AWS - Ali Shaikh (Page 2)

S3

Set Up Your Own S3-Compatible MinIO Server in Under 5 Minutes with Docker (No AWS Bills)

Run a fully S3-compatible object storage server on your machine. Use AWS CLI, SDKs, or console—no code changes. Perfect for dev, testing, or on-prem. Docker Compose setup, persistent data, instant buckets. Skip the cloud, own your storage.

AWS

Dynamic AMI Selection in AWS CloudFormation: Leveraging SSM Parameter Store

In Demystifying AWS CloudFormation, we used static AMI mappings for an EC2 template. It works but needs updates and fails across regions. SSM Parameter Store fixes this, fetching fresh AMI IDs dynamically. This guide swaps mappings for SSM, with a full template to simplify AMI management.

AWS

Demystifying AWS CloudFormation: Understanding Key Template Sections

A Beginner's Guide to AWS CloudFormation - This covers the basics of CloudFormation and includes a complete working template to deploy an EC2 instance with a security group.