Configuration

Required
Web server environments handle HTTP requests, while worker environments process tasks from an SQS queue.
Select the runtime platform for your application.
Distributes incoming traffic across multiple instances.
Automatically adjusts capacity based on traffic.

Environment Status

Not Deployed

Environment Details

Name: my-application
Platform: Node.js
Type: Web Server

Capacity

Instances: 1 × t2.micro
Load Balancer: Enabled
Auto Scaling: Enabled

Application Management

Environment Logs

00:00:00 AWS Elastic Beanstalk Simulator initialized.

Elastic Beanstalk Architecture

AWS VPC
Internet Gateway
Elastic Load Balancer
Routes traffic to instances
Auto Scaling Group
External Resources
RDS, S3, etc.

Key Components:

  • Application: Your code deployed to Elastic Beanstalk
  • Environment: AWS resources running your application
  • Platform: Software stack (language, server, OS) for your application
  • Elastic Load Balancer: Distributes traffic across instances
  • Auto Scaling: Adjusts capacity based on traffic demands
  • EC2 Instances: Virtual servers running your application code