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# AWS ECS

> Run AWS ECS task definitions from Paradime Bolt schedules so you can execute containerized dbt™ workloads and downstream jobs in your pipelines.

[AWS ECS](https://aws.amazon.com/ecs/) (Elastic Container Service) is a fully managed container orchestration service. Trigger it from a Paradime Bolt schedule with the Paradime CLI, so it runs as part of your pipeline.

## What you can do

* Run one or more ECS task definitions on a cluster
* Set launch type, subnets, and security groups per run

## Prerequisites

* An IAM user or role with permission to run tasks on the cluster (`ecs:RunTask` and related permissions).

## Set up

Paradime authenticates to AWS with your IAM credentials. Set them as [Bolt schedule environment variables](/products/settings/environment-variables/bolt-schedule-env-variables):

| Variable                | Required | Description                                                  |
| ----------------------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID`     | Required | Access key ID for an IAM user or role.                       |
| `AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY` | Required | Secret access key for the IAM user or role.                  |
| `AWS_REGION`            | Required | AWS region your resources are in (for example, `us-east-1`). |
| `AWS_SESSION_TOKEN`     | Optional | Session token, only for temporary credentials.               |

## Trigger from Bolt

Add the [Run AWS ECS Task](/products/bolt/creating-schedules/command-settings/aws-ecs-task) command to a schedule. For the full command reference, flags, and examples, see the [AWS ECS CLI](/developers/paradime-cli/aws-ecs-cli).


## Related topics

- [AWS ECS CLI](/developers/paradime-cli/aws-ecs-cli.md)
- [Run AWS ECS Task](/products/bolt/creating-schedules/command-settings/aws-ecs-task.md)
- [Integrations](/integrations/index.md)
- [Commands](/products/bolt/creating-schedules/command-settings/index.md)
- [New Bolt command integrations](/changelog/2026-07-22/bolt-command-integrations.md)