Speed up CDK Pipelines Deployment
I recently converted a large CDK app to use CDK Pipelines. I LOVE how quickly it was to get working but it generated a UGLY and SLOW pipeline.
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AWS Certified - Data Analytics Specialty
I got my AWS Data Analytics Specialty! I already had a lot of experience with Kinesis, Athena, and RedShift but there is A LOT of material in this exam. I highly recommend practice exams by Stephane M
Write config.json to S3 with AWS CDK
To make prebuilt SPA installers with CDK I like to keep environment configuration outside of the minified code via a config.json file. This allows me to build the app once and move it between environments and stages.
Synth CDK app to Custom Bucket
Some AWS customers don’t use the CLI, and will not grant an external contractor CLI access. Trying to get access is a waste of time and resources. Do not fear, there is a solution!
AWS Certified - DevOps Professional
I am now an AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional!
AWS Athena SAM Policies
AWS Athena provides SQL queries over S3 data. The service depends on S3, Glue, and Athena itself so getting permissions set up can be tricky. Here is what worked for me.
Fargate with EFS CDK
I struggled WAY too long trying to sort out the permissions for EFS. Turns out, there are 2 layers. The IAM role, and the Posix permissions. Both throw a similar-looking access denied. Finally!
Help: Logical ID Changed in my CDK App
I recently came across a weird error in a private package CDK deployment: {dynamo table name} already exists in stack {current stack arn} Upon further investigation it turned out t
Missing Amplify UI Styles in Electron App
I recently discovered the Electron React Boilerplate project and wanted to use the AWS Amplify Authenticator. Lo and Behold: it’s ugly…
Synth CDK app to Portable CloudFormation (obsolete)
Update 2/7/2022: Read Synth CDK app to Custom Bucket instead. Consulting requires you to work within the client’s parameters. Some clients have internal standards and want you to deliver your white-label CDK app as CloudFormation. Call me old fashioned but…