Deploying Container Insights on EC2

Hello,

Unfortunately, AWS Container Insights is specifically designed to work with containerized environments managed by AWS ECS or EKS. It's not directly applicable to Docker containers running on standalone EC2 instances.

Alternatives for Monitoring Docker on EC2

1.CloudWatch Agent:

• Install the CloudWatch Agent on your EC2 instances.
• Configure it to collect custom metrics from your Docker containers using the Metric API.
• This approach requires manual configuration and scripting.

2.Third-Party Monitoring Tools:

• Many third-party tools like Datadog, New Relic, Prometheus, and others offer comprehensive container monitoring capabilities.
• These tools often provide agents that can be installed on EC2 instances to collect container metrics.

3.Docker Stats and Logging:

• Use Docker's built-in docker stats command to monitor container resource utilization in real-time.
• Configure Docker to log container output to files or a centralized logging service for analysis.

No, AWS Container Insights is specifically designed for container environments managed by AWS ECS or EKS

I will say the opposite...

Yes, it is possible to collect container metrics from a Docker deployment on AWS EC2 instances (not using AWS ECS or EKS) with AWS Container Insights. You can achieve this by deploying the CloudWatch agent and configuring it to collect Docker container metrics.