Generate QR Code with Flask
Project Brief This Flask app will let users enter a URL, and then it generates a QR code they can download as an image. Anyone who scans the generated QR…
Continue readingCI/CD Crash Course
Introduction What is CI/CD? How does it help us ship faster? Is it worth the hassle? In this issue, we will look into Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment, or CI/CD…
Continue readingWeather Dashboard with OpenWeather API & Flask
Project Description We will build the following weather dashboard web app: Users can search for a city in the text box and the current weather information for that city will…
Continue readingAWS OpenTelemetry Collector
Observability is evolving — no longer is it enough to just have logs, or just metrics, or just traces. In the era of Observability 2.0, we’re looking at comprehensive approaches…
Continue readingSelenium: Automate Web Login
Your task for this project is to automate a login process in the following website: https://the-internet.herokuapp.com/login In other words, your Python script should: Use this username and password: Username: tomsmithPassword: SuperSecretPassword! Environment…
Continue readingUnusual AWS Architectures
AWS provides many building blocks. As architects, we have to choose the right building blocks to construct our systems. But sometimes, the proper building block is not available, and we…
Continue readingAWS Security Hub: Not full Proof
This is a warning about AWS Security Hub. Organizations that use AWS Security Hub to monitor and mitigate risks pay too much attention to the visible part of the AWS…
Continue readingSecurity Monitoring AWS
AWS security monitoring is a set of practices, tools, and processes designed to detect and respond to security threats and vulnerabilities within the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud environment. Sounds…
Continue readingSanction Russia: Block traffic using CloudFront Geo Restriction
Welcome, it’s great to have you here. Russia attacked a sovereign state. Most states condemn the attack and impose sanctions. Among other things, sanctions are intended to mobilize the Russian…
Continue readingTidy Up your AMIs
Costs are like fingernails. You have to cut them constantly. When working with AWS, cleaning up unused resources is crucial. Otherwise, you will end up with a steadily growing AWS…
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