Deploy to your own AWS account, without a DevOps hire
Vylara deploys workloads into your own AWS account: Docker, CI, and deployment config arrive as Git pull requests you merge. VPC, ECS on EC2, RDS, and the rest are provisioned when you run your first deploy.
Why deploy into your own AWS account
Running on a PaaS is fine until cost, compliance, customer requirements (BYOC), or the architecture itself push you off. The moment you need a private VPC peer, a regulated data residency, or a Reserved Instance budget, you need your AWS account.
Most small teams stall at this transition because it requires a senior engineer to bootstrap. Vylara removes that gate.
What gets generated
- Network: VPC, public/private subnets across three availability zones, NAT gateway, security groups
- Compute: ECS cluster on EC2 (default) or EKS when warranted, with task definitions and an Application Load Balancer
- Data: RDS Postgres or Aurora Serverless, sized to your workload signal
- Secrets: AWS Secrets Manager entries linked to task definitions
- Observability: CloudWatch log groups, metric filters, basic dashboards
- CI/CD: GitHub Actions or CodePipeline that builds on push and rolls out on merge
- IAM: Least-privilege roles for the runtime, the deploy role, and the Vylara role
Connecting your AWS account safely
You create a single IAM role with a trust policy scoped to Vylara’s account ID and an ExternalId. Vylara assumes that role only when you explicitly approve a deploy. Revoke the role and Vylara loses all access immediately.
We never receive your AWS root credentials, never store long-lived access keys, and never run apply on unmerged branches.
What it costs you
You pay AWS directly for AWS usage. Vylara charges for orchestration and AI-assisted analysis on a tiered plan. See pricing.
Connect a repo, review your cloud plan in Vylara, merge delivery changes as Git PRs, and deploy into your own AWS or Azure account when you’re ready.
Start freeFrequently asked questions
- Does Vylara have access to my AWS account permanently?
- No. Vylara uses an IAM role you create with a scoped trust policy. You can revoke the role at any time in the AWS console. Docker, CI, and deployment config stay in your Git repo. Your AWS resources keep running in your account.
- Which AWS services does Vylara use by default?
- Typical baseline: VPC with public/private subnets, ECS on EC2 (or EKS when warranted) for containers, RDS or Aurora for managed Postgres, Secrets Manager for credentials, CloudWatch for logs and metrics, ECR for images, and GitHub Actions for CD. The exact mix is inferred from your repo.
- What about regions and multi-region?
- Pick any AWS region during onboarding. Multi-region active-active is supported on the Team and Enterprise plans. Additional regions are configured in Vylara or your AWS console.
- Can I edit what Vylara proposes?
- Yes. Dockerfiles, CI workflows, and deployment config land in your repo as normal Git pull requests. Review and edit them before merge. Infrastructure changes are made in Vylara or directly in the AWS console.