AWS AWS JS SDK v3 first impressions I waited a few months to try out the new version of the AWS Javascript SDK to give the maintainers some time to iron out the initial issues. But since it is likely to be the de-facto way to write code that interfaces with AWS APIs, it’s finally time to start the migration. Continue reading → Tamás Sallai 02 March 2021
AWS How to fix the profile support in the AWS JS SDK v3 Two months ago, AWS released the v3 of the Javascript SDK. It brings quite a few updates and unfortunately it needs a different structure than the v2, so a migration is in order for all applications that use that. But since it’s the new version and it’s likely that in the future this will be the mainstream way of writing Javascript code interfacing with the AWS APIs, I started using it for new projects. Continue reading → Tamás Sallai 23 February 2021
AWS CloudFormation How to use cfn-init to set up EC2 instances with CloudFormation CloudFormation is AWS’s Infrastructure-as-Code tool that lets you deploy multiple resources based on a template file that you write. It can create and manage nearly every type of resources in AWS, such as VPCs, Lambda functions, DynamoDB tables, and EC2 instances. A well-architected application is ready to run after its deployment with CloudFormation, without requiring any additional manual steps. Continue reading → Tamás Sallai 16 February 2021
AWS EC2 VPC EC2 VPC building blocks The VPC is the central container element in EC2 networking. It holds all the other building blocks and provides a separate environment where you can launch instances and define how they can connect to each other and the internet. Continue reading → Tamás Sallai 09 February 2021