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Welcome
This is the Auto Scaling Developer Guide. This guide contains conceptual information about the Auto Scaling web service, as well as information about how to use the service to create new web applications or integrate with existing ones. Separate sections describe how to integrate Auto Scaling with other AWS products, such as Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon Elastic Load Balancing, Amazon Simple Notification Service, and Amazon CloudWatch.
Auto Scaling is a web service that enables you to automatically launch or terminate Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instances based on user-defined policies, health status checks, and schedules. This service is used in conjunction with Amazon CloudWatch and Elastic Load Balancing services.
How Do I...?
See the following table for links to information on how to work with Auto Scaling.
| How Do I... | Relevant Resources |
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Learn more about the business case for Auto Scaling | |
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Learn how Auto Scaling works | |
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Get started with Auto Scaling | |
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Decide whether Auto Scaling is the right choice for my use case | |
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Configure Auto Scaling | |
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Control and manage user identity and access | |
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Get the technical FAQ | |
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Get help from the community of developers |
