AWS ECS TaskDefinition autoscaling - amazon-web-services

Question

I'm have an issue hopping you can help.
I wanted to make aws ecs task but I cant find a way to auto-scale it
its stuck with 256CPU and 512Memory, and I dont want to hard code it (2G memory) because I don't need it all the time
Parameters:
SubnetIds:
Type: "List<AWS::EC2::Subnet::Id>"
Description: Select at least two subnets in your selected VPC.
Resources:
TaskDefinition:
Type: AWS::ECS::TaskDefinition
Properties:
Family: name
NetworkMode: awsvpc
RequiresCompatibilities:
- FARGATE
ContainerDefinitions:
-
Name: "name"
Image: "**/latest"
Essential: true
logConfiguration:
logDriver: awslogs
options:
awslogs-group: /log/scheduledtasks
awslogs-region: us-east-2
awslogs-stream-prefix: log
Environment:
- Name: OP_MODE
Value: CRONJOB
Secrets:**
ExecutionRoleArn: !ImportValue TaskExecutionRole
Cpu: 256
Memory: 512
TaskSchedule1:
Type: AWS::Events::Rule
Properties:
Description: Description
Name: name
ScheduleExpression: cron(5 10 * * ? *)
State: ENABLED
Targets:
- Id: id-name
RoleArn: !ImportValue SchedulerRole
EcsParameters:
TaskDefinitionArn:
Ref: TaskDefinition
TaskCount: 1
LaunchType: FARGATE
NetworkConfiguration:
AwsVpcConfiguration:
AssignPublicIp: ENABLED
Subnets: !Split [',', !Join [',', !Ref SubnetIds]]
Input: '{"containerOverrides":[{"name":"a","environment":[{"name":"TARGET_JOB","value":"definition"}]}]}'
Arn: !ImportValue Cluster
any tip or resource will be so helpful
I'm still learning, so thank you for your help

Answer 1

You can't do this. This is not how autoscaling of ECS services/tasks work. You autoscale your service by launching multiple instances of the same task, not by automatically increasing/decreasing the amount of ram and cpu you have allocated.