Best of AWS EC2 — 2025

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   Cloud Native Daily·1y

   EC2: Building a Production-Grade CI/CD Pipeline for Node.js Using GitHub Actions

   Learn how to build a production-grade CI/CD pipeline for Node.js applications using GitHub Actions and AWS EC2. This guide covers setting up an EC2 instance, configuring Node.js and PM2, creating GitHub Secrets, and building a GitHub Actions workflow file. Additionally, it includes steps to configure Nginx as a reverse proxy for your application, ensuring a secure environment setup with .env files.

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   freeCodeCamp·1y

   How to Connect Your AWS EC2 Instance to VS Code

   Learn how to create and connect an AWS EC2 instance to VS Code, including setting up SSH for secure access and installing necessary tools like Java and Maven for web development.

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   InfoQ·33w

   AWS Introduces M4 and M4 Pro Mac Instances for Faster Apple App Development

   AWS launched M4 and M4 Pro Mac instances powered by Apple's latest M4 silicon, offering up to 20% better build performance compared to M2 instances. The M4 variant features a 10-core CPU with 24 GB unified memory, while the M4 Pro includes a 14-core CPU with 48 GB memory. Both provide 2 TB local storage and are designed for building, testing, and signing iOS and macOS applications with Xcode. The instances are available as dedicated hosts with per-second billing but require a 24-hour minimum allocation period. Currently available only in US regions (Northern Virginia and Ohio), they support macOS Sequoia 15.6 and newer, though they come at a higher price point than previous generations.

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   freeCodeCamp·47w

   How to Set Up Coolify in AWS EC2 and Have the Power to Do Anything in the Cloud

   Coolify is an open-source, self-hostable platform that serves as an alternative to Heroku, Netlify, and Vercel. This guide demonstrates how to set up Coolify on an AWS EC2 instance, including server requirements (2 CPU cores, 2GB RAM, 30GB storage), security group configuration, and installation using the official script. The tutorial covers deploying a static website from GitHub through Coolify's interface, showing how to configure projects, select build packs, and manage deployments with auto-generated URLs.

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