Moving from local development to a live cloud environment can be one of the most challenging steps for developers. In this walkthrough, I break down the configuration, security groups, and server setup needed to get an application running smoothly on AWS EC2 ☁️
A hands-on guide covering everything you need to know to take an application live. From instance setup to full-stack configuration, this post will surely help you navigate the complexities of AWS with confidence.
Below is the architectural diagram of the infrastructure I built in the project.
Remember, it is good practice to design for High availability, Resilience, Scalability and Tolerance.
There are certain techniques to achieve this such as Having a standby or redundant server/instance in another Availability zone or region (in case of failure or crash). Adding Load Balancers to distribute traffic, Auto-scaling, Web application firewalls WAF (To protect your server against common attacks and DDOS), AWS Shield and more.
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