Building on AWS with Cursor

This page summarizes the projects mentioned and recommended in the original post on dev.to

InfluxDB – Built for High-Performance Time Series Workloads
InfluxDB 3 OSS is now GA. Transform, enrich, and act on time series data directly in the database. Automate critical tasks and eliminate the need to move data externally. Download now.
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Stream - Scalable APIs for Chat, Feeds, Moderation, & Video.
Stream helps developers build engaging apps that scale to millions with performant and flexible Chat, Feeds, Moderation, and Video APIs and SDKs powered by a global edge network and enterprise-grade infrastructure.
getstream.io
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  1. Pulumi

    Pulumi - Infrastructure as Code in any programming language 🚀

    This is different from having Cursor write Terraform or Pulumi. Those tools let you define infrastructure explicitly, which means Cursor would need to generate proper Terraform configurations, understand AWS resource dependencies, and manage state correctly. AI-generated infrastructure code risks hallucinations that create security vulnerabilities, resource misconfigurations, and version conflicts - meaning you need to carefully review thousands of lines of generated IaC before deploying.

  2. InfluxDB

    InfluxDB – Built for High-Performance Time Series Workloads. InfluxDB 3 OSS is now GA. Transform, enrich, and act on time series data directly in the database. Automate critical tasks and eliminate the need to move data externally. Download now.

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  3. cursor

    The AI Code Editor

    This is different from having Cursor write Terraform or Pulumi. Those tools let you define infrastructure explicitly, which means Cursor would need to generate proper Terraform configurations, understand AWS resource dependencies, and manage state correctly. AI-generated infrastructure code risks hallucinations that create security vulnerabilities, resource misconfigurations, and version conflicts - meaning you need to carefully review thousands of lines of generated IaC before deploying.

  4. Encore

    Open source framework for building robust type-safe distributed systems with declarative infrastructure

    Encore works entirely locally if you prefer not to use AWS. Everything runs on your machine with the same 1:1 local-to-production experience. You can also self-host or use the open-source framework without any cloud platform.

NOTE: The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives. Hence, a higher number means a more popular project.

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