Achieving Zero Downtime: Building a High Availability Static Website on AWS with Auto Scaling and ALB

Introduction

Greetings, fellow learners and enthusiasts! As part of our academic journey, we are thrilled to present a project that encapsulates the essence of modern web infrastructure – "Achieving Zero Downtime: Building a High Availability Static Website on AWS with Auto Scaling and ALB." This project emerges from our collective curiosity to explore and understand the intricacies of deploying web applications that stand resilient against the challenges of an ever-evolving digital landscape.

AWS Services Requirement

EC2 for scalable computing
AMI for rapid instance provisioning.
VPC for secure networking
Security Groups for Robust Protection
Route 53 for reliable DNS
ACM for HTTPS security
Auto Scaling Group for dynamic resource management
ALB for high availability
SNS for timely notifications

What we’ll be doing

Network Environment Setup:
- Establish Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
- Define subnets for strategic segmentation
- Integrate an Internet Gateway
- Configure route tables for efficient traffic management
- Create security Groups
Website Deployment and Auto Scaling Template:
- Deploy website on Amazon EC2 instance
- Create Amazon Machine Image (AMI) for Auto Scaling template
Application Load Balancer (ALB) and Auto-Scaling Group:
- Implement ALB for intelligent traffic routing
- Distribute traffic across multiple subnets for enhanced fault tolerance
Domain Resolution with Route 53:
- Utilize Route 53 for DNS resolution
- Translate hostnames to IP addresses for seamless accessibility
HTTPS Security with ACM:
- Integrate AWS Certificate Manager (ACM) for HTTPS
- Strengthen website security and instill user trust.

Step 1: Create our environment

Create a VPC:
- Build the main networking space called a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC).

Set Up Public Subnets:
- Make two (2) public sub-areas where our EC2 instances will be kept.
Add an Internet Gateway:
- Include a gateway to connect our sub-areas to the internet.
Direct Traffic with Route Table:
- Organize the route table to guide traffic from the sub-areas to the internet gateway.
  1. Create Security Groups

Step 2: Deploy EC2 and create AMI

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