Best of Cloud — January 2024

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   gitconnected·2y

   How I Built a Social Network in 4 Years as a Solo Developer

   The author shares their journey of building a social media platform as a solo developer, starting from the idea to the tech stack used, and the challenges faced along the way.

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   ByteByteGo·2y

   Netflix: What Happens When You Press Play?

   Netflix is a global streaming service with millions of subscribers and a large budget for creating new content. It operates in two clouds, AWS and Open Connect, and is divided into three parts: the client, the backend, and the content delivery network (CDN). Netflix moved to AWS in 2008 to improve reliability and scalability.

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   AWS in Plain English·2y

   Setting Up a Free VPN Server in AWS

   Learn how to set up a free VPN server on AWS and enjoy a secure and private internet connection.

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   Product Hunt·2y

   RepoCloud - One-click deploy 200+ SaaS alternatives, elastic autoscaling

   RepoCloud.io offers 1-click deployments of over 200 popular open-source SaaS alternative applications with elastic autoscaling and lower costs compared to major cloud hosts.

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   AWS in Plain English·2y

   Setting up a CI/CD Pipeline Process with Jenkins and Docker in AWS

   Learn how to set up a CI/CD pipeline using Jenkins and Docker within the AWS ecosystem. Explore prerequisites, Jenkins setup, Docker integration, building a sample pipeline, and deploying to AWS.

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   Community Picks·2y

   Mastering the DevOps Interview: A Guide for Mid-Level Candidates

   Learn about the interview process, common technical topics, and technical tasks for mid-level DevOps roles.

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   Medium·2y

   My love letter to Vercel

   Vercel simplifies the process of deploying and running the frontend of applications. It offers features such as deploy previews, functions as a service, analytics, and more. Vercel has expanded to include cloud-like features such as storage and databases. It is becoming the standard for deploying frontends, even used by the Medium website. Vercel integrates seamlessly with Next.js, a popular web framework for React.

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   Code Like A Girl·2y

   What is the difference between IaaS, PaaS and SaaS?

   Learn about the differences between IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS in cloud computing and their respective pros and cons.

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   AWS Tip·2y

   Kubernetes Services: A Guide to Understanding How They Work

   This post provides a guide to understanding Kubernetes services and highlights their importance in building scalable and resilient applications.

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    AWS Tip·2y

    Automating Terraform: Creating a Backend Configuration with Bash

    Learn how to automate Terraform backend configuration using a Bash script called 'generate_backend.sh'. With this script, you can easily set up the backend configuration for your Terraform adventures in AWS.

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    AWS in Plain English·2y

    Unveiling the Pillars of AWS Well-Architected Framework & their Best Practices

    AWS Well-Architected Framework provides best practices for building robust and reliable systems on AWS. The framework is divided into six pillars: operational excellence, performance efficiency, reliability, security, cost optimization, and sustainability.

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