AWS App Runner

AWS App Runner is a fully managed service that provides a fast, simple, and cost-effective way to deploy containerized web applications and APIs directly from source code or a container image. It automatically handles infrastructure provisioning, scaling, load balancing, and optional continuous…

Key facts

First appeared: 2021
Category: technology
Problem solved: AWS App Runner was created to dramatically simplify the deployment and scaling of containerized web applications and APIs. It frees developers from managing servers, load balancers, and container orchestrators, allowing them to focus purely on application code while still benefiting from containerization's portability and efficiency.
Platforms: AWS Cloud

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Notable users

Startups
Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs)
Development teams focused on rapid application deployment
Individual developers
Enterprises seeking to offload operational burdens for specific web services