🔗 AWS Cloud Projects Series: Learn by Doing

👉 1. Launch an EC2 Instance with a Web Server

Services: EC2, Security Groups What You’ll Learn:

• Launching a t2.micro instance (Free Tier)
• SSH/RDP into the instance
• Install Apache or Nginx
• Open port 22 (SSH) and 80 (HTTP) using Security Groups

➡️ Includes step-by-step EC2 setup and server testing in browser.

👉 2. Create and Configure an S3 Bucket

Services: S3 What You’ll Learn:

• Create a versioned bucket
• Upload and manage files
• Set public-read permissions
• Access your file via public URL

➡️ Perfect intro to S3 file hosting and version control.

👉 3. Set Up a Free-Tier RDS MySQL Instance

Services: RDS, EC2, Security Groups What You’ll Learn:

• Deploy a db.t2.micro MySQL RDS instance
• Configure SGs for EC2 access
• Connect using MySQL client from EC2
• Run basic queries

➡️ Learn how to hook a database to your cloud app.

👉 4. Create a Lambda Function with API Gateway

Services: Lambda, API Gateway, IAM What You’ll Learn:

• Write a "Hello from Lambda" function
• Expose it using an HTTP GET endpoint
• Assign a minimal IAM execution role
• Test with cURL or browser

➡️ Your first serverless microservice in the cloud.

👉 5. Deploy a Static Website on S3 (Optional: CDN + Domain)

Services: S3, (CloudFront, Route 53) What You’ll Learn:

• Enable static hosting on S3
• Upload HTML/CSS files
• (Optional) Add CloudFront for CDN
• (Optional) Use Route 53 for custom domain

➡️ Host a fast, scalable site without servers.

👉 6. Monitor EC2 with CloudWatch + Alarms

Services: CloudWatch, EC2, SNS What You’ll Learn:

• Enable detailed EC2 monitoring
• Create a CPU usage alarm
• Trigger an SNS notification (email)
• Simulate CPU spike for testing

➡️ Stay on top of EC2 performance in real time.

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