DEVOPS · 8 NOTES · UPDATED 2026.08.29

AWS

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0101 MIN · 2024.09.03AWS ServicesAn index of my notes on the core AWS services.0201 MIN · 2024.09.03IAM - Identity Access ManagementIAM manages users, groups, roles, and the policies that control access to AWS resources. These notes cover the policy JSON structure, IAM roles, and IAM security tools.0302 MIN · 2024.09.03EC2 - Elastic Compute CloudEC2 is AWS's Infrastructure as a Service offering for renting virtual machines. These notes cover the basics of an EC2 machine, instance types, launching an instance, and purchasing options.0401 MIN · 2024.09.03Security GroupsSecurity groups are the fundamental network security layer in AWS, containing allow rules that control inbound and outbound traffic to resources like EC2 instances.0501 MIN · 2024.09.03EBS - Elastic Block StoreEBS is a network drive that can be attached to EC2 instances to persist data even after the instance is terminated. These notes cover its basics and snapshots.0601 MIN · 2024.09.03EFS - Elastic File SystemEFS is a managed NFS file system that can be mounted to many EC2 instances and works across multiple availability zones.0704 MIN · 2024.10.12Elastic Load BalancersAWS Elastic Load Balancers distribute traffic across targets with built-in health checks and SSL termination. These notes cover the Application, Network, and Gateway load balancer types, plus Auto Scaling Groups.0802 MIN · 2024.09.03RDS Instance vs Cluster vs Proxy: What Is the Difference?Amazon RDS (Relational Database Service) offers multiple features and services that help manage relational databases. When working with RDS, three common terms you might come across are RDS instance, RDS cluster, and…