EC2 Auto Scaling and Elastic Load Balancer - AWS in Action

Learn how to implement EC2 Auto Scaling and Elastic Load Balancer in AWS to handle increased traffic and distribute workload efficiently. Explore the process of creating launch templates, configuring auto scaling groups, and setting up load balancing for optimal performance. Discover the benefits of horizontal scaling and see Auto Scaling in action through a hands-on demonstration using a demo project. Master the techniques to ensure your applications can handle varying levels of incoming traffic and maintain high availability in AWS environments.

Introduction
The demo project
Running the code on a slow EC2 instance
Testing & overwhelming the demo application and instance
The need for scaling vertical & horizontal
Introducing the Auto Scaling service
Creating an EC2 instance launch template
Configuring Auto Scaling
Adding load balancing
Configuring scaling parameters
Auto Scaling in action
Cleanup