Your deployment plan is solid and follows AWS best practices. I've updated it with the latest 2025 improvements including Graviton3 processors, Redis 7.2, and enhanced security features.
This guide is designed specifically for AWS beginners. Each phase includes detailed explanations, visual aids, and troubleshooting tips. Take your time and don't rush!
🚀 What's New in 2025
Critical updates and improvements to your deployment plan
Latest platform with automatic security updates and better performance. Always use LATEST for auto-updates.
25-30% better performance and 40% lower cost per vCPU-hour. Highly recommended for production workloads.
72% better throughput with Enhanced I/O Multiplexing. Valkey is the open-source alternative.
Automatic secret rotation, ABAC policies, and KMS encryption for all data at rest.
Fargate Spot (70% savings), Savings Plans (50% savings), and right-sizing recommendations.
New @cloudflare/next-on-pages adapter required for Next.js 14/15 deployments.
📋 Deployment Phases
Follow these phases in order for a successful deployment
Set up AWS account, VPC networking, security groups, and container registry (ECR).
- AWS account setup & IAM
- VPC with public/private subnets
- Security groups configuration
- ECR repositories
Deploy FastAPI backend to ECS Fargate with load balancing and auto-scaling.
- Secrets Manager setup
- ECS cluster & task definitions
- Application Load Balancer
- Auto-scaling configuration
Deploy Next.js frontend to Cloudflare Pages with Workers for API proxying.
- Cloudflare Pages setup
- Next.js configuration
- Cloudflare Workers proxy
- SSL/TLS & DNS setup
Configure Supabase database and ElastiCache Redis for optimal performance.
- Supabase production setup
- Database migrations
- ElastiCache Redis cluster
- S3 file storage
Verify Daytona sandbox integration and set up monitoring for agent execution.
- Daytona configuration
- Sandbox testing
- CloudWatch metrics
- Performance monitoring
Automate deployments with GitHub Actions for continuous integration and delivery.
- GitHub Actions workflows
- Automated testing
- Security scanning
- Rollback procedures
💰 Cost Breakdown
Monthly costs for production environment (medium scale)
| Service | Configuration | Monthly Cost |
|---|---|---|
| ECS Fargate (Backend) | 2 tasks (2 vCPU, 4GB RAM) | ~$60 |
| ECS Fargate (Workers) | 2 tasks (2 vCPU, 4GB RAM) | ~$60 |
| ElastiCache Redis | r7g.large (2 nodes, Multi-AZ) | ~$150 |
| Application Load Balancer | Standard configuration | ~$25 |
| NAT Gateway | 2 AZs for high availability | ~$65 |
| ECR | 50GB storage | ~$5 |
| Secrets Manager | 10 secrets | ~$4 |
| CloudWatch | Logs + Metrics | ~$30 |
| Cloudflare Pages | Free tier | $0 |
| Supabase | Pro plan | $25 |
| S3 | 100GB storage | ~$3 |
| Data Transfer | 500GB/month | ~$45 |
| Total (Standard) | ~$472/month | |
| Total (Optimized with Graviton3 + Spot) | ~$322/month 32% savings | |
• Use Fargate Spot for worker tasks (save ~$40/month)
• Apply Savings Plans for predictable workloads (save ~$60/month)
• Switch to Graviton3 processors (save ~$50/month)
• Right-size resources using AWS Compute Optimizer
🎓 Learning Path for Beginners
Recommended timeline for completing this deployment
Days 1-2: AWS account setup, IAM basics, billing alerts
Days 3-4: VPC and networking concepts, security groups
Days 5-7: ECS and containerization basics, Docker fundamentals
Days 8-10: Backend deployment (Phase 2), ECS services
Days 11-12: Frontend deployment (Phase 3), Cloudflare setup
Days 13-14: Testing, troubleshooting, monitoring setup
Days 15-17: Monitoring and logging, CloudWatch dashboards
Days 18-19: CI/CD pipeline setup, GitHub Actions
Days 20-21: Cost optimization, performance tuning, scaling tests
🚨 Common Pitfalls to Avoid
Learn from others' mistakes
1. Not using latest platform versions - Always specify LATEST for Fargate
2. Hardcoding secrets - Use Secrets Manager for all sensitive data
3. Ignoring cost alerts - Set up budgets on day 1
4. Skipping security groups - Configure properly from the start
5. Not testing in stages - Test each phase before proceeding
6. Forgetting NAT Gateway costs - Consider VPC endpoints
7. Not enabling CloudWatch Logs - Essential for debugging
8. Using default ports - Change for better security
9. Not tagging resources - Critical for cost tracking
10. Rushing deployment - Take time to understand each step
✅ Before You Start
Make sure you have everything ready
Prerequisites Checklist
Accounts & Access
- AWS account with billing enabled
- Credit card on file
- Cloudflare account
- GitHub account
- Supabase project
- Daytona account
Tools & Software
- AWS CLI v2 installed
- Docker Desktop
- Git
- Node.js 20.x
- Python 3.11
- Code editor (VS Code)
Domain & Security
- Domain name registered
- MFA enabled on AWS
- Budget alerts configured
- All API keys documented
- Backup plan ready
🚀 Quick Start Guide
Get started in 5 minutes
Create AWS Account
Sign up at aws.amazon.com and enable MFA on root account
Install AWS CLI
Download and configure AWS CLI v2 with your credentials
Set Budget Alerts
Configure cost alerts to avoid unexpected charges
Start Phase 1
Begin with infrastructure foundation setup
📚 Support Resources
Help when you need it
Official Documentation
- • AWS ECS Documentation
- • ElastiCache Best Practices
- • Cloudflare Pages Guides
- • AWS Well-Architected Framework
Community Support
- • AWS re:Post Community
- • Stack Overflow (aws, ecs tags)
- • Cloudflare Community Forum
- • Reddit r/aws
Learning Resources
- • AWS Skill Builder (free)
- • A Cloud Guru
- • AWS Well-Architected Labs
- • YouTube AWS Tutorials