Introduction to Amazon App Runner and its use cases

In this recipe, we will learn about Amazon App Runner. We will also learn about the use cases of Amazon App Runner

Recipe Objective - Introduction to Amazon App Runner and its use cases?

The Amazon App Runner is a widely used service and is defined as a fully managed service that allows developers to easily create containerized web apps and APIs at scale while requiring no prior infrastructure knowledge. Starting with the user's source code or a container image is a good place to start. Amazon App Runner automatically creates and deploys the web application, encrypts traffic for load balancing, is scalable to meet users' traffic demands, and makes it simple for their services to interface with other AWS services and applications running in a private Amazon VPC. Instead of worrying about servers or scaling, users can concentrate on your apps using App Runner. AWS App Runner is also defined as a cloud-based managed container solution. Web apps and APIs are the most common use cases. AWS, like its counterparts DigitalOcean App Platform, Heroku, and Google Cloud Run, doesn't want users to worry about scaling or infrastructure when they use their service. Amazon App Runner executes user's containers behind the scenes using Amazon ECS Cluster and Fargate. Also, Amazon App Runner has two ways of operation. AWS downloads code from GitHub and builds the application on every modification in build mode. It deploys Docker-compatible images from public or private AWS ECR registries in container mode.

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Benefits of Amazon App Runner

  • The Amazon App Runner enables the designing and executing of secure web-scale apps in just a few clicks and users don't need any prior container or infrastructure knowledge. No prior understanding of server configuration, networking, load balancing, or deployment pipelines is required and thus it is easy to use. Amazon App Runner enables running user's apps at a web-scale with high availability simple and cost-effective. To avoid cold starts and maintain persistent low latency, App Runner effortlessly scales up resources in response to user's traffic and automatically scales down to their chosen number of provided container instances thus it scales with the traffic. AWS manages App Runner's resources and infrastructure components, ensuring that they follow the security and operational best practices. This allows users to keep focused on their application while meeting their infrastructure and regulatory obligations and thus saves time. With App Runner's Amazon VPC integration, users can quickly connect to the AWS database, cache, and message queue services to support their App Runner apps. There are no public subnets required, which helps users safeguard their VPC's resources and thus ensures a compliant environment.

System Requirements

  • Any Operating System(Mac, Windows, Linux)

This recipe explains Amazon App Runner and the Use cases of Amazon App Runner.

Use cases of Amazon App Runner

    • It has a use-case of frontend and backend application

Amazon App Runner builds and runs API services, backend web services, websites, and more using App Runner. Container images, as well as runtimes and web frameworks such as Node.js and Python, are supported by App Runner. savings.

    • It has a use case of Microservices and APIs

The Amazon App Runner allows users to operate thousands of microservices at the same time. This allows them to grow any component of their app as needed, resulting in enhanced agility and creativity. Loose coupling also reduces application resilience threats.

    • It has a use case of offering Rapid production deployment

For delivering and executing containerized web apps at scale, App Runner makes use of AWS best practices and technologies. As a result, users' time to market for new apps and features is drastically reduced.

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