n8n-nodes-aws-ecs

An n8n community node for managing AWS ECS (Elastic Container Service) deployments.

Features

• Force New Deployment — Trigger a force redeployment of any ECS service with a single node.
• Optional Desired Count — Optionally set the number of desired task instances during deployment. If not specified, the service retains its current desired count.
• Dynamic Dropdowns — Cluster and service fields are populated dynamically from your AWS account (with pagination support for services).

Installation

In n8n (Community Nodes)

1. Go to Settings > Community Nodes.
2. Select Install.
3. Enter @bihan_c/n8n-nodes-aws-ecs and click Install.

Manual Installation

cd ~/.n8n/nodes
npm install @bihan_c/n8n-nodes-aws-ecs

Restart n8n after installation.

Credentials

This node uses n8n's built-in AWS credentials (aws) — no custom credential type is bundled. This is why the credentials array in package.json is empty. Configure your AWS credentials in n8n by following the official guide.

Prerequisites

• An AWS credential configured in n8n (see above).
• The AWS IAM user/role must have the following ECS permissions:
  • ecs:ListClusters
  • ecs:ListServices
  • ecs:UpdateService

Node Reference

Operation: Force New Deployment

Triggers a force new deployment on an ECS service using the AWS UpdateService API with forceNewDeployment: true.

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description | |-----------|------|----------|-------------| | Cluster Name or ID | Dropdown | Yes | The ECS cluster that hosts the service. Populated dynamically from your AWS account. | | Service Name or ID | Dropdown | Yes | The ECS service to redeploy. Populated dynamically based on the selected cluster. | | Desired Count | Number | No | The number of desired task instances. Set to -1 (default) to keep the current count unchanged. Set to 0 or above to update the desired count during deployment. |

Output

The node returns the full AWS UpdateService API response, which includes the updated service configuration and deployment details.

Development

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build
npm run build

# Lint
npm run lint

# Dev mode (watch + linked to local n8n)
npm run dev

License

MIT