AWS Batch - Non Docker Approach

Question

Hi,  
  
I see on AWS batch help page somewhere, it was mentioned that we can provide a our application as a zip file in a job and our application will be directly executed inside an EC2 instance without the need of a docker instance.  
I have not seen a single example of such kind on internet. Is anyone aware if there is a way to use AWS batch without using a docker image?  
  
Definition of Job from AWS official documentation:  
A unit of work (such as a shell script, a Linux executable, or a Docker container image) that you submit to AWS Batch.   
  
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Thanks,  
Sid  
  
Edited by: Siddharthvij on Nov 25, 2018 11:29 PM

Answer

Dear Sid,  
  
AWS Batch supports the job that can executed as a Docker container. AWS Batch uses Amazon ECS to execute containerized jobs by making use of  ECS Agent installed on the EC2 instance(Container instance).   
  
For example- when you create a Batch Compute environment, an ECS cluster is created in the backend. AWS Batch only supports containerized applications. It is not possible to run non-containerized workloads on AWS Batch.   
https://aws.amazon.com/batch/faqs/  
  
For you use-case of uploading an application bundle and running your app on EC2 instances, please consider looking into our Elastic beanstalk service-  
https://aws.amazon.com/elasticbeanstalk/  
  
Cheers,  
Nitheesha  
  
Edited by: Nitheeshaataws on Dec 12, 2018 10:34 AM

AWS Batch - Non Docker Approach

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