Deploy a Highly Available Web App with ALB and Auto Scaling

INTERMEDIATE

240 minutes

4 tasks

In this project, you'll learn how to deploy a highly available and scalable web application on AWS using EC2 instances, an Application Load Balancer (ALB), and Auto Scaling. You'll ensure the application is resilient and can handle varying levels of traffic efficiently.

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Scenario

Tech Solutions Inc., a burgeoning e-commerce company, is experiencing rapid growth in its user base. They need to ensure their web application can scale dynamically to handle increased traffic. Your task is to set up a highly available infrastructure using AWS services to meet these demands.

Learning Objectives

Understand the basics of deploying applications on AWS EC2
Learn to configure and manage an Application Load Balancer
Implement Auto Scaling to handle variable traffic loads
Ensure high availability and fault tolerance

tasks (4)

task 1: Set up an EC2 instance running a basic web server

30 min

task 2: Create and configure an Application Load Balancer and target group

40 min

task 3: Set up Auto Scaling for the EC2 instances

45 min

task 4: Test the scalability and availability by simulating traffic