Deploy Next.js Apps to AWS ECS Fargate

A complete, beginner-friendly guide to deploying containerized Next.js applications on AWS. Learn VPC, ECS, S3, Cognito, and more with hands-on examples.

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Getting Started

Set up your AWS account, CLI, and Docker

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Interactive

Live Demos

Try S3, SQS, Cognito, and more

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IaC

Infrastructure as Code

Deploy with Copilot or Terraform

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AWS Services Covered

Learn the essential AWS services for deploying production-ready applications

VPC

Virtual Private Cloud networking

ECR

Container image registry

ECS Fargate

Serverless container hosting

ALB

Application load balancer

Cognito

User authentication

S3

Object storage

Secrets Manager

Secure credential storage

SQS

Message queue service

CloudWatch

Monitoring and logging

IAM

Identity and access management

Everything You Need to Deploy

Step-by-Step Guides

From AWS account setup to production deployment with clear, tested instructions.

Live Demos

Interactive demos for S3, SQS, Cognito, and CloudWatch. Works with or without AWS credentials.

Infrastructure as Code

Production-ready Terraform and AWS Copilot configurations included.

Database Options

Guides for Supabase (quick start), AWS RDS (production), and Prisma ORM.

# Deploy with AWS Copilot

$ copilot init

$ copilot env init --name staging

$ copilot deploy

# Or use Terraform

$ terraform init

$ terraform plan

$ terraform apply

Ready to Deploy?

Start with the basics and work your way up to production deployments.