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Cost Notifier: Keep Track of Your Google Cloud Platform Expenses

2024-12-27T08:14:00+00:00

Have you ever had that moment when you realize your cloud costs have unexpectedly increased? Keeping track of your Google Cloud Platform (GCP) expenses usually requires manual effort, as you need to visit the console regularly. But what if you could receive daily updates on your costs automatically? Enter Slack notifications! Imagine receiving a daily report about your GCP billing directly in your favorite messaging app. It’s like having a personal assistant to help you manage your cloud expenses. This automation uses BigQuery, Cloud Run Functions, and Cloud Scheduler to keep you informed about your costs. Let’s break it down [...]

Cost Notifier: Keep Track of Your Google Cloud Platform Expenses2024-12-27T08:14:00+00:00

Streamline Your Workflow: Automating User Email Retrieval in WordPress with AWS SSM and Lambda via Slack command

2024-10-24T11:16:45+00:00

In today’s fast-paced digital environment, operational efficiency and security are important. This blog post explores a streamlined approach to retrieving user emails from specific IPs in WordPress using Slack Slash commands powered by AWS Systems Manager (SSM) and AWS Lambda. Automating this process significantly reduces the operational overhead associated with running SQL commands manually. Additionally, this method enhances security by allowing users who lack access to production environments to execute necessary scripts through Slack commands, ensuring they can perform their tasks without compromising system integrity. Retrieving User Emails in WordPress via MySQL To retrieve user emails from WordPress based on [...]

Streamline Your Workflow: Automating User Email Retrieval in WordPress with AWS SSM and Lambda via Slack command2024-10-24T11:16:45+00:00

Automating Slack Notification for Route 53 TTL Changes

2024-06-25T00:36:30+00:00

Automating a Slack notification system for Route 53 with a 60-second TTL is intended to provide real-time alerts about DNS records with short TTLs. This setup ensures administrators receive quick notifications via Slack, enabling them to promptly identify and resolve potential issues. Through this proactive measure, the optimal performance and reliability of the AWS infrastructure are maintained. Moreover, this approach allows administrators to avoid potential problems by taking corrective actions promptly and minimizing any potential disruptions to services. Additionally, real-time alerts enable administrators to keep a close watch on DNS configurations, ensuring smooth operation and consistent performance of the AWS [...]

Automating Slack Notification for Route 53 TTL Changes2024-06-25T00:36:30+00:00

HTTP Flood Attack Notification using AWS Lambda, Amazon EventBridge and CloudWatch Logs Insights

2024-01-25T05:04:59+00:00

We can almost do everything now on the website. Selling clothes, ordering food, video posting, doing business meetings, online classes, and others, you name it. Running a website is very awesome and at the same time hard, especially when bad actors want to mess with it. One sneaky way is an "HTTP Flood Attack," where your website gets bombarded with too many requests. This can slow down or even break your site. Detecting and responding to such attacks promptly is crucial for maintaining the availability and performance of your applications. In this blog post, we'll explore how to implement a simple [...]

HTTP Flood Attack Notification using AWS Lambda, Amazon EventBridge and CloudWatch Logs Insights2024-01-25T05:04:59+00:00

Creating a Slack Notification for Redis Errors with Lambda Function and CloudWatch Logs Integration

2023-10-22T14:15:34+00:00

As more companies turn to cloud solutions, monitoring and notification systems for errors are becoming increasingly crucial. Redis, an open-source, fast, in-memory key-value data store, is now a widely used solution for databases, cache, message brokers, and queues. However, like any software, Redis may experience errors that require immediate attention. This article will guide you through setting up an automated Slack Notification using Lambda Function and CloudWatch Logs Integration to receive real-time alerts when Redis errors occur. Let's begin by configuring the CloudWatch agent to send Redis logs to CloudWatch Logs by running sudo vi /opt/aws/amazon-cloudwatch-agent/bin/config.json in SSH. Suppose you [...]

Creating a Slack Notification for Redis Errors with Lambda Function and CloudWatch Logs Integration2023-10-22T14:15:34+00:00

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