How Compiler Explorer Runs on AWS in 2026
Summary
The article outlines how Compiler Explorer runs on AWS in 2026, detailing the cloud stack (CloudFront, S3, WAF, ALB, DynamoDB, SQS, API Gateway, Lambda), monitoring via Grafana/Prometheus/Loki, and auto-scaling. It explains storage optimizations with SquashFS and CEFS, nightly builds, costs (~$3.6k per month with open source credits), and ongoing router work, plus a snapshot of traffic and compiler counts.