Tag: AWS

Add an application load balancer to Amazon EC2 instances in a private subnet

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In this note, I create a highly available environment using Amazon EC2 instances spread over multiple availability zones attached to an application load balancer. I also have a link to my GitHub repository with the code. In the past, I wrote a note on how to toggle traffic between three EC2 instances in three availability … Continue reading Add an application load balancer to Amazon EC2 instances in a private subnet

Estimate AWS Cloud resource cost with Infracost, Terraform, and GitHub Actions

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There are two broad aspects to running a successful business. These are (a) creating a product that generates revenue and (b) managing the product cost that is lower than the revenue. E.g., if the product generates $100 in revenue and costs $90, then the business can survive because it is generating a 10% profit margin. … Continue reading Estimate AWS Cloud resource cost with Infracost, Terraform, and GitHub Actions

Create AWS Secrets Manager secret using Terraform secure variables and GitHub Actions secrets

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A little while back, I encountered an exciting use case requiring me to use GitHub Actions secrets. The use case was to create an AWS Secrets Manager secret resource using Terraform in a CI/CD pipeline. An AWS Secrets Manager secret is a resource to store secure credentials. In the past, I created an AWS Secrets … Continue reading Create AWS Secrets Manager secret using Terraform secure variables and GitHub Actions secrets

Automate Terraform configuration scan with Checkov and GitHub Actions

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Terraform enables developers to create cloud resources via a few lines of code. Hence, these developers must write code that is easy to understand and follows security best practices. Moreover, following best practices becomes a habit if there is a system to keep that in check. Checkov is a proven static analysis tool that checks for standard best practices in your … Continue reading Automate Terraform configuration scan with Checkov and GitHub Actions

CI-CD with Terraform and GitHub Actions to deploy to AWS

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GitHub Actions is a CI/CD tool that can automate the provisioning of AWS resources using Terraform. Previously, I wrote a detailed post explaining the concepts associated with using Terraform to create an application load balancer that you can read here -add an application load balancer to Amazon EC2 using Terraform. In this note, I further … Continue reading CI-CD with Terraform and GitHub Actions to deploy to AWS

Create an Amazon Managed Grafana workspace using Terraform

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In this note, I describe the steps to provision a new Amazon Managed Grafana workspace using the AWS Terraform provider. Grafana is an open-source observability tool to visualize data. It provides charts, graphs, and alerts for the web when connected to supported data sources. Per AWS-Docs, Amazon Managed Grafana is a fully managed and secure … Continue reading Create an Amazon Managed Grafana workspace using Terraform