Hosting a Secure Node.js App on AWS: EC2 for Code, RDS for Postgres
In today’s cloud-native era, developers often look for scalable, secure, and cost-efficient ways to deploy applications. This guide walks you through hosting a secure Node.js application using Amazon EC2 for the application backend and Amazon RDS (PostgreSQL) for your relational database. We will focus on best practices for deployment, security hardening , and operational efficiency . Why Use AWS EC2 and RDS? Amazon EC2 gives you complete control over your compute resources and flexibility in deploying and managing your app. Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL simplifies database management tasks like backups, patching, scaling, and high availability. This combination enables robust backend hosting with scalable and managed databases . Architecture Overview Components: Node.js backend hosted on Amazon EC2 (Amazon Linux 2) PostgreSQL database hosted on Amazon RDS Security Groups , IAM Roles , and Key Pairs for secure communication Nginx (optional) as a reverse proxy Step-by-Step Guide ...