Also, look at Matt's write up of how this works: http://xania.org/201609/how-compiler-explorer-runs-on-amazon http://xania.org/201609/how-compiler-explorer-run

Also, look at Matt's write up of how this works: http://xania.org/201609/how-compiler-explorer-runs-on-amazon http://xania.org/201609/how-compiler-explorer-runs-on-amazon as a pragmatic example (incl. all tools & configs) of how to build an auto scaling & deploying site, without overdosing on kool-aid.