Essential Devops AWS Services

Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud)
- Learn how to launch, connect, and manage EC2 instances.
- Explore instance types, AMIs (Amazon Machine Images), and key pairs.
- Set up EC2 Auto Scaling to automatically scale instances based on demand.
- Hands-on: Launch an EC2 instance, set up security groups, and connect via SSH.
AWS Lambda
- Understand serverless computing and event-driven architectures.
- Learn how to deploy and test Lambda functions with triggers (e.g., S3, API Gateway).
- Hands-on: Write a simple Lambda function using Python and test it.

Amazon VPC (Virtual Private Cloud)
- Set up a VPC with subnets, route tables, and internet gateways.
- Understand security groups and NACLs (Network Access Control Lists).
- Hands-on: Create a VPC with public and private subnets, launch EC2 instances in both, and set up a NAT gateway.
Elastic Load Balancer (ELB)
- Understand load balancing concepts and how ELB distributes incoming traffic across multiple instances.
- Hands-on: Set up an ELB and configure it to balance traffic across multiple EC2 instances.

Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service)
- Learn about object storage and bucket management.
- Configure S3 versioning, encryption, and lifecycle policies.
- Hands-on: Create an S3 bucket, upload files, set up public access, and explore versioning and lifecycle rules.
Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store)
- Attach EBS volumes to EC2 instances for persistent storage.
- Hands-on: Create and attach an EBS volume to your EC2 instance and explore snapshot creation for backups.
  - 2. Networking
    - Amazon VPC (Virtual Private Cloud)
      - Set up a VPC with subnets, route tables, and internet gateways.
      - Understand security groups and NACLs (Network Access Control Lists).
      - Hands-on: Create a VPC with public and private subnets, launch EC2 instances in both, and set up a NAT gateway.
    - Elastic Load Balancer (ELB)
      - Understand load balancing concepts and how ELB distributes incoming traffic across multiple instances.
      - Hands-on: Set up an ELB and configure it to balance traffic across multiple EC2 instances.

Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service)
- Learn about object storage and bucket management.
- Configure S3 versioning, encryption, and lifecycle policies.
- Hands-on: Create an S3 bucket, upload files, set up public access, and explore versioning and lifecycle rules.
Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store)
- Attach EBS volumes to EC2 instances for persistent storage.
- Hands-on: Create and attach an EBS volume to your EC2 instance and explore snapshot creation for backups.

AWS CodeCommit
- Understand AWS's version control service based on Git.
- Hands-on: Create a repository in CodeCommit, push code, and collaborate.
AWS CodeBuild
- Learn how to build, test, and package applications in a fully managed build environment.
- Hands-on: Set up a build project in CodeBuild and run a build process from CodeCommit.
AWS CodePipeline
- Automate the continuous delivery of code changes.
- Hands-on: Create a CI/CD pipeline with CodeCommit (source), CodeBuild (build), and CodeDeploy (deploy).

AWS CloudFormation
- Learn about infrastructure as code (IaC) and how to use CloudFormation templates to define and deploy infrastructure.
- Hands-on: Write a simple CloudFormation template to provision EC2, S3, and other resources automatically.
AWS Elastic Beanstalk
- Explore the platform-as-a-service (PaaS) offering for quick application deployment.
- Hands-on: Deploy a sample application using Elastic Beanstalk with automatic scaling.

Amazon CloudWatch
- Learn about monitoring AWS resources, collecting and analyzing logs, and setting alarms for performance thresholds.
- Hands-on: Set up CloudWatch alarms for EC2 and Lambda, and explore logs for your applications.
AWS CloudTrail
- Track user activity and API usage within your AWS account for auditing and compliance.
- Hands-on: Enable CloudTrail and review the logs for API actions in your account.

Amazon ECR (Elastic Container Registry)
- Learn about managing and storing Docker container images.
- Hands-on: Push a Docker image to ECR and manage your image repository.
Amazon ECS (Elastic Container Service)
- Understand how to deploy containerized applications in a fully managed environment.
- Hands-on: Set up a simple ECS cluster with an EC2 launch type and deploy containers using the ECS task definition.
Amazon EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service)
- Explore Kubernetes orchestration in AWS using EKS.
- Hands-on: Create an EKS cluster, deploy a sample application, and manage Kubernetes pods.

AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- Learn about user, group, and role management and best practices.
- Hands-on: Create IAM users with custom permissions and roles for different services, apply least-privilege access policies.
AWS Secrets Manager
- Store and rotate sensitive information like API keys, database passwords, and more.
- Hands-on: Store a secret and retrieve it from a Lambda function.

AWS Systems Manager
- Centralized management for your EC2 and on-premise systems with automation, patching, and configuration.
- Hands-on: Use Systems Manager to automate routine maintenance tasks and patch your EC2 instances.
AWS OpsWorks
- Automate operations using Chef and Puppet in a managed environment.
- Hands-on: Set up OpsWorks with Chef and deploy a simple stack to EC2 instances.
AWS CodeDeploy
- Automate the deployment of applications to EC2, Lambda, or on-premises environments.
- Hands-on: Set up a deployment using CodeDeploy to EC2 instances, integrating with CodePipeline.