Matt DixonHow to Use Terraform to Provision AutoScaling EC2 InstancesFor this project, I decided to go back to Draw.io for my diagram. For the last one I used Lucid.app. I kind of like having a grid and Lucid…Apr 9, 2023Apr 9, 2023
Matt DixonHow to Automate Jenkins CI/CD Setup with Terraform on AWSToday, we’re going to discuss automating your Jenkins CI/CD Pipeline with Terraform on AWS! Amazon Web Services (AWS) has revolutionized…Apr 8, 2023Apr 8, 2023
Matt DixonHow to use a ConfigMap in a Kubernetes DeploymentTo recap quickly from last week, Kubernetes is an open-source container orchestration platform that is widely used in cloud-native…Apr 4, 2023Apr 4, 2023
Matt DixonCreate a custom NGINX image and deploy it with KubernetesLast week, in Level Up In Tech, we introduced the concept of containers, and today we’ll continue diving into Kubernetes. To recap from…Mar 29, 2023Mar 29, 2023
Matt DixonCreating a custom NGINX image with Docker and Deploying to AWS Elastic Container RegistryThis week, we conducted an in-depth analysis of Docker, and I observed an immediate familiarity with its command syntax. Notably, it is…Mar 22, 2023Mar 22, 2023
Matt DixonCreating an AWS SQS Queue, and a Lambda Function Using Python & Modifying itThis week, we’re tasked with a project that further deepens our knowledge through creating an AWS SQS Queue and a Lambda Function…Mar 14, 2023Mar 14, 2023
Matt DixonUsing Python and Boto3 to Create an AWS DynamoDB TableFor this week’s project, we’ve been tasked with using our Python and Boto3 skills to create a DynamoDB table for something of our choosing…Mar 4, 2023Mar 4, 2023
Matt DixonProlific Programming Possibilities with PythonThis week at Level Up In Tech, I’ve been diving into the awesome world of #Python. I’ve been interested in Python for years, but am now…Dec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2022
Matt DixonDesigning an AWS Three-Tier ArchitectureFor this week’s project, I’ll be walking through the process of building out an AWS Three-Tier Architecture comprised of a Web Server Tier…Nov 24, 2022Nov 24, 2022
Matt DixonIAM Roles With EC2 + Adding My Favorite Guitar Players into DynamoDBFor this week’s project, I’ll be demonstrating the process of creating a DynamoDB table and adding some sample data on a topic of my…Nov 5, 2022Nov 5, 2022