Most Common AWS Services a NodeJS Developer Should Know
A Node.js developer should be familiar with the following Amazon Web Services (AWS) services:
1. Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service)
Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) is a cloud-based storage service provided by AWS. It provides scalable, high-speed, and low-cost storage for any type of data, such as text, images, videos, backups, and more.
S3 stores data as objects in buckets and these buckets can be accessed from anywhere in the world via a unique URL. S3 provides a number of features such as versioning, lifecycle policies, access control, and encryption to secure and manage data. S3 is widely used for a variety of purposes, such as hosting static websites, storing backups, serving as the storage layer for big data analytics, and more.
2. Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud)
Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) is a scalable computing service provided by AWS. It allows users to launch virtual servers, known as instances, in the cloud, and run applications and services on these instances.
EC2 provides a variety of instance types, optimized for different use cases, such as computing, memory, storage, and GPU processing. Users can select the instance type that best fits their needs and scale the number of instances up or down as needed to accommodate changing computing requirements.
3. Amazon RDS (Relational Database Service)
Amazon RDS (Relational Database Service) is a managed relational database service provided by AWS. It allows users to set up, operate, and scale relational databases in the cloud, without the need for manual database administration tasks.
RDS supports popular relational database engines, such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, and Amazon Aurora.
4. Amazon DynamoDB
Amazon DynamoDB is a managed NoSQL database service provided by AWS. It provides fast and flexible storage for any type of data, and is optimized for high performance and scalability.
DynamoDB stores data as tables, with each table containing multiple items, which can have one or more attributes. It supports a variety of data structures, including key-value, document, and graph, and provides flexible and fast querying and retrieval of data.
5. AWS Lambda
Amazon Lambda is a serverless computing service provided by AWS. It allows users to run code in the cloud without having to provision or manage servers.
With Lambda, users can upload their code and set up triggers, such as events from other AWS services or HTTP requests, that will cause the code to run. Lambda will then automatically execute the code in response to these triggers and scale the number of instances running the code as needed to meet demand. Lambda supports a number of programming languages, including Node.js, Python, Java, and C#.
6. Amazon SNS:
Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS) is a highly scalable, distributed, and flexible notification service provided by AWS. It makes it easy to set up, operate, and send notifications from the cloud.
SNS allows users to send messages to a large number of subscribers, who can be either other AWS services, such as Lambda and SQS, or external endpoints, such as email addresses, mobile devices, or HTTP endpoints. SNS can be used to send various types of messages, such as transactional messages, marketing messages, and system alerts.
7. Amazon CloudFront
Amazon CloudFront is a fast content delivery network (CDN) service provided by AWS. It delivers content, such as web pages, images, videos, and applications, to customers with low latency and high transfer speeds.
CloudFront works by caching content at edge locations around the world, and then serving the cached content to customers from the edge location closest to them. This helps to reduce latency and increase transfer speeds, as content is delivered from the edge location rather than from the origin server.
8. Amazon API Gateway
Amazon API Gateway is a fully managed service for creating, deploying, and managing APIs at scale. It allows developers to create, publish, and manage RESTful APIs that can be accessed by application developers, partners, and customers.
API Gateway provides a number of features for creating and managing APIs, including creating and testing APIs with an easy-to-use graphical interface, generating and managing API keys, throttling and controlling access to APIs, and caching responses for improved performance.
9. Amazon Elastic Beanstalk
Amazon Elastic Beanstalk is a fully managed platform for deploying and running web applications and services. It provides a simple, fast, and cost-effective way to get applications up and running quickly.
Elastic Beanstalk supports multiple programming languages, including Node.js, Python, Java, .NET, PHP, and Ruby, and provides pre-configured platforms for deploying applications written in these languages.
10. Amazon CloudWatch
Amazon CloudWatch is a monitoring and management service provided by AWS. It provides data and operational insights for various AWS resources, such as EC2 instances, RDS databases, and Lambda functions, as well as custom metrics generated by applications and services.
CloudWatch provides a range of monitoring and management capabilities, including monitoring resource utilization and performance, setting alarms and receiving notifications for changes in resource behavior, and storing and analyzing log data.