Platforms like Vercel, Netlify, and Render simplify deployment by handling infrastructure for you. In this tutorial, we’ll step one layer deeper and work directly with AWS to understand the building blocks behind these platforms. You'll take a small ...

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A step-by-step guide to deploying a MERN stack application on AWS using core services: EC2 for the Express API, RDS Postgres for the database, and S3 (with optional CloudFront) for the React frontend. The tutorial walks through setting up each AWS component manually, configuring security groups, managing environment variables, and using PM2 to keep the Node server running. It emphasizes understanding the infrastructure layer beneath platforms like Vercel and Netlify, while staying within AWS Free Tier limits.

How to Deploy a MERN Stack Notes App on AWS

Step #2 - Push to GitHub (So EC2 Can Pull)

Step #3 - Create AWS Resources (Quick Path)