Search code examples
hostingamazon-web-servicesweb-hosting

Is it possible to use AWS as a web host?

Is it possible to load / host an entire website using AWS? Or is it only a service that can load specific pieces of a website - such as images, etc. Obviously, I'd want to use my own domain. If you can use it, are there any limitations?

Here's the AWS link, for context:

http://aws.amazon.com/s3/

Solution

  • EDIT: Aug 12, 2016 they have a dedicated section on how to get started hosting a website on AWS. Please note S3 only allows STATIC websites but AWS provides SDKs in case you want to run PHP, ASP.NET, etc on your instance. See the links for more details.

    http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/dev/WebsiteHosting.html https://aws.amazon.com/websites/

    So guess what I just found while doing some Google searches for hosting on AWS?! A blog post by the AWS stating that you can (now) host a website on S3. (Funny enough, the StackOverflow and the AWS post were right next to each other in the SERPs!)

    http://aws.typepad.com/aws/2011/02/host-your-static-website-on-amazon-s3.html