Mastering AWS Cloud Computing

Final Project: Architecting and Deploying a Highly Available Cloud Infrastructure on AWS

<p><strong>Objective:</strong> In this final project, you will apply everything learned throughout the AWS and Cloud Computing course by designing, provisioning, and deploying a highly available, fault-tolerant, and secure web application infrastructure on AWS.</p><p><strong>Instructions:</strong></p><ol><li><strong>Network Architecture:</strong> Create a custom Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) with public and private subnets across at least two Availability Zones. Configure Internet Gateways and NAT Gateways appropriately.</li><li><strong>Compute & Load Balancing:</strong> Deploy an Application Load Balancer (ALB) in the public subnets. Configure an Auto Scaling Group (ASG) of Amazon EC2 instances in the private subnets to serve the web application.</li><li><strong>Database Tier:</strong> Provision an Amazon RDS instance (MySQL or PostgreSQL) in the private subnets with Multi-AZ deployment enabled for high availability.</li><li><strong>Storage:</strong> Create an Amazon S3 bucket for storing static assets. Implement a bucket policy that restricts public access and serves content via Amazon CloudFront.</li><li><strong>Security:</strong> Implement strict Security Groups and IAM roles using the principle of least privilege. Ensure EC2 instances communicate with RDS securely.</li><li><strong>Deliverables:</strong> Submit a comprehensive architecture diagram, a detailed deployment guide (or Infrastructure as Code scripts like CloudFormation/Terraform), and a monthly cost estimation using the AWS Pricing Calculator.</li></ol>