How to run an application in amazon beanstalk

Amazon Elastic Beanstalk is a powerful service that makes it easy to deploy, manage, and scale applications on AWS. This guide will walk you through the steps to deploy a Node.js application on Elastic Beanstalk.

Step 1: Create an IAM Role

1. Navigate to IAM in AWS Management Console:

• Go to the IAM console.

2. Create a new role:

• Click on Roles in the left sidebar.

• Click the Create role button.

3. Choose the trusted entity:

• Select AWS service.

• Choose EC2 as the service that will use this role.

• Click Next.

4. Attach permissions policies:

• In the permissions search bar, type beanstalk.
• Select AWSElasticBeanstalkFullAccess.
• To give full access to EC2 and other AWS services, you can also add AdministratorAccess.
• Click Next.

5. Name the role:

• Enter ec2-beanstalk-access as the role name.
• Click Create role.

Step 2: Create and Deploy Your Application

1. Navigate to Elastic Beanstalk in AWS Management Console:

• Go to the Elastic Beanstalk console.

2. Create a new application:

Scripts can include conditional logic:

• Click on Create Application.

• Enter demoapp1 as the application name.
• For the environment tier, select Web Server Environment.

• For the platform, choose Node.js.

• For the environment type, choose Single instance.

3. Configure the instance:

• Under Service role, select Create new service role.
• For Instance profile, choose the ec2-beanstalk-access profile you created earlier.
• Skip the review step by clicking Next.

4. Create the environment:

• Review the settings and click Create environment.
• Wait for AWS to provision the resources for your application. This process might take a few minutes. Loops can repeat commands:

Step 3: Access Your Application

1. Find the application URL:

• Once the environment is created, go to the Applications section in the Elastic Beanstalk console.

• Click on demoapp1 to view the application details.

2. Copy and paste the URL:

• Find the Environment URL listed under the application details.

• Copy this URL and paste it into a new browser tab to access your running Node.js application.

Conclusion:

Congratulations! You have successfully deployed a Node.js application using AWS Elastic Beanstalk. This powerful service handles the underlying infrastructure, allowing you to focus on your application code. You can now further explore Elastic Beanstalk's features, such as environment configuration, scaling, and monitoring, to enhance your application's performance and reliability.