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=== Update ECS number of tasks ===

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Update-ECSService -Cluster <cluster name> -DesiredCount <number of wanted tasks> -TaskDefinition <task definition> -Service <name of service>
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example on how to increase and decrease number of aws ecs tasks:
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Update-ECSService -Cluster WebGateway -DesiredCount 6 -TaskDefinition WebGateway -Service WebGateway
Start-Sleep -s 180
Update-ECSService -Cluster WebGateway -DesiredCount 3 -TaskDefinition WebGateway -Service WebGateway
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