Deploying a Full Stack SaaS

Short summary

Guides deployment strategy for SaaS across three tiers: single VM with Docker Compose, managed container platforms like ECS Fargate or Cloud Run, and Kubernetes. Argues against overbuilding infrastructure early and recommends building once, testing the build, then promoting the same artifact through environments. Includes a GitHub Actions workflow for building and deploying to AWS ECS.

• •Three deployment tiers: Docker Compose on VM, managed containers, Kubernetes — choose by actual need
• •Build once and promote the same artifact through environments to avoid staging/production drift
• •Kubernetes should be deferred the longest; its operational cost is unjustified for most early SaaS teams

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