[FIXED] How to upload Servlet/JSP website through Amazon Web Services?

Issue

I am working on a Servlet/JSP project and I want to host it on aws.amazon.com. I have already signed up for Amazon Web Services and after signing in this page opens up and I have no idea what to do or which option to select.src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/WULAi.png" alt="Amazon Web Services Console">

I think AWS provides a lot of customization with a lot advanced technical options to choose from, but this is difficult for beginners who just want to make their site running.

My project will use these:-

1. JSP/Servlets

2. CSS

3. MySQL

4. Struts2

5. Tomcat WebServer

Solution

I would suggest these approaches to study:

1. Elastic BeanStalk - This is AWS simply hosting model. If you're not IT savy you should pursue this approach
2. EC2 with MySQL RDS - In this case you'll create a Virtual Machine(s) (EC2) install Tomcat and other dependencies and deploy your app. You'll then use RDS to store your data (which is MySql as a service)
3. EC2 only - YOu'll do the same as 2. but install your own instance of MySql. There may be AMI's offered that you can provision that will meet your application requirements.

Other reading:

1. Route53 if your going to use AWS for your domain records
2. Elastic Load Balancing if your going to need High Availability
3. Elastic Block Store if you want persistent disks accross VMs
4. Network Security Groups to secure your VMs (for 1. and 2.)
5. Virtual Private Cloud for additional security
6. CloudFormation if you want to automate provisioning

There are many articles on: AWS Architecture

Answered By - Grady G Cooper
Answer Checked By - Mildred Charles (JavaFixing Admin)