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AWS 3-tier web application spanning two availability zones with WAF protection, Application Load Balancer, Auto Scaling EC2 instances, and RDS PostgreSQL primary-replica replication. User traffic flows through WAF and ALB to t3.medium EC2 instances across AZ-1 and AZ-2, while static assets are served from S3. Application tier instances in private subnets connect to RDS PostgreSQL primary in AZ-1 and read replica in AZ-2 for database resilience and read scaling. NAT Gateways in public subnets enable outbound connectivity from private application and data subnets. This architecture demonstrates AWS best practices for fault tolerance, auto-scaling, and database high availability across regions. Fork and customize this diagram on Diagrams.so to match your VPC CIDR blocks, instance types, or add additional replicas.

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How do I design a highly available 3-tier web application on AWS with database replication across availability zones?

This diagram shows a production-ready AWS architecture with WAF and ALB routing traffic to Auto Scaling EC2 instances across two AZs, while RDS PostgreSQL primary in AZ-1 replicates to a read replica in AZ-2 for fault tolerance and read scaling. NAT Gateways enable secure outbound connectivity from private subnets, and S3 serves static assets directly to users.

AWS 3-Tier Web Application with RDS Replica

AWSintermediate3-tier architectureRDS replicationhigh availabilityAuto ScalingVPC design
Domain: Cloud AwsAudience: AWS solutions architects designing highly available web applications
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August 14, 2026

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August 15, 2026 at 1:35 PM

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