How We Migrated from Heroku to Amazon Web Services (AWS) Using Docker

Description and use

Progressly migrated their application from Heroku to AWS using Docker to reduce costs and gain more control over their infrastructure.

Problem

The team needed to migrate their application from Heroku to AWS to reduce costs and gain more control over infrastructure, while ensuring a smooth transition with minimal downtime.

Outcome

The migration from Heroku to AWS using Docker was successful, leading to significant cost savings and improved infrastructure control for Progressly.

Workflow

• Containerize the application using Docker.
• Set up the AWS infrastructure (EC2, ECR, ECS, etc.).
• Push Docker images to Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR).
• Configure Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS) to run the containers.
• Update DNS records to point to the new AWS infrastructure.
• Monitor the application for any issues post-migration.

Evidence

How We Migrated from Heroku to Amazon Web Services (AWS) Using Docker

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