Aug 30, 2022Worthwhile StormsMy journey to the Cloud/DevOps and an ode dedicated to those who are in a transitional period of their lives or are currently experiencing challenges. “You’ve got to be able to take some disappointments in life too. Not always is everything is going to go well. you just have to…Cloud8 min readCloud8 min read
Published inAWS Tip·Jul 1, 2022Leveraging Python & Lambda to Auto Start & Stop EC2 InstancesScenario The Managers are complaining about the rising cost of our development lab and need to save money by stopping our (for this example) 3 ec2 instances after all engineers are clocked out. Objective This is a beginner-friendly yet extensive walk-through on using python & lambda to auto-start and stops…Python8 min readPython8 min read
Published inDev Genius·Jun 19, 2022Creating A DynamoDB Table using PythonIf you have been following my DevOps journey thus far, you might recall an earlier project on “Creating A DynamoDB Table using The AWS CLI.” Since then, we’ve traveled safely back from CDA(AWS Developer Associate) land (A tale I promise to share in a future article), and being that we…Python6 min readPython6 min read
Published inDev Genius·Jun 14, 2022Deploying a DynamoDB Table using Terraform ModulesIntroduction As I continue to explore Terraform as a tool, one of the ideas given to me and my cohort mates by our mentors was to revisit previous projects and to complete them using Terraform. It would serve as a means by which we would get more familiar and comfortable…Terraform4 min readTerraform4 min read
Published inDev Genius·Jun 4, 2022Terraform Modules 101: Managing EC2 Creation & Launch by leveraging Terraform Modules.For this week’s tutorial we are going to use the following scenario as our basis for context. You the reader are a rockstar DevOps Engineer whose recently been approached by your manager to launch an EC2 instance using Terraform. Easy huh? Might be your first thought. But here’s the caveat…Terraform7 min readTerraform7 min read
Published inNerd For Tech·May 31, 2022Deploying A Docker Container to an AWS Cluster Using TerraformThis is a beginner friendly yet extensive walk through on using Terraform to deploy a docker container to an AWS ECS cluster. But before we get to the main event, we have some housekeeping items we must first get through. Infrastructure as Code: As the name implies deploying your infrastructure…DevOps5 min readDevOps5 min read
Published inAWS Tip·Mar 14, 2022Building A CI/CD Pipeline using GitHub, CodePipeline, & CodeBuildIf you the reader are following this blog, chances are that similarly to me you’re on a quest to either acquire or deepen your cloud and DevOps knowledge. As such it would not be inconceivable that in said journey, for you to have come across the words CI/CD. …DevOps6 min readDevOps6 min read
Published inDev Genius·Feb 28, 2022Creating A DynamoDB Table using AWS CLI 101If you’re new to this DevOps Cloud world like I was at some point, AWS and its many services are most likely foreign to you. While it can be intimidating at first, breaking such a massive service into smaller chunks can make absorbing such knowledge easier. …AWS5 min readAWS5 min read
Published inDev Genius·Feb 21, 2022A Newbie’s Guide To Creating An EC2 Instance With An Apache Server Via The AWS CLIIf you have been following my DevOps journey thus far, you might recall how my first project was a walkthrough on “How To Install Apache Web Server on Ubuntu”. Six weeks have since passed then, and we’ve learned and added quite a bit more to the arsenal. It’s interesting how…AWS7 min readAWS7 min read
Published inFAUN — Developer Community 🐾·Feb 13, 2022A Beginner’s Guide To Hosting A Static Website With S3 & CloudFrontIn this week’s episode of “Level Up in Tech Project”, I would love for you (the reader) to close your eyes and imagine the following. No peeking, close your eyes. You the reader are a rockstar DevOps Engineer whose recently been approached by a local startup to deploy a static…AWS8 min readAWS8 min read
