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Jul 9, 2025AWS

A step-by-step walkthrough of how to switch the config repository from CodeCommit to S3

Jun 22, 2025AI

A practical guide how I created an application template in less than 2 hours

Jun 7, 2025AWS

The options in 2025 for static and dynamic sites, and the one I moved this site to

Feb 26, 2025AWS

The integ-runner follow-up - getting to least privilege, and keeping constructs clean with cdk-nag

Jan 29, 2025Tools

A field guide to AWS CDK integration tests: the problems I hit with integ-runner and how I worked around them.

Dec 10, 2024AWS

The continued story of continuously testing the opinionated rootmail with integ tests

Nov 17, 2024AWS

A summary using autocompletion, upgrade steps and removing an account

Jul 30, 2024AWS

A summary on daily admin tasks, sandboxes and customizations

Jun 8, 2024Tools

Implementing CI Runners with Docker access as well

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