diff --git a/python/ecs/ecs-service-with-advanced-alb-config/app.py b/python/ecs/ecs-service-with-advanced-alb-config/app.py
index d1b6881736..6fb9998ba9 100644
--- a/python/ecs/ecs-service-with-advanced-alb-config/app.py
+++ b/python/ecs/ecs-service-with-advanced-alb-config/app.py
@@ -3,86 +3,101 @@
     aws_ec2 as ec2,
     aws_elasticloadbalancingv2 as elbv2,
     aws_ecs as ecs,
+    aws_iam as iam,
     App, CfnOutput, Duration, Stack
 )
 
+# Initialize the CDK app and stack
 app = App()
 stack = Stack(app, "sample-aws-ec2-integ-ecs")
 
-# Create a cluster
+# Create VPC with 2 Availability Zones
 vpc = ec2.Vpc(
     stack, "MyVpc",
     max_azs=2
 )
 
+# Create ECS cluster in the VPC
 cluster = ecs.Cluster(
     stack, 'EcsCluster',
     vpc=vpc
 )
 
+# Create Auto Scaling Group for ECS cluster using launchtemplates
+# Uses t3.micro instances with Amazon Linux 2 ECS-optimized AMI
 asg = autoscaling.AutoScalingGroup(
     stack, "DefaultAutoScalingGroup",
-    instance_type=ec2.InstanceType.of(
+    vpc=vpc,
+    launch_template=ec2.LaunchTemplate(stack, "LaunchTemplate",
+        instance_type=ec2.InstanceType.of(
                          ec2.InstanceClass.BURSTABLE3,
                          ec2.InstanceSize.MICRO),
-    machine_image=ecs.EcsOptimizedImage.amazon_linux2(),
-    vpc=vpc
+        machine_image=ecs.EcsOptimizedImage.amazon_linux2023(),
+        user_data=ec2.UserData.for_linux(),
+        role=iam.Role(stack, "LaunchTemplateRole",
+            assumed_by=iam.ServicePrincipal("ec2.amazonaws.com")
+        )
+    )
 )
 
+# Create and add capacity provider to the cluster
 capacity_provider = ecs.AsgCapacityProvider(stack, "AsgCapacityProvider",
     auto_scaling_group=asg
 )
-
 cluster.add_asg_capacity_provider(capacity_provider)
 
-# Create Task Definition
+# Define ECS Task Definition
 task_definition = ecs.Ec2TaskDefinition(
     stack, "TaskDef")
 
+# Add container to task definition
+# Uses sample container image with 256MB memory limit
 container = task_definition.add_container(
     "web",
     image=ecs.ContainerImage.from_registry("amazon/amazon-ecs-sample"),
     memory_limit_mib=256
 )
 
+
+# Expose port 80
 port_mapping = ecs.PortMapping(
     container_port=80,
     host_port=0,
     protocol=ecs.Protocol.TCP
 )
-
 container.add_port_mappings(port_mapping)
 
-# Create Service
+# Create ECS Service using the task definition
 service = ecs.Ec2Service(
     stack, "Service",
     cluster=cluster,
     task_definition=task_definition
 )
 
-
-# Create ALB
+# Create Application Load Balancer
+# Internet-facing ALB in the VPC
 lb = elbv2.ApplicationLoadBalancer(
     stack, "LB",
     vpc=vpc,
     internet_facing=True
 )
 
+# Add ALB listener on port 80
 listener = lb.add_listener(
     "PublicListener",
     port=80,
     open=True
 )
 
-asg.connections.allow_from(lb, port_range=ec2.Port.tcp_range(32768, 65535), description="allow incoming traffic from ALB")
 
+# Configure health check for target group
 health_check = elbv2.HealthCheck(
     interval=Duration.seconds(60),
     path="/health",
     timeout=Duration.seconds(5)
 )
 
-# Attach ALB to ECS Service
+# Attach ALB to ECS Service with health check configuration
 listener.add_targets(
     "ECS",
     port=80,
@@ -90,9 +105,11 @@
     health_check=health_check,
 )
 
+# Output the ALB DNS name
 CfnOutput(
     stack, "LoadBalancerDNS",
     value="http://"+lb.load_balancer_dns_name
 )
 
+# Synthesize the stack
 app.synth()