How to Deploy Your Amazon Q Developer-Built App
Step-by-step guide to deploying your Amazon Q Developer app to production. Covers Python deployment, environment variables, and production configuration.
What Amazon Q Developer generates
Amazon Q Developer typically generates projects using Python, TypeScript, and Java with AWS CDK for infrastructure. Amazon Q has deep knowledge of AWS services and generates code that integrates with the AWS ecosystem — Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, API Gateway, and more. Understanding the stack is important because it determines your deployment options and the specific configuration you'll need.
Where to deploy
AWS-native — Lambda for serverless functions, ECS or EKS for containerized workloads, Amplify for frontend hosting. Infrastructure as code via AWS CDK or CloudFormation
Step-by-step deployment
Amazon Q often generates CDK constructs alongside application code. Review generated CDK stacks for correct IAM permissions before deploying. Run `cdk diff` before `cdk deploy` to understand infrastructure changes. Configure AWS CodePipeline or GitHub Actions for CI/CD. Set environment-specific configurations in AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store or Secrets Manager
Environment variables
One of the most common deployment failures is missing or misconfigured environment variables. Amazon Q Developer apps often hardcode values during development that need to be externalized for production. Audit every file for hardcoded URLs, API keys, and configuration values. Create a .env.example file listing every required variable. Set these in your hosting platform's dashboard before deploying.
Post-deployment checklist
After deploying, verify: HTTPS is enforced on all routes, custom domain is configured and resolving, environment variables are correctly loaded, all features work in production (not just locally), error tracking is capturing exceptions, and performance is acceptable under real conditions.
Common deployment mistakes
The most frequent issues we see in Amazon Q Developer deployments: forgetting to set environment variables (causing startup crashes), not testing the production build locally before deploying, missing build dependencies, and using development configurations in production.
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