Improving Application Performance with AWS Global Accelerator

{

graph TB

Users((Global Users)) --- Edge[Edge Locations]

Edge --- GA[Global Accelerator]

subgraph AWS Region 1

GA --- ALB1[Application Load Balancer]

ALB1 --- EC21[EC2 Instances]

end

subgraph AWS Region 2

GA --- ALB2[Application Load Balancer]

ALB2 --- EC22[EC2 Instances]

end

style GA fill:#FF9900,stroke:#232F3E,color:#232F3E

style ALB1 fill:#232F3E,stroke:#232F3E,color:white

style ALB2 fill:#232F3E,stroke:#232F3E,color:white

style EC21 fill:#232F3E,stroke:#232F3E,color:white

style EC22 fill:#232F3E,stroke:#232F3E,color:white

}

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``typescript

const createGlobalAccelerator = async () => {

const accelerator = new aws.globalaccelerator.Accelerator('app-accelerator', {

name: 'app-accelerator',

enabled: true,

attributes: {

flowLogsEnabled: true,

flowLogsS3Bucket: 'flow-logs-bucket',

flowLogsS3Prefix: 'global-accelerator',

},

});

const listener = new aws.globalaccelerator.Listener('app-listener', {

acceleratorArn: accelerator.arn,

clientAffinity: 'SOURCE_IP',

protocol: 'TCP',

portRanges: [

{

fromPort: 80,

toPort: 80,

},

{

fromPort: 443,

toPort: 443,

},

],

});

return { accelerator, listener };

};

`

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`typescript

const createEndpointGroups = async (listener: aws.globalaccelerator.Listener) => {

// Primary region endpoint group

const primaryGroup = new aws.globalaccelerator.EndpointGroup('primary', {

listenerArn: listener.arn,

endpointGroupRegion: 'us-west-2',

trafficDialPercentage: 100,

healthCheckPort: 80,

healthCheckProtocol: 'HTTP',

healthCheckPath: '/health',

thresholdCount: 3,

endpoints: [

{

endpointId: 'alb-arn',

weight: 100,

},

],

});

// Secondary region endpoint group

const secondaryGroup = new aws.globalaccelerator.EndpointGroup('secondary', {

listenerArn: listener.arn,

endpointGroupRegion: 'us-east-1',

trafficDialPercentage: 0,

healthCheckPort: 80,

healthCheckProtocol: 'HTTP',

healthCheckPath: '/health',

thresholdCount: 3,

endpoints: [

{

endpointId: 'alb-arn',

weight: 100,

},

],

});

return { primaryGroup, secondaryGroup };

};

`

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{

graph TB

GA[Global Accelerator] --- HC{Health Check}

HC --- Primary[Primary Endpoint]

HC --- Secondary[Secondary Endpoint]

Primary --- Status1{Health Status}

Secondary --- Status2{Health Status}

Status1 --- Healthy1[Healthy]

Status1 --- Unhealthy1[Unhealthy]

Status2 --- Healthy2[Healthy]

Status2 --- Unhealthy2[Unhealthy]

Unhealthy1 --- Failover[Automatic Failover]

Failover --- Secondary

style GA fill:#FF9900,stroke:#232F3E,color:#232F3E

style HC fill:#FF9900,stroke:#232F3E,color:#232F3E

style Primary fill:#232F3E,stroke:#232F3E,color:white

style Secondary fill:#232F3E,stroke:#232F3E,color:white

style Failover fill:#7AA116,stroke:#232F3E,color:#232F3E

`}

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AWS Global Accelerator provides a powerful way to improve application performance and availability for global users. By implementing the strategies and best practices outlined in this guide, you can create highly available and performant applications that deliver excellent user experiences worldwide.

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1. [AWS Global Accelerator Documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/global-accelerator/)

2. [Global Accelerator Best Practices](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/global-accelerator/latest/dg/best-practices.html)

3. [Performance Optimization Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/global-accelerator/latest/dg/introduction-benefits-global-accelerator.html)