Deploy Python/Flask app with MySQL to the cloud | Beginner | Tutorial | Beanstalk | RDS

In this tutorial, you deploy a Flask application to the cloud using AWS Elastic Beanstalk service for provisioning all cloud resources you need.

Beanstalk is a managed service that enables deploying web applications fast and easily to the AWS cloud. With Beanstalk, you don’t need to interact with other services since Beanstalk automates the deployment process for you.

In this video, you are going to learn:
- User & permission management with IAM
- AWS and EB CLI configuration and usage
- Deploying a Python/Flask Web application with MySQL to Elastic Beanstalk
- Accessing MySQL database on RDS

Go straight to the point:
00:00 - Intro
01:00 - Configuration
03:54 - Deploy & Test
06:42 - Explore database
09:29 - Clean up

This video is inspired by the following AWS tutorial: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/elasticbeanstalk/latest/dg/create-deploy-python-flask.html

How to:
Create AWS account: https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/knowledge-center/create-and-activate-aws-account/
Install and configure AWS CLI: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-chap-getting-started.html
Git setup: https://support.atlassian.com/bitbucket-cloud/docs/install-and-set-up-git/
Retain your database when terminating your environment: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/elasticbeanstalk/latest/dg/using-features.managing.db.htm #using-features.decoupling.db

Reference:
Github repository for the Flask TO-DO app: https://github.com/learncloudbydoing/python-flask-todo.git
Database Client extension for VS Code: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=cweijan.vscode-mysql-client2
Figure out your current IP: https://whatismyipaddress.com

Like and subscribe footage by grdynb from Pixabay.

Produced by: Gabriel Costa Silva
Narrated by: Emma Polly – Yes, Amazon Polly ;)

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