Best of AWS — January 2025
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freeCodeCamp·1y
How to Build an Application with AWS Lambda
Learn how to build a Goal Manifestation Quote App using AWS Lambda, Amazon S3, Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS), and Amazon EventBridge. This tutorial covers the steps to set up your development environment, create an S3 bucket, set up SNS for notifications, create Lambda functions, and automate tasks with EventBridge. By the end, you'll be able to send random inspirational messages to keep you motivated and focused on your goals.
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Javarevisited·1y
10 Best Cloud Computing Courses, Labs and Projects in 2025
Cloud computing is essential for modern software development and business operations in 2025. This guide provides a list of the 10 best interactive online courses, labs, and projects from Educative.io to learn cloud computing from scratch. These resources cover AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform, providing practical skills for building and managing cloud solutions. It's an ideal resource for beginners to advanced professionals aiming to gain expertise and prepare for certifications.
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Pulumi·1y
Host your Python app for $1.28 a month
Discover how to host low-traffic Python applications on AWS Lambda for minimal cost. Using containers, developers can leverage Lambda to maintain high availability while paying only when their service is called. The post describes the process of containerizing a Flask app and deploying it with Pulumi, minimizing the need for extensive serverless knowledge. This approach allows for zero cost when idle and scalable infrastructure, benefiting APIs with sporadic traffic and cost-sensitive projects.
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Data Engineer Things·1y
I spent 6 hours learning AWS Glue. Here is what I found
AWS Glue is a serverless data integration service that simplifies and automates the ETL process, enabling users to integrate data from various sources, preprocess and transform it, and make it available for analytics. It seamlessly integrates with AWS services like S3, Redshift, and Athena and supports cost-effective and scalable data processing. Key components include Glue Studio, Glue ETL Library with DynamicFrames, and serverless execution with auto-scaling. The Glue Data Catalog acts as a central repository for metadata, facilitating efficient data discovery and management.
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Medium·1y
Getting Started with CI/CD: An Introductory Guide to GitHub Actions for New Developers
Learn how to create CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions for automating code integration and deployment processes. The guide explains the basics of Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Deployment (CD), providing step-by-step instructions on writing workflows for a Node.js project with deployment to an AWS EC2 instance. It also covers Docker integration and managing secrets for secure operations.
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Hacker News·1y
Cheap email for everyone
Purelymail offers a low-cost, no-nonsense email hosting service compatible with IMAP and POP3, without arbitrary limitations on users and storage. Users can bring their own domains or use ones provided by Purelymail at no extra cost. While it's currently in beta, the service prioritizes affordability and simplicity, though it lacks some advanced features and 24/7 support. Security and privacy are also emphasized, with no selling of user data or ads.
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campsite/campsite: The Campsite monorepo
The Campsite monorepo provides an open-source, self-hosted version of the Campsite app. Although it is not actively maintained, it serves as a reference for developers interested in the Campsite codebase. Setting up requires several services including S3 for storage, Pusher for real-time updates, Imgix for CDN, 100ms for video conferencing, and OpenAI for generating summaries. Additional configurations are required for other integrations like AWS ECS, Figma, Linear, and Vercel. Comprehensive setup instructions are provided to help run the app locally.
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Be A Better Dev·1y
Most Important Cloud Concepts - Episode 5 - Event Driven Architecture
Event-driven architecture (EDA) is contrasted with the traditional request-response model by decoupling services through asynchronous messaging. In EDA, events generated by one service, such as an order being placed, are sent to a notification engine (like AWS SNS or EventBridge), which then distributes the event to subscribing services such as credit card processing, order fulfillment, and fraud detection. This allows for greater flexibility and easier addition of new services without tightly coupling them. However, handling complex scenarios such as subsequent cancellations due to fraud requires additional considerations.
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Hugging Face·1y
How to deploy and fine-tune DeepSeek models on AWS
Learn how to deploy and fine-tune DeepSeek R1 models using Hugging Face on AWS services. The guide covers deployment on AWS with Hugging Face Inference Endpoints and Amazon Sagemaker AI, including both GPU and Neuron instances. Additionally, it provides code snippets for deployment and emphasizes the benefits of using these platforms such as simplified infrastructure management and cost savings.
