Published in Sai Ops

·May 18

How to create presigned URLs for objects in a private AWS S3 bucket using AWS CLI

The purpose of this document is to go through the steps to create a presigned URL for an s3 object using AWS CLI Quick Fact “If you are using presigned URLs, you don’t need to make the bucket public, and in fact, it may be better not to.” — AWS…

AWS

4 min read

How to create presigned URLs for objects in a private AWS S3 bucket using AWS CLI

Published in Sai Ops

·Apr 23

S3 Networking Error Internet Connection— Simple Solution

The purpose of this document is to go through a common s3 error that one may face during development/implementation If you received the error message above or you get “access denied” even though you have sufficient permissions when browsing through the S3 console Cause of problem (not too sure): It…

AWS

1 min read

S3 Networking Error Internet Connection— Simple Solution

The purpose of this document is to go through a common s3 error that one may face during development/implementation

If you received the error message above or you get “access denied” even though you have sufficient permissions when browsing through the S3 console

Cause of problem (not too sure):

It…

Published in Sai Ops

·Feb 17

Download Chrome using Internet Explorer on Windows Server 2019

When you first open Internet Explorer, you will be greeted with a nice pop-up. Go ahead and click on OK. 2. Next we will be disabling a couple of security features. Head to Internet options in the settings

Chrome

2 min read

Published in Sai Ops

·Feb 16

Upgrading from AWS EC2 IMDSv1 to IMDSv2

Documentation inspired by Cloudnaut.io and Praveen Kumar What does IMDS stand for and what does each version achieve? - "Instance Metadata Service Version 1 (IMDSv1) – a request/response method" - "Instance Metadata Service Version 2 (IMDSv2) – a session-oriented method" Background information We can only retrieve metadata of an EC2 instance from within the instance. Metadata can include identity credentials, iam, metrics, public…

Ec 2

4 min read

Published in Sai Ops

·Jan 6

Deploy Jenkins agents using EC2 Spot instances

The purpose of this document is to go through a (Proof of Concept) POC that will help scale Jenkins nodes/jobs cost-effectively. — Inspired by Lyft’s Solution, we are leveraging a plugin offered by Jenkins and AWS Auto Scaling service to meet the demand of the jobs served by the Jenkins master node. What are we aiming for in this POC? We are able to execute jobs in the spot instances It…

Dev Ops

7 min read

Deploy Jenkins agents using EC2 Spot instances

Jan 6

Deploy Jenkins agents using EC2 Spot instances

The purpose of this document is to go through a (Proof of Concept) POC that will help scale Jenkins nodes/jobs cost effectively. — Inspired by Lyft’s Solution, we are leveraging a plugin offered by Jenkins and AWS Auto Scaling service to meet the demand of the jobs served by the Jenkins master node. What are we aiming for in this POC? We are able to execute jobs in the spot instances It…

Jenkins

7 min read

Published in Sai Ops

·Jan 2

Installing Nginx Using AWS EC2 User Data

What is Nginx? Nginx is open-source software and a tool that has the feature set to be many things: a web server, reverse proxying, caching, load balancing, media streaming, logging, and many more. Terms and Explanations Web server - uses hardware and software to serve data/content via HTTP protocol Reverse Proxying - is a server that resides…

Ec 2

4 min read

Installing Nginx Using AWS EC2 User Data

Published in Sai Ops

·Jan 1

Using AWS Session Manager to connect to Windows Instance without an RDP port

Overview Session Manager is part of an AWS Systems Manager service that is an “interactive shell that allows us to have more controlled and secure access to Windows and Linux Instances without opening” Goal of this Document Gain exposure to the SSM service and learn the steps to access an instance without the use of…

AWS

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Using AWS Session Manager to connect to Windows Instance without an RDP port open

Nov 26, 2021

Starting out on your AWS Journey? Here is what I learned

Cloud is an amazing platform, it has driven companies all over the world to shift, adopt a new way to develop, and host our applications. I had the pleasure to work with great mentors and companies in various industries that have helped me get this far. I was introduced to…

AWS

9 min read

Starting out on your AWS Journey? Here is what I learned

Aug 22, 2021

How much I am spending and saving with AMC Stubs A-List Membership

**Note — This article is not sponsored by AMC. The goal of this article is to shine a light on this good deal if you love going to theaters. Membership Overview AMC Stubs A-List is a monthly membership where users pay a certain fee to watch up to 3 movies every week…

Movies

3 min read

How much I am spending and saving with AMC Stubs A-List

How to create presigned URLs for objects in a private AWS S3 bucket using AWS CLI

S3 Networking Error Internet Connection— Simple Solution

S3 Networking Error Internet Connection— Simple Solution

Download Chrome using Internet Explorer on Windows Server 2019

Upgrading from AWS EC2 IMDSv1 to IMDSv2

Deploy Jenkins agents using EC2 Spot instances

Deploy Jenkins agents using EC2 Spot instances

Installing Nginx Using AWS EC2 User Data

Using AWS Session Manager to connect to Windows Instance without an RDP port

Starting out on your AWS Journey? Here is what I learned

How much I am spending and saving with AMC Stubs A-List Membership

Sai Dilip Ponnaganti