nest-deploy-stack ☁️🚀

The official deploy-stack integration for NestJS.

nest-deploy-stack is a native Angular DevKit Schematic that bridges your NestJS application and AWS. By simply running a generator, it automatically scaffolds a production-ready AWS Fargate architecture directly into your repository.

What it generates under the hood:

• Compute & Networking: An AWS ECS Fargate cluster, Application Load Balancer, and an optional managed Amazon RDS PostgreSQL database.
• DevSecOps CI/CD: A GitHub Actions workflow utilizing keyless IAM OIDC and automated Trivy container vulnerability scanning.
• Smart Code Patching: Safely modifies your NestJS AST (src/main.ts) to ensure your app binds correctly to 0.0.0.0 for Docker/AWS traffic routing.
• State Management: Native Terraform templates with an encrypted S3 remote state backend.

📦 Installation & Usage

In the root of your existing NestJS project, install the schematic as a development dependency:

npm install -D nest-deploy-stack

Then, use the Nest CLI to execute the generator:

npx @nestjs/cli generate nest-deploy-stack --collection nest-deploy-stack

You will be prompted for:

1. aws_region: Target AWS region for deployment (e.g., us-east-2).
2. include_managed_rds: Select Yes to automatically provision and securely attach an Amazon RDS PostgreSQL database.
3. port: The port your NestJS app listens on (default: 3000).

Once the schematic runs, it will auto-patch your main.ts, generate a zero-CVE Dockerfile, and create your terraform/ and .github/ directories natively.

🚀 Deployment (Day 1)

After the schematic successfully generates your infrastructure templates, provision them to your real AWS account by running:

npx --yes deploy-stack apply

(Note: If you enabled an RDS database, push your local API secrets to the newly created AWS Vault using npx deploy-stack secrets push .env before pushing your code to GitHub).

🔄 Automation (Day 2)

Push your code to GitHub. The generated GitHub Actions CI/CD pipeline will automatically build your Docker image, scan it for vulnerabilities using Trivy, and deploy the new task definition to AWS Fargate securely via IAM OIDC.

🗑️ Teardown (Stopping AWS Billing)

To remove all provisioned infrastructure, destroy the database, and stop billing, run:

npx --yes deploy-stack destroy

🎮 Live Example

Want to see the resulting architecture in action? Check out the deploy-stack-nest-example repository.

🧠 Powered by deploy-stack

This schematic is a headless automation wrapper around the core deploy-stack CLI. For custom architectures, full CLI flags, or supporting other web frameworks, visit the main deploy-stack repository.

💰 AWS Costs & Disclaimer

This tool provisions real AWS resources which will incur charges on your AWS bill. An ECS Fargate cluster with an Application Load Balancer running 24/7 typically costs around ~$15 - $20/month minimum, depending on your region. A managed RDS database will add additional monthly costs.

Disclaimer: The maintainers are not responsible for unexpected AWS charges. Always monitor your AWS Billing Dashboard.