AWS App Mesh labs step by step with screenshot Show drafts

 

1. Create an App Mesh Mesh

• Navigate to App Mesh Console: In the AWS Management Console, search for "App Mesh" and select the service.
• Create Mesh: Click "Create mesh".
• Configure Mesh:
  • Name: Provide a meaningful name.
  • Description: Provide an optional description.
• Create Mesh: Click "Create mesh".

AWS App Mesh Console showing the creation of a mesh

2. Create a Virtual Node

• Select Mesh: Choose the newly created mesh.
• Create Virtual Node: Click "Create virtual node".
• Configure Virtual Node:
  • Name: Provide a meaningful name.
  • Spec: Configure the virtual node specification (e.g., listener, service discovery, backends).
• Create Virtual Node: Click "Create virtual node".

AWS App Mesh Console showing the creation of a virtual node

3. Create a Virtual Router

• Select Mesh: Choose the mesh containing the virtual node.
• Create Virtual Router: Click "Create virtual router".
• Configure Virtual Router:
  • Name: Provide a meaningful name.
  • Spec: Configure the virtual router specification (e.g., listeners, route specifications).
• Create Virtual Router: Click "Create virtual router".

AWS App Mesh Console showing the creation of a virtual router

4. Create a Virtual Service

• Select Mesh: Choose the mesh containing the virtual node and virtual router.
• Create Virtual Service: Click "Create virtual service".
• Configure Virtual Service:
  • Name: Provide a meaningful name.
  • Spec: Configure the virtual service specification (e.g., provider, spec).
• Create Virtual Service: Click "Create virtual service".

AWS App Mesh Console showing the creation of a virtual service

5. Associate Virtual Node with Virtual Service

• Select Virtual Service: Choose the newly created virtual service.
• Associate Virtual Node: Click "Associate virtual node".
• Choose Virtual Node: Select the virtual node you want to associate.
• Associate: Click "Associate".

AWS App Mesh Console showing the association of a virtual node with a virtual service

6. Deploy Your Application

• Deploy Application: Deploy your application (e.g., on ECS, EKS) and configure it to use the virtual service.

ECS or EKS cluster showing the deployment of an application

7. Test Your Application

• Test Application: Use a tool like Postman or curl to test your application and verify that it is routing traffic through App Mesh.

terminal showing the testing of an application using curl

8. Additional Considerations

• Virtual Node Types: Choose the appropriate virtual node type based on your workload (e.g., mesh-owned, custom).
• Service Discovery: Configure service discovery for your application (e.g., DNS, AWS Cloud Map).
• Traffic Management: Use App Mesh features like canary deployments, blue-green deployments, and fault injection to manage traffic.
• Observability: Monitor App Mesh metrics and logs to understand traffic patterns and performance.