Steps

Today, we will start with hosting a static website on Amazon S3. Can anyone tell me what a static website consists of?

It usually includes HTML, CSS, and sometimes JavaScript?

Exactly! Now, the first step is preparing your website files. Do you remember which files we need?

We need an index.html and an error.html page.

Great! Now let's log into the AWS Console and navigate to the S3 Dashboard. Remember, we have to create a new bucket with a globally unique name. What else do we need to ensure?

We should disable 'Block all public access' under permissions.

Correct! This will allow public access to your website files. Let's move on to uploading the website files and enabling static website hosting.

How do we set the bucket policy?

Good question! You'll need to insert a policy that allows public access, which we can copy from the documentation.

To summarize, we create the required HTML files, open S3, create a bucket with public access, upload files, enable static hosting, set the bucket policy, and finally access the site via the S3 endpoint.

Next, we'll focus on deploying a web application using EC2 and RDS. What's the first step we should take?

We need to create an RDS instance with MySQL?

Exactly! Make sure to use Free Tier settings. Remember to set the proper username and password. Why is it important to make the RDS instance publicly accessible for testing?

So we can access it from our EC2 instance?

Correct! Now, when we launch an EC2 instance, what operating system should we choose?

Amazon Linux 2.

Right! Then we will need to install a web server. What command would we use for that?

We can use sudo yum install -y httpd php php-mysqlnd.

Well done! After installing the web server, we need to deploy our app code. Always double check the database connection. Can anyone tell me why?

To ensure that the application can correctly access and store data in our RDS instance.

Great summary! This process will give you hands-on experience in deploying full-stack applications.

For our next project, let's look at serverless functions using AWS Lambda. Can anyone explain what that means?

It's a way to run code without managing servers, right?

Exactly! First, we'll create a DynamoDB table for storing form submissions. What will be the primary key?

The ID, which can be generated uniquely.

Perfect! Next, we'll create a Lambda Function. Why do we need to attach an IAM role?

To give our function permissions to interact with DynamoDB.

Absolutely! Then we will write the function code. Can someone summarize what this code does?

It processes form data and saves it to DynamoDB.

Exactly! Finally, we'll create an API Gateway, enabling external access to our Lambda function. What will we test with?

We can use Postman to test sending requests.

Great! We’ve covered creating a serverless architect using AWS tools, highlighting how efficiently we can collect and store data.

Our final project will focus on setting up a CI/CD pipeline. Can anyone explain what CI/CD stands for?

Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment.

Correct! This process helps automate our code deployment. The first step is to prepare our code repository. What should we do first?

We need to push our website or app code to GitHub.

Exactly! Next, we'll create a CodePipeline in AWS. Where do we source it from?

From GitHub using OAuth integration.

Exactly! We also have an optional build step with AWS CodeBuild. After that, how do we deploy?

We deploy to S3 for static sites or CodeDeploy for EC2.

Exactly! What do we need for configuration to work with CodeDeploy?

We create an appspec.yml file for deployment specifics.

Perfect! Finally, we can test the pipeline by pushing a commit to GitHub and observing the process. It’s a crucial method for ensuring that our changes are tested and deployed correctly.