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Node.js service on EC2 with IaC

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Node.js service on EC2 with IaC solves roadmap.sh's Node.js deployment challenge. It combines two infrastructure tools: Terraform creates the server, and Ansible configures it and deploys the app.

Layers

  1. Infrastructure (infra): Terraform creates an EC2 instance on AWS EC2 and restricts SSH to known addresses.
  2. Configuration (ansible): roles and playbooks install Node.js, deploy the service and run it, using Jinja2 templates for its configuration.
  3. Delivery (.github/workflows): a GitHub Actions workflow redeploys the service on every push.

A Makefile ties the three together, with targets for Terraform, Ansible and connecting over SSH.

See also

In the knowledge graph

Node.js service on EC2 with IaC and the 13 things it is linked to. Open any dot for its page, or explore it in the full graph.

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13 linked in the graph: 2 works7 skills1 theme1 person, role or place1 service or platform1 game or collection
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Oct 2025 · 7 commits

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Everything on this page is read from triples in the knowledge graph. These are the 24 it states about Node.js service on EC2 with IaC, and 3 more its ontology implies; the console runs SPARQL over the whole graph, here in your browser.

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Dockerized Node.js serviceTerraform EC2 demo