Intermediate65 minDevOps

AWS Cloud Deployment

Deploy and scale full-stack applications on Amazon Web Services

Introduction

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive cloud platform, powering millions of applications globally. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to deploy full-stack applications to AWS using industry-standard services and best practices.

From compute (EC2) to storage (S3), databases (RDS), serverless functions (Lambda), and content delivery (CloudFront), you'll master the essential AWS services needed to build scalable, reliable applications. We'll also set up CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions for automated deployments.

What You'll Learn

AWS account setup and IAM configuration

Deploying apps to EC2 instances

Static hosting with S3 and CloudFront

Database management with RDS

Serverless functions with AWS Lambda

API Gateway for serverless APIs

Environment variables and secrets management

Load balancing and auto-scaling

Setting up CI/CD with GitHub Actions

Monitoring with CloudWatch

Cost optimization strategies

Security best practices and VPC setup

Prerequisites

•A full-stack application ready to deploy
•AWS account (free tier available)
•Basic understanding of cloud concepts
•Git and GitHub knowledge for CI/CD

Tutorial Outline

1. AWS Fundamentals

→AWS account setup
→IAM users and roles
→AWS Console overview
→AWS CLI installation

2. EC2 Deployment

→Launch EC2 instance
→SSH connection and setup
→Deploy Node.js application
→Configure security groups

3. Static Assets with S3

→Create S3 buckets
→Upload static files
→Configure bucket policies
→CloudFront CDN setup

4. Database with RDS

→Launch RDS instance
→Connect application to RDS
→Database backup strategies
→Performance optimization

5. Serverless with Lambda

→Create Lambda functions
→API Gateway integration
→Event-driven architecture
→Cold start optimization

6. CI/CD Pipeline

→GitHub Actions setup
→Automated testing
→Deploy on push
→Rollback strategies

7. Monitoring & Optimization

→CloudWatch metrics
→Log aggregation
→Cost monitoring
→Performance tuning

AWS Services Covered

EC2

Elastic Compute Cloud for running your application servers with full control over the environment.

S3

Simple Storage Service for hosting static assets, file uploads, and backups with 99.999999999% durability.

RDS

Relational Database Service for managed databases with automatic backups and scaling.

Lambda

Serverless compute service to run code without managing servers. Pay only for what you use.

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Additional Resources

📖 AWS Official Documentation
📖 AWS Well-Architected Framework
💻 Deployment Scripts and Templates
🎥 Step-by-Step Video Guide
💬 AWS Community and Support