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AWS Full Course

Deploy a scalable NodeJS PostgreSQL & NGINX backend with AWS 🔥

AWS Full Course | Deploy a Scalable NodeJS PostgreSQL & NGINX App 🚀

Learn how to confidently navigate the AWS ecosystem by deploying a real-world full-stack application on EC2, RDS, S3, and ALB from scratch! This hands-on course takes you through every step of the AWS deployment process, including learning about CI/CD, security best practices, database backups, and auto-scaling—without any prior cloud experience needed!

The Course Includes

🔥 2 hours of on-demand video.
⭐️ Step-by-step AWS deployment guide.
🧪 Hands-on experience with real AWS services.
🏆 A fully deployed project by the end of the course!

Requirements

✅ No prior AWS experience is needed!
✅ Basic familiarity with JavaScript/Node.js/SQL is helpful but not required.
✅ Any computer (Windows, macOS, Linux) works—we’ll set up everything together.

Description

Why take this AWS course?

This course is designed for absolute beginners and self-taught developers who want to gain confidence working with AWS. Unlike traditional cloud courses that drown you in theory, we take a practical, hands-on approach—deploying a real app from scratch while covering AWS fundamentals along the way.

By the end of this course, you’ll have:
✅ A fully deployed Node.js backend running on AWS EC2.
✅ A secure PostgreSQL database hosted on AWS RDS.
✅ A production-ready API accessible via an AWS Application Load Balancer (ALB).
✅ Extra nowledge of AWS CI/CD, S3 backups, auto-scaling, and CloudWatch monitoring.

If you can deploy and manage an app on AWS, you can figure out the rest of the million other AWS services!

What You’ll Build

  • Chapter 1: Introduction to AWS, EC2, and RDS – Setting up a PostgreSQL database and launching an EC2 instance.
  • Chapter 2: Deploying a Node.js backend on EC2, connecting it to RDS, and testing API endpoints.
  • Chapter 3: Setting up Nginx as a reverse proxy to serve our backend.
  • Chapter 4: Configuring an AWS Application Load Balancer (ALB) for traffic distribution.

What You’ll Learn

  • How to launch an EC2 instance and deploy a Node.js backend.
  • Setting up an RDS PostgreSQL database and securing connections.
  • Using Nginx as a reverse proxy for production deployments.
  • Creating an AWS Application Load Balancer (ALB) for high availability.

And at the end, I discuss the extra steps you could take on your AWS adventure, including:

  • Automating RDS backups to S3 with AWS Lambda & CloudWatch.
  • Building a CI/CD pipeline with GitHub Actions, S3, and AWS CodeDeploy.
  • Configuring Auto-Scaling to handle high traffic loads.
  • Using the AWS JavaScript SDK to manage cloud resources programmatically.

Why am I the right teacher for you?

Hi, I’m James! I’ve taught over 500,000 people how to code and launch their careers in tech. I know how overwhelming AWS can feel at first—that’s why I’ve designed this course to be clear, structured, and beginner-friendly.

Unlike traditional cloud certification courses, this course focuses on real-world AWS skills that you can apply immediately. You’ll gain hands-on experience deploying, securing, and automating cloud applications from scratch.

With over 10 years of experience teaching programming and cloud deployment, I know how to break down complex topics into simple, actionable steps. Let’s get you AWS-ready!

Instructor

James holds an Honors degree in Civil Engineering but pivoted to software development after self-teaching programming. With over 10 years of private tutoring experience, he specializes in making complex topics easy to understand.

James also runs a YouTube channel where he teaches full-stack development, cloud deployment, and DevOps best practices.

Learn more at smoljames.com.

Get Started Today!

🚀 No prior cloud experience? No problem! This course will walk you through every step, so you’ll never feel lost.
🔥 By the end, you’ll have a fully deployed app on AWS—and the confidence to build more!

🔗 Start your AWS journey here!

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