How to deploy to AWS with GitLab

This post introduces and details GitLab's new official Docker images and CI/CD templates for deploying applications to AWS. It covers the AWS CLI Docker image, CloudFormation stack creation Docker image, Push to S3 and Deploy to EC2 Docker image, and CI/CD templates for ECS and EC2 deployments. It also highlights security considerations like predefined AWS CI/CD variables and immutable Docker image digests, and expands Auto DevOps support for non-Kubernetes AWS targets (ECS, Fargate, EC2). Future plans for AWS deployment support are also outlined.