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Background
In May of 2021, AWS released AppRunner to the public.
AWS App Runner is an AWS service that provides a fast, simple, and cost-effective way to deploy from source code or a container image directly to a scalable and secure web application in the AWS Cloud. You don’t need to learn new technologies, decide which compute service to use, or know how to provision and configure AWS resources.
App Runner connects directly to your code or image repository. It provides an automatic integration and delivery pipeline with fully managed operations, high performance, scalability, and security.
What makes AppRunner so compelling are these important features:
- Creates the entire infrastructure required for hosting a scalable web application
- Connects directly to your code or image repository AND can automatically redeploy the application when assets are updated
- Can scale up or down based on traffic
- Very cost effective — you only pay for resources consumed when your application is in use
- Associate your custom…
