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Host C# web API in AWS?

I am just finishing up C# web API and am wondering on the best way to deploy it on AWS. I am aware I could boot up a VM in the cloud and host it in IIS , is this the only way?

Solution

  • Spinning up one or more Ec2 instances is one way, and there is nothing wrong with that approach.

    Two other options:

    1. employ elastic beanstalk to automate the deployment for you - but it still ends up running on EC2 instances.
    2. convert your WebAPI to API Gateway & C#/Lambda functions instead and run it 'serverless'. Depending on the requirements of your application this may or may not be a viable option for you.