Deploying Node.js Applications on Amazon EC2 Windows

Deploying a Full-Stack User Management Application on Windows Server 2025

ℹ️ Information: This guide demonstrates how to deploy a full-stack AWS User Management application on an Amazon EC2 instance running Windows Server 2025. The application uses Node.js, Express, Express-Handlebars, and MySQL to provide complete CRUD functionality in a Windows environment.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have:

  • An Amazon EC2 instance running Windows Server 2025 Base
  • Basic knowledge of AWS services and Windows administration
  • An active AWS account with appropriate permissions

Implementation Overview

This lab will walk you through:

  1. Setting up a database environment using XAMPP with MySQL (MariaDB)
  2. Configuring the database schema using phpMyAdmin
  3. Installing the Node.js runtime environment
  4. Deploying and configuring the AWS User Management application
  5. Testing CRUD operations (Create, Read, Update, Delete)

⚠️ Warning: Ensure your EC2 instance’s security group allows inbound traffic on the necessary ports (80 for XAMPP, 3000 for Node.js application) to access the web interfaces from your browser.

💡 Pro Tip:

  • Using XAMPP simplifies the installation and configuration of MySQL, Apache, and PHP on Windows Server, making it well-suited for development and testing environments.

  • For production environments, consider using Amazon RDS for MySQL instead of a local MySQL installation to improve scalability, reliability, and security of your database tier.