Everything You Need to Know About EC2 Metadata and Auto Scaling
Ever spent hours debugging a mysteriously failing auto-scaling group only to discover it was a metadata issue all along? You’re not alone. I’ve watched senior DevOps engineers pull their hair out over EC2 metadata problems that seemed to appear out of nowhere. Let me save you that frustration. By the end of this post, you’ll […]
Get Started with AWS Beanstalk: A Beginner’s Guide
Ever spent six frustrating hours setting up a deployment environment only to have it crash when you push your code? Yeah, me too. That’s exactly why AWS Elastic Beanstalk exists—and why learning it might save your sanity. Getting started with AWS Beanstalk isn’t just another tech skill to add to your resume. It’s about deploying […]
Terraform vs. CloudFormation: Which IaC Tool Should You Use?
You’ve spent hours debating with your team: Terraform or CloudFormation? The infrastructure-as-code showdown that’s splitting DevOps engineers into two passionate camps. I get it. Choosing the wrong IaC tool can mean months of technical debt and frustrated developers who curse your name in Slack channels. In this comparison of Terraform vs. CloudFormation, I’ll break down […]
Creating Scalable Terraform Modules That Work Everywhere
You’ve felt it before. That sinking feeling when your Terraform module works flawlessly in dev but spectacularly crashes in production. Or maybe you’ve built something that works for AWS but breaks the moment someone tries using it with Azure. Terraform modules should be like good travel adapters – they should just work, regardless of where […]
Integrating Doppler and AWS Secrets Manager with Spring Boot: A Step-by-Step Guide
Ever tried explaining to your team why environment variables scattered across your codebase are slowly creating a security nightmare? You’re not alone. Managing secrets in Spring Boot applications often feels like choosing between convenience and security—a choice no developer should have to make. In this step-by-step guide, we’ll walk through integrating Doppler and AWS Secrets […]