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  • How to use the AWS RDS free tier?

    Mar 4, 2022 • rds

    AWS provides the RDS Free Tier as part of the AWS Free Tier to help new customers get started with a managed database service for free. You can choose from any of the database engines that RDS supports:

    • MySQL
    • PostgreSQL
    • MariaDB
    • Oracle
    • SQL Server

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  • What are the differences between IAM roles and IAM policies?

    Mar 3, 2022 • iam

    AWS Identify and Access Management (IAM) provides fine-grained permissions to AWS services and resources.

    In this article, we will take a closer look at the following IAM concepts:

    • Roles
    • Policies

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  • What are the differences between AWS Secrets Manager and KMS?

    Mar 2, 2022 • kms, secrets-manager

    What is AWS Key Management Service (KMS)?

    AWS Key Management Service (KMS) is a foundational AWS service that can create and manage cryptographic keys. KMS provides a single control point from where you can manage your keys.

    KMS keys have a lot of applications across various AWS services like:

    • Encrypting EBS volumes
    • Encrypting DynamoDB tables
    • Encrypting S3 objects

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  • AWS S3: cp vs sync

    Mar 1, 2022 • s3, cli

    Introduction

    Two commands in the AWS S3 CLI that can be confusing to differentiate are cp and sync. These commands have similar descriptions, and many developers use them interchangeably without understanding the differences.

    This article will list the key differences between the two commands.

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  • How to copy files recursively using AWS S3 cp?

    Mar 1, 2022 • s3, cli

    Introduction

    AWS S3 cp provides the ability to:

    • Copy a local file to S3
    • Copy S3 object to another location locally or in S3

    If you want to copy multiple files or an entire folder to or from S3, the --recursive flag is necessary. The official description of the recursive flag is:

    Command is performed on all files or objects under the specified directory or prefix.

    Read on →

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