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You’ve successfully created your first AWS IAM user, a crucial step in securing your cloud environment. But what’s the next layer of defense? In the world of digital security, a password is no longer enough. The single most effective action you can take to protect your account from unauthorized access is to enable AWS MFA, or Multi-Factor … Read more

You now understand what AWS IAM is and why using your root account for daily tasks is a major security risk. The single most important action you can take to secure your account is to stop using your root user and start using an IAM user with limited permissions. The first step on this journey is to create … Read more

When you first create an AWS account, you log in with your email address and password. This is your root user, and it has complete, unrestricted access to every single part of your account. Using the root user for everyday tasks is like using the master key for a skyscraper to open your office door—it’s powerful, … Read more

Setting up an S3 custom domain is the most important step in turning your project into a professional website. You’ve successfully launched a static website on Amazon S3, but the default URL looks something like http://your-bucket-name.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com. While functional, this isn’t a memorable address. The solution is to connect your S3 website to a custom domain name that you … Read more

Enabling S3 HTTPS is a critical step to secure your static website and gain the trust of your visitors. You’ve successfully hosted a site on S3 and connected it to a custom domain, but without the padlock icon, browsers will flag your site as “Not Secure.” While S3 static website endpoints don’t natively support HTTPS … Read more

So far, you’ve learned how to create an S3 bucket and upload files to it. But did you know you can use Amazon S3 to host an entire website? For simple sites that don’t require a backend server—known as “static websites”—S3 provides an incredibly cheap, reliable, and massively scalable hosting solution. A static website is … Read more

You’ve successfully created your first S3 bucket, which acts as your personal storage container in the AWS cloud. Now, it’s time to take the next logical step: upload files to AWS S3 bucket. Whether you want to store website assets, important backups, or personal documents, the process of uploading to S3 is simple and can be … Read more

You’ve just learned about Amazon S3 and its power as a scalable object storage service. The theory is great, but the best way to understand S3 is to get hands-on. The very first step in using S3 is to create a “bucket”—a container that will hold all your data. This guide will walk you through … Read more

In the world of cloud computing, there are two foundational pillars: We’ve already explored compute with AWS EC2, but where do you store the vast amounts of data your applications generate? The answer is one of Amazon’s oldest, most reliable, and most important services: S3. Amazon S3 is the backbone for countless applications, from simple websites … Read more

When you launched your first EC2 instance, you likely selected the t2.micro type because it was part of the AWS Free Tier. But what does “t2.micro” actually mean? And how do you choose from the hundreds of other available options? The Instance Type is one of the most important decisions you’ll make when launching a … Read more