🚀 Deployed My Next.js Portfolio on AWS EC2 (Production Setup)
Published: (February 28, 2026 at 01:38 PM EST)
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Source: Dev.to
Source: Dev.to
🚀 From Localhost to Live Cloud Server—Portfolio
Today I took my Next.js portfolio from development mode to a fully live production server on AWS EC2 (Amazon Linux 2023).
Instead of using managed platforms, I deployed it manually to understand the infrastructure deeply.
⚙️ What I did
- Launched EC2 instance
- Configured Amazon Linux
- Installed Node.js & Git
- Built the Next.js app for production
- Managed the process using PM2
- Configured Nginx as reverse proxy
- Opened and secured ports via Security Groups
🌍 Result
My portfolio is now live on a public cloud server.