Node.js developers face the dilemma of choosing between EC2 and Elastic Beanstalk for AWS deployment.
EC2 offers full control with manual management, while Elastic Beanstalk provides managed simplicity and auto-scaling.
Deploying on EC2 involves server setup, Node.js installation, app deployment, and Nginx setup for reverse proxy.
On the other hand, deploying on Elastic Beanstalk requires using EB CLI for initialization and deployment, offering ease of use with auto-scaling and less control.