Jay Van BlaricumKicking GitLab’s Tires: Launching a Static WebsiteIs GitLab really so easy to use?4 min read·Jun 3, 2021----
Jay Van BlaricuminAWS in Plain EnglishBuilding an AWS EKS Cluster with Terraform CloudUse repeatable Terraform modules to provision an EKS cluster with scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant supporting architecture.6 min read·May 28, 2021--1--1
Jay Van BlaricuminAWS in Plain EnglishAWS EC2 Terraform Module Utilizing the ‘aws_ami’ Data SourceBuild a Terraform module that builds a bare-bones EC2 app server, qualifies for AWS free-tier, & auto-assigns the ID of a registered AMI.6 min read·May 14, 2021----
Jay Van BlaricumBuild a 3-Tier AWS Architecture Using TerraformSet up a VPC, three subnets, an RDS MySQL instance, and an application load balancer.7 min read·May 3, 2021----
Jay Van BlaricumMake a Static Webpage with Docker and a Custom Nginx ImageDemonstrating a simple Docker setup using Nginx as a web server and storing the data in AWS S3.5 min read·Apr 24, 2021----
Jay Van BlaricuminCodeXSet up an Ubuntu-based EC2 Instance with a Virtual Python EnvironmentHow to create an EC2 instance with an Ubuntu 20.04 AMI, then install a Python virtual environment via the AWS CLI.5 min read·Apr 10, 2021--1--1
Jay Van BlaricuminAWS TipAuto Scaling in EC2, Part 2: Building with the AWS CLI.Scenario: In this demonstration, we will use the AWS CLI to create a new IAM user with programmatic permissions, launch an EC2 instance…5 min read·Apr 2, 2021----
Jay Van BlaricuminCodeXConfiguring and Testing Auto-Scaling in AWS EC2This guide documents the steps required in AWS to configure an auto scaling group (ASG) with a launch configuration for creating EC2…7 min read·Mar 19, 2021----
Jay Van BlaricumLevel Up In Tech; AWS VPC ProjectSet up a Bastion Host and Private Instance in EC2, using Separate Subnets within the Same Custom, Built-from-Scratch VPN7 min read·Mar 12, 2021----