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# Container instances

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## Linux instances

* **Note**\
  Tasks using the Fargate launch type are deployed onto infrastructure managed by AWS, so this topic does not apply.

## Windows instances

* **Note**\
  Tasks using the Fargate launch type are deployed onto infrastructure managed by AWS, so this topic does not apply.

## Monitoring

* **Note**\
  New instance launches may take a few minutes to send data to CloudWatch Logs.