Ask HN: What AWS products would you use for a new web app?

#1

Post by adrian_pop » Fri, Apr 12, 2019, 6:27 PM UTC

I am planning to start a new project with the following tech specs: php, mysql/mongo, nginx, react, git + mobile app (at a later stage)

Of course, until the app reaches a testable version, it'll be developed locally. But afterwards, I would like to use AWS products to reacth the market.

I started to read about various tools, but got overwhelmed with so many informations about various products.

Now, the question: if you would start a project with the above specs, what AWS products would you use? How would the perfect AWS stack look for you?

Thank you.

Re: Ask HN: What AWS products would you use for a new web app?

#2

Post by diehunde » Fri, Apr 12, 2019, 8:47 PM UTC

- RDS for the database system

- Elastic BeanStalk for the application server

- For git they have their own hosted service but you can always go with github/gitlab/bitbucket

- S3/Cloudfront if you need to host assets

Using the first two you can run a production ready app in a couple of hours (or minutes once you got some experience)

Re: Ask HN: What AWS products would you use for a new web app?

#3

Post by billconan » Sat, Apr 13, 2019, 10:21 AM UTC

knowing how expensive aws can be at work, I have decided to stay independent for my own project as much as possible by only using the vps, so I can switch infrastructure provider when I want to.

Re: Ask HN: What AWS products would you use for a new web app?

#4

Post by adrian_pop » Sat, Apr 13, 2019, 4:44 PM UTC

billconan wrote: post #3

knowing how expensive aws can be at work, I have decided to stay independent for my own project as much as possible by only using the vps, so I can switch infrastructure provider when I want to.

I don't care about the costs for now. Free tier would be more than ok for a period.

Re: Ask HN: What AWS products would you use for a new web app?

#5

Post by adrian_pop » Sat, Apr 13, 2019, 4:44 PM UTC

diehunde wrote: post #2

- RDS for the database system - Elastic BeanStalk for the application server - For git they have their own hosted service but you can always go with github/gitlab/bitbucket - S3/Cloudfront if you need to host assets Using the first two you can run a production ready app in a couple of hours (or minutes once you got some experience)

What about deployments, user management and testing?

Re: Ask HN: What AWS products would you use for a new web app?

#6

Post by billconan » Sat, Apr 13, 2019, 6:41 PM UTC

adrian_pop wrote: post #4

billconan wrote: post #3

knowing how expensive aws can be at work, I have decided to stay independent for my own project as much as possible by only using the vps, so I can switch infrastructure provider when I want to.

I don't care about the costs for now. Free tier would be more than ok for a period.

free tier is only for the vps I think.