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Building Scalable Web Applications Using AWS CLI & WordPress

Become an AWS pro by creating scalable, highly available WordPress sites using AWS CLI. Developed by AWS Solution Certified Architects. Get hands-on—no setup, no cleanup, no hassle.

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This course will give you a quick start on how to build scalable applications on AWS. You’ll follow a hands-on approach and learn to expand a simple website based on WordPress into a scalable and highly available cloud application. While doing so, you’ll learn about the most important components of AWS like EC2, its multiple storage options like EBS and S3, load balancing with ELBs, automatic application scaling with ASGs, high availability with RDS managed databases, network, security, and routing. You’ll follow modern DevOps principles by using the AWS CLI to create resources and interact with AWS. After completing this course, you’ll have an in-depth knowledge of the most important services on AWS that you can apply directly at work.

This course will give you a quick start on how to build scalable applications on AWS. You’ll follow a hands-on approach and lear...Show More

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

A deep conceptual understanding of scalability and high availability in the context of cloud applications

Hands-on experience of how to deploy applications to the AWS cloud with the AWS CLI

In-depth knowledge of the most important services on AWS including compute, networking, storage, and databases

The ability to transform a legacy application like WordPress into a scalable and highly available cloud application

Familiarity with the most important terms used in cloud computing

A deep conceptual understanding of scalability and high availability in the context of cloud applications

TAKEAWAY SKILLS

Deployment on Cloud

Content

109 Lessons28 Quizzes3 Assessments

Introduction

2 Lessons

Get familiar with building scalable cloud infrastructure on AWS for WordPress sites.

About This Course

Basic Concepts

Cloud Principles

3 Lessons

Walk through the benefits of cloud computing, scalability, and ensuring high availability in applications.

What Benefits Does the Cloud Offer?

What Is Scalability?

What Is High Availability?

Getting Started: Setup and First Steps

4 Lessons

Go hands-on with setting up and running a WordPress blog on AWS.

What Is the AWS Free Tier?

Hands-On: Run A Simple WordPress Blog on AWS, Part 1

Hands-On: Run A Simple WordPress Blog on AWS, Part 2

Hands-On: Store the SSH Key

AWS Console and User Management

8 Lessons

Break down the steps to manage AWS Console, IAM, CLI, and JSON filtering effectively.

What Is the AWS Console?

Hands-On: Creating An IAM Group

Hands-On: Creating an IAM User

Storing the Access Key on Educative and Adding Permissions

What Is the AWS CLI?

How Do We Use the AWS CLI?

Hands-On: Run an Application Through the AWS CLI

JSON and JMESPath: How Do We Filter the Output?

Amazon EC2: Where It All Began

11 Lessons

Dig deeper into EC2 instances, cloud mindset, instance types, storage, networking, and security.

What Is EC2?

Adopting a Cloud Mindset

Creating an EC2 Instance: Overview

A Closer Look at EC2 Instance Types

A Closer Look at EC2 Instance Type: CLI Parameters

EC2: AMIs and Operating Systems

EC2: Storage Options

EC2 Networking

Security Groups and EC2 Networking

Specifying User Data for EC2

Creating an EC2 Instance: Launch Templates

Assessment 1/3: Cloud Basics and EC2

Assessment

Hands-On: Let's Run Your Own Blog

8 Lessons

Tackle WordPress setup on AWS, covering EC2 instances, configuration, AMI creation, and environment management.

Introduction: Objectives of the Hands-On Chapters in This Course

Getting Started: Setting Up WordPress

Taking It Apart: Components of a WordPress Blog

Configuration: Environment Variables

Configuration: Setting Up User Data

Saving Your State

Trying It Out

Review: What We've Learned and What Our Deployment Looks Like

Basic Networking and Security

6 Lessons

Master the essentials of AWS infrastructure, IP networking, VPCs, and hands-on security tasks.

AWS Infrastructure: Regions, Availability Zones, and Data Centers

Basics of IP Networking

What Are VPCs and Subnets?

Accessing the Internet: Gateways and Route Tables

Hands-On: Recreate Security Groups for New VPC

Hands-On: Updating the Launch Template to Use the New VPC

Managed Services: Databases with RDS

4 Lessons

Learn how to use AWS managed database services for efficient and scalable data management.

What Are Managed Services and What Are Their Benefits?

Database Fundamentals for Cloud Architects

Types of Databases

Managed Databases on AWS: Overview

Hands-On: Move the Database to RDS

5 Lessons

Get started with migrating and configuring WordPress databases on AWS RDS for enhanced scalability.

Migrate the WordPress Database to AWS RDS

Update IAM Permissions to Manage RDS Databases

Create a MariaDB Database with AWS RDS

Connect WordPress to the New RDS Database

Update Launch Template to Use RDS Database

10.

Storage

5 Lessons

Examine AWS storage options like EBS, EFS, and S3 for various application needs.

What Storage Options Does AWS Offer?

EBS: A Regular Drive

EFS: A File Server

S3: A Modern File Server

Comparison of AWS Storage Options

11.

Hands-On: Using AWS Storage Options

8 Lessons

Apply your skills to set up and configure AWS EFS for WordPress, enhancing storage scalability.

Making Storage Highly Available and Scalable

Setting Up an EFS File System

Setting Up EFS Mount Targets

Creating a Security Group for the EFS Mount Targets

Create the Security Group Ingress Rule

Attaching a Security Group to EFS Mount Targets

Mounting the EFS File System

Modifying EC2 User Data to Mount EFS

12.

SSM Parameter Store

6 Lessons

Map out the steps for securing application configurations using SSM Parameter Store.

Overview of SSM Parameter Store

Hands-On: Updating IAM Permissions

Hands-On: Creating an IAM Role

Hands-On: Testing and Setting up SSM Parameters

Hands-On: Moving Configuration Parameters to the SSM Parameter Store

Hands-On: Updating the Launch Template

Assessment 2/3: Storage, Networking, and Databases

Assessment

13.

Load Balancing and Autoscaling

3 Lessons

See how it works: Load balancing and autoscaling optimize web traffic and resource management.

What Is Load Balancing?

Types of AWS Load Balancers

What Is Autoscaling?

14.

Hands-On: Scale Our Application

9 Lessons

Practice using AWS CLI to create, secure, load balance, and auto-scale WordPress instances.

Creating a Second WordPress Instance

Creating a Security Group for the Load Balancer

Creating the Load Balancer

Registering Targets

Setting up Health Checks

Try Out Health Checks

Making It Scalable: Adding an Auto Scaling Group

Check If the ASG Is Working

Benefits of Autoscaling: ASGs in Action

15.

High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR)

4 Lessons

Learn how to use HA and DR strategies to maintain uptime and resilience.

DR and HA Revisited: Terminology, RTO, and RPO

Review: High Availability and Resilience of Our WordPress Instances

Review: High Availability and Resilience of Our EFS Storage

Review: High Availability and Resilience of Our RDS Database

16.

Hands-On: Make Your Website Highly Available

4 Lessons

Get started with making your website highly available using multi-AZ RDS and auto-scaling.

Review of Deployment Structure

Converting Our RDS Database to Multi-AZ

Testing the Multi-AZ RDS Automatic Failover

Reboot the RDS Instance

17.

DNS, HTTPS, and Route 53

4 Lessons

Go hands-on with DNS concepts, Route 53 services, and implementing HTTPS encryption.

Fundamentals of DNS

DNS Resource Record Types

Introduction to Route 53

HTTPS Encryption

18.

Bonus Hands-On: Going Live

7 Lessons

Apply your skills to launching a secure, live WordPress blog using AWS services.

Registering a Domain through Route 53

Registering a Domain through the AWS CLI

Reviewing the Default Hosted Zone

Setting Up DNS Records

Creating an ACM SSL Certificate

Enabling HTTPS on Our Load Balancer

Redirecting HTTP to HTTPS

19.

Summary

3 Lessons

Solve problems in deploying scalable WordPress applications using AWS services and tools.

Review Components: Compute, Storage, Databases

Plumbing: Networking and Security, DNS, and HTTPS

More Resources and Courses

Assessment 3/3: Load Balancing, High Availability, DNS & Routing

Assessment

20.

Feedback

1 Lessons

Investigate course feedback and engage in discussion for further support.

Thank You

21.

Appendix

4 Lessons

Practice using AWS account creation, budgeting, 2FA, and refer to key resources.

Create an AWS Account

Setting Up a Budget as a Precaution

Setting Up 2FA

References

Certificate of Completion

Showcase your accomplishment by sharing your certificate of completion.

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Hanno Kolvenbach

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