When an AWS based application crashes, how do I set up a Fail Whale style page?

Question

I could not find an option for AWS ELB to show a whale-style system failure message when the servers cannot reassure clients that we are working on a problem.

The best thing we can come up with is to install a micro-ec2 instance, and then check the server's health by setting the daemon or cron or using monit and display this micro-instance when all the servers are down.

Are there any more elegant solutions to this problem?

Answer 1

Route 53 can check your site and redirect users to the crash page. If it is static, you can host this page on s3.