Email Sender Application with Amazon SES
Whether you’re part of a business or organization, sending out emails is crucial for connecting with people. More often than not, you’ll find yourself needing to send similar emails to a group and sometimes, they need to be dynamic. Yes, you can send out one email and just add everyone to the BCC but having a dynamic and more personalized email helps create a better connection between you and the recipient. This is a [...]
Digital Bridge of Connectivity: All about the Bifrost Cable System
As digital era progresses, the demand for a high-speed and stable internet connection grows. While we are already familiar with the medium of internet transmission such as standard cable, fiber optics, and through satellite, one medium that is often overlooked is the undersea cable. It is expected since unlike those that are visible everywhere, undersea cables are not as noticeable since… well, they are literally laid on the seabed. Although undersea cables are not [...]
Transferring an Amazon Route 53 Domain to Another AWS Account: Troubleshooting DNS Propagation
I recently transferred my domain to a different AWS account. However, despite waiting for the standard 24-48-hour DNS propagation period, I noticed the changes were not propagating as expected. In this article, we’ll delve into the steps I followed, potential pitfalls, and solutions to ensure a smooth domain transfer process. DNS propagation is the process of updating and reflecting changes made to your domain's DNS records across all DNS servers worldwide. When you make [...]
Understanding the Importance of Bastion Hosts in AWS
This short article will discuss what a bastion host is and its importance in your cloud architecture. We will also talk about its various use cases, relevance, and the related processes of setting it up in the AWS Cloud. What is a Bastion Host? A Bastion host, often called a jump server, is critical to securing cloud environments. It acts as an intermediary providing secure access to resources in a private subnet without exposing [...]
Creating a Custom HTML Editor in React
This article guides you through integrating a TinyMCE WYSIWYG text editor into a React application which focuses only on the Text Area that displays the HTML code alongside the TinyMCE Text Editor. It covers setting up TinyMCE, managing state, and ensuring real-time updates between the text editor and text area. Whether you’re building a CMS, a blog platform, or an internal tool, this will help in the content editing experience of your users. How [...]
AWS Community Day Philippines 2024
The AWS Community Day Philippines 2024 is an exciting event for tech enthusiasts taking place on September 21-22, 2024, at the Arthaland Century Pacific Tower in BGC, Taguig. Hosted by the AWS User Group Philippines (AWSUG PH), this event is sure to have lots of knowledge-sharing and networking opportunities. Â What is AWS User Group Philippines? AWS User Group Philippines (AWSUG PH) is a Philippine-based user group made up of working professionals who are [...]
Understanding Security Groups and Network Access Control Lists (NACLs) in AWS
Security within cloud environments is a critical consideration, and AWS offers robust tools to ensure that your cloud infrastructure remains secure. Two critical components in AWS for managing security are Security Groups and Network Access Control Lists (NACLs). These tools act as virtual firewalls, controlling the traffic that enters and exits your Virtual Private Cloud (VPC). While they serve similar purposes, they operate differently and are used in distinct scenarios to provide layered security. [...]
Path-Based Routing with Application Load Balancer (AWS ALB): Efficiently Directing Traffic Based on URL Paths
An Application Load Balancer enables you to set up a listener with rules that direct incoming requests to target groups based on the URL. This capability is unique to Application Load Balancers and is not offered by other load balancer types like Classic Load Balancer, Network Load Balancer, and Gateway Load Balancer. The path pattern rules only apply to the path of the URL and do not consider the URL's query parameters. Path-based routing [...]
How to Change an AWS ACM Certificate on Amazon CloudFront Distribution
Before diving into the steps on how to change an AWS ACM-generated SSL Certificate, it’s important to understand the basics and benefits of this service. Having a solid understanding will provide context for the actions we are about to take and help us appreciate the value AWS Certificate Manager (ACM) brings to the table. What is the AWS Certificate Manager (ACM)?  AWS Certificate Manager (ACM) is a service designed to streamline the provisioning, management, [...]
Real-Time AWS Health Dashboard Updates via Slack Notifications
In an organization or for users that use cloud services, staying updated with the status and health of cloud services is crucial. It's not just about maintaining operational efficiency and minimizing downtime; it's also about peace of mind and ensuring a seamless experience for both the team and customers. The AWS Health Dashboard provides detailed information about the health of AWS services and resources. To ensure timely awareness of any issues or updates, integrating [...]
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