Top AWS Services for MERN Stack App

Billing and Cost Management

This service helps you keep track of your AWS spending. It's like your monthly bank statement showing how much you've spent and on what.

EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud)

EC2 is like renting a computer in the cloud. You can run your app on this computer without having to buy and maintain a physical one.

RDS (Relational Database Service)

RDS is a managed database service. It's like having a database that someone else sets up and maintains for you, so you can focus on using it.

ElastiCache

ElastiCache is like a turbocharger for your app. It stores frequently accessed data in memory so your app can retrieve it faster.

Support

AWS Support is like a help desk. If you run into problems or have questions about AWS, you can get assistance from experts.

S3 (Simple Storage Service)

S3 is like an online storage locker. You can store and retrieve any amount of data, such as images, videos, and documents.

Lightsail

Lightsail is like a simplified version of EC2. It's great for beginners who need to set up a basic server quickly and easily.

CloudFront

CloudFront is a content delivery network (CDN). It makes your website load faster by delivering content from servers that are close to your users.

IAM (Identity and Access Management)

IAM helps you manage who can do what in your AWS account. It's like setting permissions on a shared folder to control who can access and modify files.

AWS Billing Conductor

This tool helps you manage and organize your billing details. Think of it as a way to group and categorize your expenses for better tracking.

CloudWatch

CloudWatch is like a monitoring tool. It keeps an eye on your AWS resources and applications, letting you know if something goes wrong.

Route 53

Route 53 is like a phone book for the internet. It translates human-friendly domain names (like www.example.com) into IP addresses that computers use to identify each other.