Here’s a comprehensive guide for deploying a FastAPI application with Docker on AWS:This comprehensive guide covers multiple deployment strategies for FastAPI applications on AWS. Here are the key approaches:
For “production” applications:
- ECS with Fargate for scalable, managed container orchestration
- Application Load Balancer for high availability and SSL termination
- ECR for private container registry
- CloudWatch for monitoring and logging
For simple/low-traffic applications:
- Lambda with Mangum for serverless deployment (cost-effective for sporadic traffic)
- EC2 with Docker Compose for full control
Key considerations:
- Use multi-stage builds to minimize image size
- Implement proper health checks
- Set up auto-scaling policies
- Use infrastructure as code (Terraform/CloudFormation)
- Implement CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments
– manzoor