Introduction

Overview

In this lab, we will use Amazon Web Services (AWS) to construct a system capable of deploying a web application in a containerized environment. This will involve using the Application Load Balancer (ALB) for load distribution, Amazon ECS for container management, and Amazon RDS to deploy a PostgreSQL database.

  1. Amazon ECS (Elastic Container Service):

    • Amazon ECS is a managed service for containerized applications on AWS.
    • ECS allows us to deploy, manage, and scale Docker containers on a cluster of EC2 instances.
    • In this lab, ECS is used to manage containers hosting our web application.

  2. Amazon RDS (Relational Database Service):

    • Amazon RDS is an easy-to-use managed relational database service on AWS.
    • RDS offers deployment and operation of popular relational databases like PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, and Oracle.
    • In this lab, we utilize RDS to deploy the PostgreSQL database.

  3. Amazon ALB (Application Load Balancer):

    • Amazon ALB is a service providing dynamic load distribution for applications running on AWS.
    • ALB enables load distribution based on the content of HTTP/HTTPS requests, improving the performance and reliability of applications.
    • In this lab, ALB is used to route requests to ECS containers hosting our web application.

  4. AWS Secrets Manager:

    • AWS Secrets Manager is a security management service allowing the storage and management of secrets such as login information, API keys, and other sensitive data.
    • In this lab, AWS Secrets Manager is used to securely store connection information for the PostgreSQL database.

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