Welcome to AWS Morocco’s first newsletter!

Dear AWS Enthusiasts, We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the AWS Morocco Newsletter, your new go-to source for all things AWS within our vibrant Moroccan tech community! Every issue will bring you the latest AWS updates, insightful tutorials, and stories of local innovation. Our aim is to empower your cloud journey and keep you ahead in the ever-evolving world of technology. Join us in this exciting venture and stay informed with the cutting-edge of cloud computing ...

February 29, 2024 · 2 min · 310 words · awsmorocco

AWS Inter-Region PrivateLink using Terraform

Photo by Taylor Vick on Unsplash AWS PrivateLink provides a secure and reliable way to connect VPCs within the same region, but it doesn’t directly support connections between VPCs in different regions. To address this limitation, inter-Region VPC peering offers a viable solution. Inter-Region VPC Peering x PrivateLink: Inter-Region VPC peering enables private connectivity between VPCs in different AWS regions ( have a look into [this previous article](https://awsmorocco.com/aws-multi-region-vpc-peering-using- terraform-a0b8aabf084b) for a deep dive into AWS VPC peering). ...

February 29, 2024 · 6 min · 1230 words · z4ck404

CSI Drivers (EBS, EFS, S3) on EKS And How To Use Them

Photo by frank mckenna on Unsplash Container Storage Interface (CSI) drivers play a crucial role in managing persistent storage for containerized applications. When working with Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS), integrating CSI drivers becomes essential for efficient storage management. In this guide, we will delve into the details of CSI drivers on Amazon EKS and explore how to install and use them seamlessly with file systems. Understanding CSI Drivers: CSI is a standardized interface that allows storage vendors to develop plugins that can be used across various container orchestration platforms. With EKS, these drivers help manage the lifecycle of storage resources, enabling dynamic provisioning, attaching, and detaching volumes to and from pods ...

February 29, 2024 · 6 min · 1151 words · z4ck404

Lessons Learned From Mounting Secrets to Pods on Kubernetes

Kubernetes secrets are objects conceived to hold sensitive information such as passwords, tokens and certificates that can be used by pods without the need to include this sensitive information in the application code or container image. The pod can use these secrets in different ways, each of which is different and each method is made for a particular case, and that’s what we’re going to explore in the following article. ...

February 29, 2024 · 5 min · 1055 words · z4ck404

Getting Started With Terraform on AWS — State backend & State Locking

Getting Started With Terraform on AWS — State backend & State Locking Getting started with Terraform is an exciting journey, but as the complexity of your infrastructure increases, so does the importance of managing its state. In the previous article, we installed Terraform, configured the aws provider and started using it. In this article, we’ll break down the crucial concepts of Terraform’s state backends and state locking, focusing on using the power of the S3 backend and DynamoDB for AWS environments. ...

February 29, 2024 · 4 min · 803 words · z4ck404