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Migration of Ruby on Rails Application from Heroku to AWS with Docker and Elastic Beanstalk
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  2. Migration of Ruby on Rails Application from Heroku to AWS with Docker and Elastic Beanstalk

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Migration of Ruby on Rails Application from Heroku to AWS with Docker and Elastic Beanstalk

onix-systems.com
Information technology
Business services
eCommerce

Current Infrastructure Limitations

The client's Ruby on Rails application hosted on Heroku faced critical challenges including limited server resource control, poor scalability with increasing traffic, high operational costs due to dyno limitations, restricted root access for configuration, and reliability issues caused by Heroku's constrained environment management capabilities.

About the Client

Growing technology company requiring scalable infrastructure for high-traffic web applications

Key Migration Goals

  • Migrate production application from Heroku to AWS with zero downtime
  • Improve application performance and resource utilization
  • Reduce monthly infrastructure costs by 25%
  • Implement scalable architecture for future growth
  • Enable full root access for custom configuration needs

Core Migration Requirements

  • Docker containerization of Ruby on Rails application
  • AWS Elastic Beanstalk deployment with auto-scaling configuration
  • Infrastructure monitoring and cost optimization dashboard
  • Automated CI/CD pipeline for future deployments
  • Multi-region failover configuration

Technology Stack

AWS Elastic Beanstalk
Docker containers
Ruby on Rails 2.4.10
Amazon EC2 instances
AWS CloudWatch

System Integrations

  • Heroku Postgres database migration
  • Third-party API integrations
  • Payment gateway services
  • User authentication systems

Operational Requirements

  • 99.95% system uptime SLA
  • Horizontal scaling to handle 500% traffic spikes
  • Infrastructure cost predictability
  • Container security scanning
  • Compliance with AWS best practices

Expected Business Outcomes

Successful migration will reduce monthly infrastructure costs by $200 while improving application performance and scalability. The AWS-based solution will enable seamless scaling during traffic spikes, reduce deployment complexity through containerization, and provide full infrastructure control for custom optimizations, supporting future business growth and technical requirements.

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