Intro to AWS Module

Overview

This repository covers my work from the AWS Module at CoderCo Academy, including two completed assignments.
I explored core cloud services, networking, security, scalability, and application delivery using AWS.

Skills Learned

• AWS fundamentals and cloud concepts
• EC2 and compute services
• IAM roles, users, and access control
• Security groups and network security
• VPC design, routing, subnets, and connectivity
• Application Load Balancers (ALB)
• Target groups and health checks
• Private EC2 architectures (no public access)
• Load balancing and scaling patterns
• DNS fundamentals and Route 53
• HTTPS with ACM (SSL/TLS)
• HTTP → HTTPS redirection
• DNS integration with third-party providers (Cloudflare)
• S3 and general storage services
• CloudFront and content delivery
• Serverless basics with Lambda
• Container services introduction (ECS/ECR concepts)

Directories

• Module notes
  Notes and key concepts learned throughout the module

• VPC + Networking assignment
  VPC and networking assignment with subnets, route tables, IGW/NAT setup, and security rules

• Application Load Balancer assignment
  Deployed two private EC2 instances behind an Application Load Balancer, configured health checks, security groups, and HTTPS with a custom domain