This docker-alpine based image wraps the AWS CLI application.
docker run \
--rm \
-it \
-e AWS_DEFAULT_REGION="eu-west-1" \
-e AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID="${AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID}" \
-e AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY="${AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY}" \
quay.io/hellofresh/awscli cloudwatch put-metric-data --metric-name ExampleCustomMetricsCounter --namespace "ExampleCustomMetrics" --value 1.57 --timestamp $(date --utc -Ins)