AWS Architectures

Production-ready AWS architecture diagrams.

VPC with Public/Private Subnets

Classic three-tier architecture with proper network segmentation.

@arch
#!ext icons

[nodes]
  internet:Internet|icon:cloud

  [AWS]
    route53:Route 53|icon:aws-amazon-route-53
    cf:CloudFront|icon:aws-amazon-cloudfront

    [VPC: 10.0.0.0/16]
      [Public Subnets (10.0.1.0/24, 10.0.2.0/24)]
        alb:Application LB|icon:aws-alb
        nat1:NAT Gateway|icon:aws-amazon-virtual-private-cloud
        nat2:NAT Gateway|icon:aws-amazon-virtual-private-cloud

      [Private Subnets - App (10.0.10.0/24, 10.0.11.0/24)]
        ecs1:ECS Service|icon:aws-ecs
        ecs2:ECS Service|icon:aws-ecs

      [Private Subnets - Data (10.0.20.0/24, 10.0.21.0/24)]
        rds:RDS Primary|icon:aws-rds
        rds_ro:RDS Read Replica|icon:aws-rds
        redis:ElastiCache|icon:aws-amazon-elasticache

    s3:S3 Assets|icon:aws-s3

[edges]
  internet->route53
  route53->cf
  cf->alb
  cf->s3
  alb->ecs1
  alb->ecs2
  ecs1->rds
  ecs2->rds
  ecs1->redis
  ecs2->redis
  ecs1->rds_ro:reads
  rds->rds_ro:replication
  ecs1->nat1:outbound
  ecs2->nat2:outbound

Rendered diagram

Serverless API

API Gateway + Lambda + DynamoDB pattern.

@arch
#!ext icons

[styles]
  sync: color:#3B82F6|width:2
  async: color:#8B5CF6|dash:5,5

[nodes]
  client:Mobile/Web|icon:users

  [AWS]
    apigw:API Gateway|icon:aws-api-gateway
    cognito:Cognito|icon:aws-amazon-cognito

    [Lambda Functions]
      auth:Authorizer|icon:aws-lambda
      api:API Handler|icon:aws-lambda
      worker:Async Worker|icon:aws-lambda

    [Data]
      dynamo:DynamoDB|icon:aws-dynamodb
      s3:S3|icon:aws-s3

    sqs:SQS|icon:aws-sqs
    sns:SNS|icon:aws-sns

[edges]
  client->apigw|style:sync
  apigw->auth:authorize|style:sync
  auth->cognito|style:sync
  apigw->api|style:sync
  api->dynamo|style:sync
  api->s3|style:sync
  api-->sqs|style:async
  sqs-->worker|style:async
  worker->dynamo|style:sync
  worker-->sns|style:async

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Multi-Region Disaster Recovery

Active-passive with automatic failover.

@arch
#!ext icons

[nodes]
  users:Global Users|icon:users
  r53:Route 53|icon:aws-amazon-route-53

  [US-East-1 (Primary)|color:green]
    cf1:CloudFront|icon:aws-amazon-cloudfront
    alb1:ALB|icon:aws-alb
    ecs1:ECS Cluster|icon:aws-ecs
    rds1:RDS Primary|icon:aws-rds
    s3_1:S3|icon:aws-s3

  [EU-West-1 (DR)|color:orange]
    cf2:CloudFront|icon:aws-amazon-cloudfront
    alb2:ALB|icon:aws-alb
    ecs2:ECS Cluster|icon:aws-ecs
    rds2:RDS Replica|icon:aws-rds
    s3_2:S3|icon:aws-s3

[edges]
  users->r53
  r53->cf1:primary
  r53->cf2:failover
  cf1->alb1
  cf2->alb2
  alb1->ecs1
  alb2->ecs2
  ecs1->rds1
  ecs2->rds2
  rds1-->rds2:async replication
  s3_1-->s3_2:cross-region replication

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Event-Driven Architecture

Decoupled microservices with EventBridge.

@arch
#!ext icons

[styles]
  event: color:#8B5CF6|dash:5,5
  cmd: color:#3B82F6|width:2

[nodes]
  [API Layer]
    apigw:API Gateway|icon:aws-api-gateway

  [Services]
    orders:Order Service|icon:aws-lambda
    inventory:Inventory Service|icon:aws-lambda
    shipping:Shipping Service|icon:aws-lambda
    notifications:Notification Service|icon:aws-lambda

  [Event Bus]
    events:EventBridge|icon:aws-amazon-eventbridge

  [Data]
    order_db:Orders DB|icon:aws-dynamodb
    inv_db:Inventory DB|icon:aws-dynamodb
    ship_db:Shipping DB|icon:aws-dynamodb

  [External]
    ses:SES|icon:aws-amazon-simple-email-service
    sns:SNS|icon:aws-sns

[edges]
  apigw->orders|style:cmd
  orders->order_db|style:cmd
  orders-->events:OrderCreated|style:event
  events-->inventory:reserve stock|style:event
  events-->shipping:create shipment|style:event
  events-->notifications:send email|style:event
  inventory->inv_db|style:cmd
  shipping->ship_db|style:cmd
  shipping-->events:ShipmentCreated|style:event
  notifications->ses|style:cmd
  notifications->sns|style:cmd

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Data Lake Architecture

S3-based data lake with analytics.

@arch
#!ext icons

[styles]
  ingest: color:#F59E0B|width:2
  process: color:#3B82F6|width:2
  query: color:#10B981|width:2

[nodes]
  [Sources]
    app:Applications|icon:server
    iot:IoT Devices|icon:cloud
    db:Databases|icon:database

  [Ingestion]
    kinesis:Kinesis Data Streams|icon:aws-amazon-kinesis
    firehose:Kinesis Firehose|icon:aws-amazon-kinesis
    dms:DMS|icon:aws-dms

  [Storage - S3 Data Lake]
    raw:Raw Zone|icon:aws-s3
    processed:Processed Zone|icon:aws-s3
    curated:Curated Zone|icon:aws-s3

  [Processing]
    glue:Glue ETL|icon:aws-aws-glue
    emr:EMR|icon:aws-amazon-emr
    lambda:Lambda|icon:aws-lambda

  [Analytics]
    athena:Athena|icon:aws-amazon-athena
    redshift:Redshift|icon:aws-amazon-redshift
    quicksight:QuickSight|icon:aws-amazon-quicksight

  [Catalog]
    glue_catalog:Glue Catalog|icon:aws-aws-glue

[edges]
  app->kinesis|style:ingest
  iot->kinesis|style:ingest
  db->dms|style:ingest
  kinesis->firehose|style:ingest
  firehose->raw|style:ingest
  dms->raw|style:ingest
  raw->glue|style:process
  glue->processed|style:process
  processed->emr|style:process
  emr->curated|style:process
  lambda->processed|style:process
  curated->athena|style:query
  curated->redshift|style:query
  athena->quicksight|style:query
  redshift->quicksight|style:query
  glue->glue_catalog|style:process
  athena->glue_catalog|style:query

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More AWS Examples

See the example files in the repository:

• aws-vpc-architecture.tdl - Detailed VPC setup

• aws-multi-region-dr.tdl - Full DR architecture

• aws-styled-architecture.tdl - Styling patterns