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How to Host a Website/Web app on AWS Elastic Beanstalk with Node.js

 In this tutorial, we will learn how to deploy a website/web app on AWS Elastic Beanstalk using both Python. AWS Elastic Beanstalk is a fully managed service that makes it easy to deploy, manage, and scale applications. Whether you're building a simple personal website or a complex web application, Elastic Beanstalk simplifies the process of deployment and server management.


We start of by visiting the AWS Elastic beanstalk developer guide, sample sand tutorial page here.












☉ Extract the nodejs.zip file and open the index.html

☉ Replace the html code in the index.html file with your own code and save your changes.












☉ compress the contents.




☉ On the AWS console click services ⇨ compute ⇨   Elastic Beanstalk ⇨  Create Application




☉  Select "Web server environment" for the environment tier.
☉  Give the application a name. For this tutorial its "nodeJStutorial"




☉ The Environment name will be auto-generated. You can add a domain name, but check its availability before moving forward.








☉ Under Platform type select "Managed platform". Under Platform select "Node.js".












☉ For application Code select "Upload own code". Give the application a version number, the select "local file" in order to upload the zip file we created earlier.















☉ Under Presets Select Single instance to avoid charges. This is VERY IMPORTANT!!! After that click next.











☉ On the next page scroll down and click "Skip to review"








☉ On the review page click "Submit"


☉ It may take a few minutes before the application is deployed, but if the application is deployed the status will be "ok"










☉ You can share the url of the application to anyone because it is online













☉ Remember to terminate/delete your applications once you are done. 

Thanks for visiting Net Cloud Insights comment bellow any questions or suggestions. a video tutorial will be out soon on YouTube and on an updated version of this post. 




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