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Live HTTPS site
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CAREER PROJECT · Beginner · 1 weekend
AWS Static Site + Global CDN
Host a static site with S3, CloudFront, Route 53 and TLS while documenting caching and deployment.
S3CloudFrontRoute 53ACMCaching
DEFINITION OF DONE
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Architecture diagram
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DNS/TLS notes
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Cache test
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Cost estimate
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RESUME / PORTFOLIO FRAMING
Describe what you actually did.
Deployed a globally cached HTTPS website on AWS using S3, CloudFront, Route 53 and ACM.
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STRETCH GOALS
Go deeper if the core is already solid.
CI deployment
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Security headers
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Origin access control
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