Cloud-Native SaaS Platform Built on AmazonECS and AWS Fargate

Yukta is an Ampity-built SaaS product focused on DevOps automation and platform enablement. The platform was designed to support rapid growth, frequent releases, and...

[Overview] System Overview

Yukta is a SaaS platform developed by Ampity to deliver DevOps and cloud-native capabilities to modern engineeringteams.By leveraging Amazon ECS on Fargate and AWS managed services, Yukta achieved a scalable, secure, and highlyautomated platform ready for production workloads.

[Targets] The Goals

[Constraints] The Challenges

[Strategy] Our Solution

[DESIGN] Architecture design

CloudPro-Architecture-Diagram Backend-Application-Flow Frontend-Application-flow

[APPROACH] Execution model

##### Assessment & Design

Defined ECS architecture, networking, and CI/CD workflows.

##### Containerization

Built and versioned Docker images and stored them in Amazon ECR.

##### Backend Deployment

Deployed ECS services on Fargate with automated rollouts.

##### Frontend Deployment

Built and published static assets to Amazon S3 using GitHub Actions.

##### Go-Live & Validation

Validated routing, deployments, and service stability in production.

[RESULTS] Measurable outcomes

Scalability:ECS Fargate scaled services automatically with demand.

Performance: Stable backend response times under variable load.

Cost Savings: ~30–35% reduction compared to VM-based hosting.

Reliability:Zero-downtime deployments with ECS rolling updates.

Security: Eliminated static credentials across CI/CD pipelines.

[TOOLS] Technology Stack

Amazon ECS on Fargate

Amazon ECR

GitHub Actions (OIDC-based authentication)

Amazon S3

Amazon Route 53

AWS IAM

[ANTI-PATTERNS] What could have gone wrong

##### Benefits

Serverless Compute: No EC2 or OS management.

Automated Deployments: CI/CD-driven releases for backend and frontend.

Improved Security: Credential-free AWS access using OIDC.

High Availability: ECS service health checks and self-healing.

Cost Efficiency: Pay-per-use compute and managed services.

[APPLICABILITY] Where this pattern applies

Enabled rapid product launch with minimal operational overhead.

Reduced deployment cycles from manual to fully automated.

Improved platform reliability and release confidence.

Delivered a scalable foundation for future SaaS growth.

Lowered long-term operational costs through managed services.