The 50-Line Infrastructure Blueprint: Deploy Next.js Applications on AWS Amplify with Pulumi

AWS Amplify with automated CI/CD pipeline

In today’s cloud-first world, infrastructure configuration often becomes a complex, time-consuming task that diverts developer resources from core business functionality. Many organizations struggle with lengthy infrastructure setup processes spanning hundreds of lines of code across multiple files. This article presents a streamlined approach using Pulumi to deploy a Next.js application on AWS Amplify with fully integrated CI/CD pipelines — all in just 50 lines of code.

The Power of Infrastructure as Code with Pulumi

Pulumi enables developers to define cloud infrastructure using familiar programming languages rather than domain-specific languages or templates. This approach allows us to leverage TypeScript’s type safety, abstraction capabilities, and ecosystem while maintaining infrastructure as code principles.

When combined with AWS Amplify — a fully managed service optimized for modern web applications — we can create an elegant, maintainable infrastructure solution that dramatically reduces complexity.

The Solution: 50 Lines That Do It All

Below is the complete infrastructure code needed to deploy a Next.js application on AWS Amplify with CI/CD capabilities:

Architecture Overview

The architecture follows a streamlined workflow:

1. Source code is stored in a GitHub repository
2. AWS Amplify monitors the repository for changes
3. When changes are detected, Amplify automatically:
   - Pulls the latest code
   - Runs the build process defined in buildSpec
   - Deploys the Next.js application
   - Manages hosting, scaling, and content delivery
4. The application is accessible via either Amplify’s default domain or a custom domain you added.

Benefits and Implementation…