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Hosting Simple Web Applications using Amazon Lightsail (edX)

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Hosting Simple Web Applications using Amazon Lightsail (edX)

Learn the basics of getting started in the cloud and then understand how to scale your app. In this course, we will deploy and test a simple web app with Amazon Lightsail. As a freelance developer, you are regularly building various software solutions for your customers. Recently, you received a request to create a pet adoption app on AWS. Because of a tight deadline and limited budget, you need to find a hosting platform that would satisfy all customer requirements without having a lot of setup and operations overhead.

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You evaluate different AWS services and decide on Amazon Lightsail to meet your use case. With Lightsail, you’ll be able to build and deploy an instance to host an app and then gradually add features to enhance app functionality.

What you'll learn
At the end of this course, students will be able to:

  • Differentiate between several app hosting services on AWS
  • Understand the value and simplicity of Amazon Lightsail
  • Create an account on AWS
  • Create and deploy a LAMP stack instance in Lightsail
  • Differentiate between dynamic and static IP addresses in Lightsail
  • Assign a static IP address to the app
  • Create a managed database in Lightsail
  • Store images in Amazon S3
  • Create a bucket metric alarm to receive notifications when the Amazon S3 bucket is reaching its limit
  • Create a content distribution network
  • Build a Highly Available application
  • Familiarize yourself with Lightsail service limits

-Delete all configured resources to avoid incurring costs

Syllabus

Week 1
Video : Course Introduction
Video : Week 1 Introduction
Video : App Hosting Services on AWS
Video : Overview of Amazon Lightsail
Video : Set up your Account on AWS
Video : Create and Deploy a LAMP Stack instance
Video: Assign a static IP address
Lab : Lab 1
Video : Create a managed database in Amazon Lightsail
Video : Create a bucket in Amazon Lightsail
Video : Create bucket metric alarms
Reading : FAQ 1
Lab : Lab 2
Quiz : Week 1 Quiz

Week 2
Video : Week 2 Introduction
Video : Create content distribution network
Video: Add a load balancer
Lab: Lab 3
Video: Create a DNS zone in Amazon Lightsail
Video: Create SSL/TLS certificates
Lab: Lab 4
Video: How to scale your app
Video: Deleting resources
Video: Course Closing/Recap
Reading: FAQ 2
Quiz: Week 2 Quiz
Quiz: Final Quiz

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