Explore the intricacies of building and running Spring Cloud-based microservices on AWS ECS in this comprehensive conference talk from Spring I/O 2018. Delve into lessons learned from a real-world project, covering efficient build script management, advanced HTTP client and RestTemplate configuration, and Consul service registration using EC2 host IP addresses and port numbers. Learn about integrating Spring's PropertySource abstraction with AWS's Parameter Store for secure secret management, and discover insights on ECS networking, scaling, and service discovery. Gain valuable knowledge on distributed tracing, logging configurations, and practical tips for implementing Spring Cloud in an AWS environment. Perfect for developers and architects looking to leverage Spring Cloud and AWS ECS for robust microservices architecture.