So not too long after clearing my AWS cloud pat cert, I come across this little gem (https://cloudresumechallenge.dev/instructions/) on the AWS subreddit. I was very interested in serverless and how one could use it to host a CV-like webpage so this challenge seemed like a good fit for me. The challenge is over and US only but I still think it's worth doing, so far I am about 60% done. My website to date has an SES function triggered by Lamdba and API gateway to send me an email. Why SES over SNS you ask? Simple ease of use and cost, the goal of my site is to make it as cheap as possible for my needs SNS was overkill. So far I am happy to report the site only costs about 80cent a month to run and the cost is for route 53(DNS) so far so good. Right now I am working on a visitor counter and how to tie that into dynamodb all the while trying to find time to study for the AWS dev cert and learning how to drive a car fun times indeed. The site is also backed/deployed by code pipeline so updates to my github repoe go live right away! I think that is really cool and yes I am new to CI/CD and dev work in general but I am impressed with this.
For those who might be interested in the site and my work so far here is the URL lougheed.info she still needs a bit of spit and polish but it's getting there. Feedback and tips very much welcome.
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