Lessons with tag: aws
Found 92 results
Search Tips:
To OR search terms: "terraform aws"
To AND search terms: "+terraform +aws"
To filter or reject search terms: "-aws"
Terraspace Secrets with AWS: Don’t Commit Secrets into Git, Instead Use SSM and Secrets Manager
January 4, 2022
Committing secrets into your source version control is not a good practice. We'll show you how to use AWS SecretsManager and SSM Parameter Store to store and use secrets safely instead.
Commands
In the video, to focus on learning, we mainly use ...
7:57
free lesson
AWS Configuring the CLI Credentials: Setup .aws/config Instructions
January 4, 2022
We'll show you how to configure the AWS CLI credentials. We'll create actual IAM users and set them up as named profiles in the ~/.aws/credentials and ~/.aws/config files.
Links:
Configuration settings and precedence
Named profiles for the AWS ...
8:22
EKS: Self-Managed Nodes vs Managed Node Group vs AWS Fargate
January 6, 2022
We'll cover the different EKS Nodes and what they mean. Essentially, EKS manages Kubernetes-as-a-Service but this mainly means the Kubernetes control plane. You still need to provide compute nodes to your EKS cluster so they have the capacity to ...
4:12
Terraspace Getting Started with AWS
January 9, 2022
We’ll go through the Terraspace Getting Started guide with AWS. We'll generate a new Terraspace project with an s3 bucket example. Deploy it, updated it, and learn how Terraspace works.
Links:
Terraspace Docs: AWS Getting Started
11:55
AWS Cloud9 IDE Editor Demo and Why I Currently Use It
January 13, 2022
Will cover the reasons why am using Cloud9 as my current IDE. Will also provide a demo of how to create a Cloud9 machine, going through and showing the resources AWS that launches.
Pros:
Internet Speed: This is the number one reason why I used ...
12:28
AWS CloudShell Introduction
January 24, 2022
Will show a quick demo of the AWS Cloud Shell. It's a nice way to do things on the go when you don't have your computer on hand. All you need is a web browser.
Some useful commands to help explore the Cloud Shell:
aws s3 ls
cat /etc/os-release
1:39
Terraspace Restricting AWS Regions: Only Allow us-west-2 and us-east-1
January 25, 2022
We'll show you how to restrict the AWS regions that are allowed to be deployed to with Terraspace. Note, this check is only at the Terraspace level.
config/app.rb
Terraspace.configure do |config|
# ..
config.allow.regions = ["us-west-2", "us...
8:25
Account Structure Hierarchies AWS vs Azure vs Google
January 27, 2022
We'll cover the different ways and names that cloud providers use to organize the account structure.
2:40
Azure MySQL Flexible vs Single Server Offerings: Flexible Basically Provides HA Option
February 4, 2022
We'll cover the difference between the Azure MySQL Flexible vs Single Server offerings.
The Flexible Server is similar to AWS RDS Multi-AZ. So it provides a failover standby for High Availability, HA. Though it may remind AWS users of Aurora, it...
2:15
Terraspace Cost Estimation: A Few Examples with $1,287/mo EC2 Example and Different EKS Clusters
July 22, 2022
We'll review the Terraspace Cost Estimation instructions and then do something fun. We'll see what some of the example modules from the Terraform Registry costs. The cost estimates 🤣
ec2: $8.39/mo
complete ec2 example: $1,287/mo 😱
ecs-spot: $141...
12:31
Terraform Tfvars: How to Set Variables
July 23, 2022
We'll introduce Terraform tfvars and cover different ways to use them.
Related
Terraform State
Links
Terraform tfvars docs
Github Repo: https://github.com/boltops-learn/terraform-fundamentals-101/tree/main/terrraform-tfvars
4:56
Terraform Provider Docs Resources: Navigating and Learning Where to Go
July 24, 2022
We'll provide a gentle walkthrough to some of the Terraform Provider Docs. This helps you understand where and how to look up Terraform Resource documentation.
Terraform AWS Provider Docs
3:53
Terraform S3 Backend: How To Configure Tutorial
July 26, 2022
We'll show how to configure an terraform s3 backend. We'll do a deep dive and inspect what terraform is actually creating in the dynamodb tables and s3 bucket. We'll also talk a little bit about the naming convention for bucket and key path.
Git...
7:05
Terraform AWS EC2 Instance: Plan, Apply, Destroy
July 26, 2022
We'll cover how to create a simple EC2 instance resource throughly. We'll go through the commands:
terraform init
terraform plan
terraform apply
terraform destroy
More importantly, we'll cover the difference between an update-in-place vs an apply...
9:39
free lesson
Terraspace AWS Security Group: Create Tutorial
August 2, 2022
We'll cover how to create an AWS Security Group with Terraform. Though this might seem like a simple example, it's very useful to learn AWS because:
It's quick to create a security group
It's free
It'll be useful for other videos
Links
GitHu...
4:57
Terraform AWS Webserver: Configure EC2 Instance UserData and SSH Debugging
August 2, 2022
We'll show you now to create an AWS EC2 Instance with Terraform and write UserData script that will configure the instance at launch. We're combing knowledge we've learned from in other lessons: creating an instance and security group. And making...
18:12
Terraform AWS Data Sources
August 2, 2022
We'll cover Terraform Data Sources. Particularly two useful examples to help get started: aws_ami and aws_vpc.
Terraform Data Sources Links
https://www.terraform.io/language/data-sources
https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/lat...
9:39
Terraform AWS Launch Templates
August 3, 2022
We'll cover how to create an AWS Launch Template with Terraform. This prepares us for later lessons like AutoScaling that use Launch Templates.
Terraform LaunchTemplate Docs:
https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/res...
7:39
Terraform AWS AutoScaling with Launch Template
August 3, 2022
We'll show you how to create an AutoScaling Group with a Launch Template with Terraform. This builds upon the Launch Template video. Using Launch Template is recommended by AWS nowadays.
AutoScaling Group and Launch Template Docs
https://regist...
21:07
Terraform AWS AutoScaling with Mixed Instance Types
August 3, 2022
We'll create an AWS AutoScaling Group with Mixed Instance Types. This is one of my favorite stacks because it allows us to mix and match spot and on-demand instances. With spot, we can save 50-90%.
Terraform AutoScaling Docs
https://registry.t...
12:24
Terraform AWS Load Balancer Standalone
August 3, 2022
We'll create an AWS Load Balancer with Terraform. We'll cover all the resource components that's needed:
aws_lb
aws_lb_listener
aws_lb_target_group
aws_security_group
Terraform Load Balancer Docs
https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashi...
15:24
Terraform AWS AutoScaling and Application Load Balancer
August 3, 2022
We'll create an AWS AutoScaling Group with an Application Load Balancer.
Terraform Load Balancer Docs
https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/resources/lb_target_group
https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp...
18:06
Terraform Import Command: Learn How to Use It
August 3, 2022
We'll cover the terraform import command. The command import existing infrastructure resources into the terraform statefile.
Many folks do not have greenfield projects and that's fine. The terraform import command allows you to take manually crea...
7:58
AWS CloudFormation High-Level Introduction
August 3, 2022
In this introduction we'll talk about what CloudFormation is at a high-level. Note, video is more theoretical than practical hands-on like most other videos. It's quite useful though for those who are just getting started.
We'll provide backgroun...
12:05
AWS CloudFormation Intro: Console Tutorial
August 3, 2022
We'll provide a general introduction with the AWS CloudFormation management console. This is a great way to get started learning how to use CloudFormation. It's also a good refresher for those who already know CloudFormation.
Links
https://docs...
15:07
free lesson
BoltOps Tools
-
Terraspace: The Terraform Framework
It provides an organized structure, conventions over configurations, keeps your code DRY, and adds convenient tooling. Terraspace makes working with Terraform easier and more fun.
-
Jets: The Ruby Serverless Framework
Ruby on Jets allows you to create and deploy serverless services with ease, and to seamlessly glue AWS services together with the most beautiful dynamic language: Ruby. It includes everything you need to build an API and deploy it to AWS Lambda. Jets leverages the power of Ruby to make serverless joyful for everyone.
-
AWS CodeBuild Tool
Cody is a AWS CodeBuild management tool. Cody simplifies creating and managing AWS CodeBuild projects. Comes with a powerful DSL.
-
Lono: The CloudFormation Framework
Building infrastructure-as-code is challenging. Lono makes it much easier and fun. It includes everything you need to manage and deploy infrastructure-as-code.
-
Kubes: Kubernetes Deployment Tool
Kubes is a Kubernetes Deployment Tool. It builds the docker image, creates the Kubernetes YAML, and runs kubectl apply. It automates the deployment process and saves you precious finger-typing energy.