In software development, efficient deployment workflows are crucial to ensure seamless and reliable application delivery.
With the rise of containerization and cloud computing, developers have a powerful arsenal of tools at their disposal to streamline the deployment process.
In this blog, we will explore how to set up deployment workflow using GitHub, Docker, Nginx, Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR), and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2).
Whether you are a seasoned DevOps professional or just getting started with application deployment, this guide will walk you through the entire process step-by-step.
So, let’s roll up our sleeves and embark on this exciting journey of mastering GitHub Workflow for deploying your applications.
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Table of contents
Create Dockerfile
Setup GitHub workflow
Deploy on ECR
NGINX configuration
Prepare docker-compose
Deploy the application to EC2
Final workflow file
Conclusion
Please note that we will deploy the node.js application on AWS EC2 in this example. But, you can deploy applications developed using any language like GoLang, Python, or PHP by following the same approach.
For a detailed step-by-step guide with code examples, check out Canopas Blog.