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Infrastructure Strategy
DigitalOcean to AWS EC2 Migration Roadmap
Monthly Sessions Simulator
100k / mo
10k
100k
500k
1M
5M
12-month projection at 8% monthly growth. Red line = scaling threshold.
DigitalOcean$39
Phase 1: Initial Deployment
Efficiency & Speed
4 GB RAM / 2 vCPU Droplet
$24
Managed MySQL Basic
$15
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AWS EC2$180
Phase 2: Strategic Scaling
High Concurrency & SLA
Auto Scaling Groups
$70
Aurora / ElastiCache
$110
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Cost Breakdown by Category
Compute
Database
Caching
Phase 1 Total
$39/mo
DigitalOcean
Phase 2 Total
$180/mo
AWS EC2
Scale Trigger
Threshold: > 500k Sessions
+$ 141
Budget Delta
Server Management Guide
Detailed breakdown for setting up and managing your infrastructure roadmap.
1. Security Baseline
- SSH Keys: Disable password authentication in
/etc/ssh/sshd_config. - Firewalls: Use DO Cloud Firewalls to restrict inbound ports (22, 80, 443 only).
- Non-Root: Always create a sudo user for daily tasks.
Backups & Recovery
Enable weekly Automated Backups ($2.40/mo for 4GB Droplet). For major updates, take a Snapshot to create an instant rollback point.
2. Database Management
Leverage Managed Databases for MySQL/Valkey. Primary benefit: Point-in-time recovery (7-day history) and zero-downtime maintenance windows.
"DigitalOcean minimizes early complexity; AWS provides the strategic platform once scale demands outweigh cost sensitivity."