Configuring and managing ASG

Now that we have grasped the fundamental concepts of AWS’s ASG, it’s high time we dive deep into its functionalities and learn how to configure and manage it for optimal performance. We will begin this journey by understanding the foundational building blocks, such as launch templates and scaling policies, and then progress into concepts such as life cycle hooks, logging, and monitoring.

Launch templates

Launch templates are the backbone of your EC2 instance deployment within ASG. They superseded the deprecated launch configurations, offering enhanced flexibility and versioning capabilities. Consider launch templates as blueprints, detailing the specifications for instances that will be automatically deployed by ASG.

With this understanding in context, let’s explore the features of launch templates:

• Versioning: Launch templates allow us to create different versions. This feature comes in particularly handy when you...