testing and cutover

Overview

Migrate the existing Magento e-commerce platform from EC2 instances to AWS Fargate, enabling auto-scaling, simplified deployments, and reduced operational overhead.

Business Value

Cost Optimization: Right-sized containers eliminate over-provisioned EC2 instances
Scalability: Auto-scaling handles traffic spikes during peak mailing seasons
Reliability: Multi-AZ deployment with automated health checks and recovery
Developer Velocity: Simplified deployments via container image updates

Technical Approach

The migration follows a lift-and-shift-then-optimize strategy. Magento is containerized with Docker, deployed to ECS Fargate behind an Application Load Balancer. Shared media and static assets move to Amazon EFS, with CloudFront for CDN delivery.

Risks

Session management across containers requires Redis or similar solution
Magento cron jobs need dedicated task scheduling (EventBridge + Fargate tasks)
Database connection pooling may need tuning for containerized workloads