AWS Cloud Web App Deployment

Overview

This project demonstrates deploying a cloud-based web application using AWS infrastructure and basic load balancing concepts.

Technologies Used

• AWS EC2
• AWS Lambda
• API Gateway
• RDS (Database)
• Linux (Ubuntu / Amazon Linux)
• Apache Web Server
• HAProxy
• Python (basic)

Architecture

• 2 Web Servers running Apache
• 1 Load Balancer using HAProxy
• Serverless API using AWS Lambda
• Database integration using RDS

What I Did

• Launched and configured EC2 instances
• Set up Linux servers and installed Apache
• Created basic web pages for testing
• Configured HAProxy for load balancing
• Built and tested API endpoints using Lambda and API Gateway
• Connected backend to a database
• Troubleshot issues including HTTP errors, permissions, and connectivity

Skills Demonstrated

• Cloud infrastructure (AWS)
• Linux system administration
• Networking and troubleshooting
• Basic backend development (APIs)
• Problem-solving in real-world scenarios

Outcome

Successfully deployed and tested a functional cloud-based application environment with load balancing and serverless components.

Future Improvements

• Add authentication to API
• Improve security configurations
• Add monitoring and logging

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