Over the past few parts (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3), we’ve learned how to containerize the app, deploy it to ECS Fargate, attach an ALB, and even manage DNS via Route 53 with our Books API setup example. The Books API is running publicly on an Application Load Balancer (ALB). But right now it’s […]
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In Part 2, we deployed ourJava Books API on ECS Fargate behind an Application Load Balancer (ALB). Our app was working, but the ALB DNS was long and unfriendly, like: In Part 3, we’ll give our API a more readable name with: Why Use Route 53 for Your Domain? Using Route 53 gives us: Even if you purchased your domain elsewhere (GoDaddy, […]
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In Part 1 we built a simple Java Books API and wrapped it in a Docker container. Running it locally was easy, but the real goal was to host it in AWS so anyone can hit it via a public endpoint. This time, we’ll use the AWS CDK (in TypeScript) to: Let’s dive in. Step 1: Initialize a CDK Project In […]
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As part of my day-to-day work, I spend a lot of time managing service infrastructure in AWS. Mostly, I deal with internal build environments where CDK is already the norm. But I’ve been on a quest to design an AWS-hosted API service outside of work—something I fully control end to end. I’ve worked with systems that […]
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