AWS Basics Online Course

AWS Basics Online Course

This course provides a comprehensive guide to HashiCorp Consul, covering its architecture, deployment, and core services. You’ll learn to deploy single data centers, register services using service discovery, and manage configurations with Consul Key/Value (KV). The course also covers backup and restore procedures, service proxies, securing agent communication with ACLs, and using gossip encryption for data in transit. By the end, you’ll have the skills to confidently work with Consul and prepare for the Consul Associate exam.

Who should take this Course?

The AWS Basics Online Course is ideal for beginners, students, and IT professionals who want to gain a foundational understanding of Amazon Web Services and cloud computing. It is also suitable for developers, system administrators, and business professionals looking to explore key AWS services such as computing, storage, and networking to support cloud-based applications and solutions.

What you will learn

• Understand core IT and cloud computing concepts.
• Create and manage AWS resources like EC2 instances and S3 buckets.
• Implement secure IAM policies for access management.
• Deploy serverless applications using AWS Lambda.
• Automate deployments with DevOps practices and tools.
• Navigate the AWS console and utilize key services effectively.

Course Outline 

Introduction to AWS for Beginners

• Course Demo
• What is This Course About
• Install VSCode
• Course Structure
• Who's This Course For
• You Can Skip Lectures

IT (Information Technology) Fundamentals - Deep Dive

• Information Technology - IT - Fundamentals
• What is a Computer - CPU & RAM
• Data Storage and File Systems
• OS (Operating System) File System Structure
• LAN (Local Area Network) - Overview
• What is the Internet
• Internet Communication - Deep Dive
• Understanding Servers and Clients

Introduction to Cloud Computing and AWS - Amazon Web Services

• Introduction to Cloud Computing and Traditional IT
• AWS Overview
• AWS Global Infrastructure - Regions and Availability Zones - Full Demo
• AWS Services and Key Components
• [Hands-on] Creating an AWS Account - Free Tier

AWS IAM - Identity & Access Management

• AWS Management Console - Quick Overview
• Enabling MFA to Your Root Account
• AWS IAM - Deep Dive
• [Hands-on] Creating an IAM User
• [Hands-on] Setup Monthly and Zero-Spend Budgets

Amazon EC2 - Elastic Cloud Computing

• AWS EC2 - Introduction
• EC2 Instance Basic Architecture
• [Hands-on] Launching an EC2 Instance
• [Hands-on] Launching an EC2 Instance with UserData - Setup a Simple Website
• Connecting to EC2 Instance - SSH via Command Line or Terminal
• Connecting to EC2 Instance via AWS Instant Connect
• Setup Security Group Rules - Inbound Rules
• Amazon EBS Volume - Quick Check
• AWS CLI - Command Line Interface - Overview and Installation
• Configuring AWS CLI Locally
• AWS CLI Basic Commands
• Auto Scaling Group in AWS - An Overview
• [Hands-on] Creating an Auto Scaling Group and Testing It
• [Hands-on] Auto Scaling Test - Terminating an Instance
• [Hands-on] Creating a Scaling Policy and Stress Testing
• AWS Load Balancer (ELB) - An Introduction
• [Hands-on] Setup a Load Balancer

AWS Storage - S3 - Simple Storage Service

• Amazon S3 - Introduction
• Creating a Bucket and Adding an Object
• Organizing Your S3 Bucket
• Create, Upload, Delete Buckets Using AWS CLI
• [Hands-on] Hosting a Static Website in S3
• Cleanup S3 Static Website

AWS Database Services - RDS & DynamoDB

• Introduction to AWS Databases - RDS: Relational Database Services
• AWS DynamoDB - Deep Dive
• [Hands-on] Create a DynamoDB Table and Adding Data

Containers on AWS - ECS: Elastic Container Services

• Container Services on AWS - ECS - Overview
• Docker, Virtualization and AWS Fargate - Primer
• AWS ECS Key Concepts
• [Hands-on] Launching an AWS Fargate Cluster and Service

Serverless Computing (Lambda Functions) and AWS API Gateway

• AWS Lambda Functions - Overview
• [Hands-on] Launch First Lambda Function
• [Hands-on] S3 Trigger Lambda Function to Write to DynamoDB Table
• AWS API Gateway - Overview
• [Hands-on] Create a Quote REST API with Lambda Proxy Integration

AWS Automation: DevOps, CICD IaC (Infrastructure as Code)

• IaC - Infrastructure as Code - Deep Dive
• [Hands-on] Create an S3 Bucket with CloudFormation Template
• [Hands-on] Deploy a Simple Website with CloudFormation Template
• Introduction to DevOps and CICD on AWS - Deep Dive
• [Hands-on] Create a CodeCommit Repo and Push a File
• [Hands-on] Setup an AWS Elastic Beanstalk Application
• [Hands-on] AWS CodePipeline & AWS Elastic Beanstalk Application Full Automation
• IaC - AWS CDK - Cloud Development Kit - Overview
• Setup Development Environment for AWS CDK
• Provision an S3 Bucket with AWS CDK
• [Hands-on] Update CDK Stack with Lambda Function to List all S3 Buckets

Your Next AWS Steps

• AWS Certification Path
• Next Steps