Stop ECS cluster temporarily

Question

I want to stop EC2 instances after office hours to save costs. How can I do the same with ECS instances? Even if I stop all tasks/services, the instance is still there? Do I sto

Answer 1

Yes, just stop the EC2 instance directly. When you start the instance again during office hours, the ECS agent will make the services start according to their desired value.

We are doing the same thing and it works for us.