AWS ECS: Script for creating a new revision of a task definition and update a service

bitbucket-pipelines.yml

# enable Docker for your repository
options:
  docker: true

pipelines:
  branches:
    development:
      - step:
          # python image with aws-cli installed
          image: tstrohmeier/awscli:3.8.3
          # the name for this step which will be shown in the pipeline
          name: Deploy to test
          # with this new feature you can track your deployments in bitbucket (tab: Deployments)
          deployment: test
          # when manuel is set you have to trigger the deployment manually (click 'run' in the pipeline)
          trigger: manual
          script:
            # aws login
            - eval $(aws ecr get-login --region ${AWS_DEFAULT_REGION} --no-include-email)
            # set version and build id
            - export VERSION_NUMBER=1.0.0
            - export DEPLOYMENT_ENV=test
            - export BUILD_ID=$BITBUCKET_BRANCH_$BITBUCKET_COMMIT_$BITBUCKET_BUILD_NUMBER
            # build docker images
            - docker build -t ${AWS_REGISTRY_URL}:$BUILD_ID .
            - docker push ${AWS_REGISTRY_URL}:$BUILD_ID
            - docker tag ${AWS_REGISTRY_URL}:$BUILD_ID ${AWS_REGISTRY_URL}:${DEPLOYMENT_ENV}_${VERSION_NUMBER}
            - docker push ${AWS_REGISTRY_URL}:${DEPLOYMENT_ENV}_${VERSION_NUMBER}
            # Update task definition & service
            - bash ./deploy-ecs.sh -b mytestapp -s webgui -e ${DEPLOYMENT_ENV} -i ${DEPLOYMENT_ENV}_${VERSION_NUMBER} 

deploy-ecs.sh

#!/bin/bash

set -e

# possible -b (base / app name) -i (image version), -e (deploy env) and -s (service id)
while getopts b:i:e:s: option
do
case "${option}"
in
b) BASE_NAME=${OPTARG};;
i) IMG_VERSION=${OPTARG};;
e) DEPLOY_ENV=${OPTARG};;
s) SERVICE_ID=${OPTARG};;
esac
done

echo "BASE_NAME: " $BASE_NAME
echo "IMG_VERSION: " $IMG_VERSION
echo "DEPLOY_ENV: " $DEPLOY_ENV
echo "SERVICE_ID: " $SERVICE_ID

if [ -z "$BASE_NAME" ]; then
    echo "exit: No BASE_NAME specified"
    exit;
fi

if [ -z "$SERVICE_ID" ]; then
    echo "exit: No SERVICE_ID specified"
    exit;
fi

if [ -z "$DEPLOY_ENV" ]; then
    echo "exit: No DEPLOY_ENV specified"
    exit;
fi

if [ -z "$IMG_VERSION" ]; then
    echo "exit: No IMG_VERSION specified"
    exit;
fi

# Define variables
TASK_FAMILY=${BASE_NAME}-${DEPLOY_ENV}-${SERVICE_ID}
SERVICE_NAME=${BASE_NAME}-${DEPLOY_ENV}-${SERVICE_ID}-service
CLUSTER_NAME=${BASE_NAME}-${DEPLOY_ENV}-cluster

IMGAGE_PACEHOLDER="<IMGAGE_VERSION>"

CONTAINER_DEFINITION_FILE=$(cat ${BASE_NAME}-$SERVICE_ID.container-definition.json)
CONTAINER_DEFINITION="${CONTAINER_DEFINITION_FILE//$IMGAGE_PACEHOLDER/$IMG_VERSION}"


export TASK_VERSION=$(aws ecs register-task-definition --family ${TASK_FAMILY} --container-definitions "$CONTAINER_DEFINITION" | jq --raw-output '.taskDefinition.revision')
echo "Registered ECS Task Definition: " $TASK_VERSION


if [ -n "$TASK_VERSION" ]; then
    echo "Update ECS Cluster: " $CLUSTER_NAME
    echo "Service: " $SERVICE_NAME
    echo "Task Definition: " $TASK_FAMILY:$TASK_VERSION
    
    DEPLOYED_SERVICE=$(aws ecs update-service --cluster $CLUSTER_NAME --service $SERVICE_NAME --task-definition $TASK_FAMILY:$TASK_VERSION | jq --raw-output '.service.serviceName')
    echo "Deployment of $DEPLOYED_SERVICE complete"

else
    echo "exit: No task definition"
    exit;
fi

mytestapp-webgui.container-definition.json

[
  {
    "name": "mytestapp-webgui",
    "image": "xxx.dkr.ecr.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/mytestapp-webgui:<IMGAGE_VERSION>",
    "cpu": 0,
    "memory": 500,
    "memoryReservation": 75,
    "portMappings": [],
    "essential": true,
    "entryPoint": [],
    "command": [],
    "environment": [
      {
        "name": "ENV_DEBUG",
        "value": "false"
      }
    ],
    "mountPoints": [],
    "volumesFrom": [],
    "workingDirectory": "/usr/share/nginx/html/",
    "disableNetworking": false,
    "privileged": true,
    "readonlyRootFilesystem": false,
    "dnsServers": [],
    "dnsSearchDomains": [],
    "dockerSecurityOptions": [],
    "logConfiguration": {
      "logDriver": "json-file"
    }
  }
]

If you are like me looking for that solution but for github workflow i made this:
https://gist.github.com/mesaque/e6bc0cceac94b6f201d0a7581c269380