EC2 t3.small for .NET 8.0 Web Applications in Windows 2022 Server

Hello.

As .NET 8.0 is multi-platform, I would rather suggest running this application on Linux and not on Windows, especially when running the instances that small. You will be saving money (no Windows license to pay) and at the same time getting more resources available to the application.

Regards

Hello.

I think it is possible to run it with t3.small in terms of Windows Server hardware requirements.
However, when running the application, it may slow down, so if you try running it and find that it affects performance, you should upgrade to something like t3.medium.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/get-started/hardware-requirements?tabs=cpu

t3.small has 2 vCPUs and 2 GB RAM. 2 GiB RAM is minimum requirements for Windows Server 2022

If your application is not resource demanding, you should be able to run it fine. However, the application may struggle due to insufficient CPU and/or memory resources. What you can do is to monitor your EC2 resource utilization. If resource utilization is too high, you can change instance size. For example, you can change from 2 GiB RAM t3.small to 4 GiB t3.medium.

You can monitor CPU and network usage from EC2 console. To monitor memory utilization within Windows, you will need to install CloudWatch agent. Refer to How do I install and configure the unified CloudWatch agent to push metrics and logs from my EC2 instance to CloudWatch? for installation steps.

Hello, yes its sufficient A t3.small EC2 instance should be sufficient for hosting 1 or 2 .NET 8.0 web applications, especially if you don't expect a lot of traffic. However, there are a few things to consider:

Considerations:

• Resource Usage: .NET applications, depending on their complexity and usage, can consume varying amounts of CPU and memory. Simple applications with minimal traffic should run comfortably on a t3.small instance.
• Burstable Performance: t3 instances are burstable, meaning they can provide high performance for short bursts but will throttle down if the CPU credits are exhausted. If your applications require sustained high CPU usage, a different instance type might be necessary.
• Storage: Ensure you have enough EBS storage for your applications and data.
• Scaling: If you do experience increased traffic, consider setting up auto-scaling or using a larger instance type.

for more follow the link:

https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/instance-types/t3/