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Three-tier AWS deployment pattern combining Application Load Balancer, Auto Scaling EC2 instances, and RDS with read replicas across multiple availability zones. User traffic routes through ALB to Node.js app servers running on t3.medium instances in an Auto Scaling Group, which connect to a PostgreSQL primary database with read replica failover in us-east-1b. Static assets are served from S3, reducing compute load and improving response times. This architecture demonstrates high availability, automatic scaling, and database redundancy best practices for production workloads. Fork this diagram on Diagrams.so to customize instance types, add additional regions, or integrate CloudFront caching.

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How do I design a highly available AWS web application with load balancing, auto-scaling, and database replication?

This diagram shows a production-ready AWS 3-tier architecture where an Application Load Balancer distributes traffic to Auto Scaling EC2 instances running Node.js applications, which connect to a PostgreSQL primary database with a read replica for failover. Static assets are served from S3, and the entire setup spans multiple availability zones for fault tolerance and automatic recovery.

AWS 3-Tier Deployment with ALB and RDS Replica

AWSintermediate3-tier architectureload balancingauto scalingRDShigh availability
Domain: Cloud AwsAudience: AWS solutions architects designing scalable web applications
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July 14, 2026

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August 2, 2026 at 11:56 PM

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deployment

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