AWS: Basic Infrastructure Setup for WordPress

📰 Medium · DevOps

Learn to set up a basic AWS infrastructure for WordPress with security and scalability in mind

intermediate Published 4 Jun 2026

Action Steps

Create a VPC using the AWS Management Console to define your network infrastructure
Configure a NAT Gateway to enable outbound internet access for your instances
Set up an Application Load Balancer (ALB) with SSL to distribute traffic and ensure secure connections
Deploy an RDS instance with MariaDB as the database engine for your WordPress site
Configure NGINX and PHP-FPM to serve your WordPress application
Monitor and optimize your AWS costs using the AWS Cost Explorer

Who Needs to Know This

DevOps engineers and developers can benefit from this guide to deploy a secure and scalable WordPress site on AWS

Key Insight

💡 A well-configured AWS infrastructure is crucial for a secure and scalable WordPress site