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github Self-Hosted Runners on AWS CodeBuild

👋 Hey there! I’ve written before about establishing Self-Hosted Runners within github.com here. However, this involves deploying API endpoints and integrating with github via a WebHook. It’s not hard to establish, but it’s extra work to look after, update, and manage.

Creating shared github-actions

Table of contents Workflow Before Workflow After The Workflow Creating a shared (reusable) workflow Workflow Repository Adapt the workflow for reuse Calling the shared workflow Summary 👋 Hey there!

Do Not Default to PAT

👋 Hey there! Scenario: You need to automate something in github, and after a couple of searches in Google, you see that you can create a PAT and use that.

Searching github Organisations

👋 Hey there! As a DevOps 🧑‍💻 team grows, so does the number of repositories. If you use Infrastructure As Code and automation tools like Terraform or Ansible, you will likely have many repos that map to reusable modules. The modules are then combined to deliver full deployments. 🚀

AWS Windows SSM Port Forwarding, too easy

👋 Hey there! Recently, I had to configure some Windows boxes for a project and was reminded of how simple it was to access them without needing a Bastion host by using SSM port forwarding. 🙌

Supercharge Your AWS CloudWatch Metrics with Lambda Powertools

In this post, I’ll show you how easy it is to publish custom metrics into AWS CloudWatch using AWS Lambda Powertools and the Cloudwatch EMU Specification

How to sync containers from github Container Registry to AWS ECS

Back in June last year I wrote about syncing containers from DockerHub to AWS ECS.

github-actions in CodeBuild

This month AWS released support for github-actions in CodeBuild. https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2023/07/aws-codebuild-github-actions

Getting Started with Steampipe on Azure

It’s been a while since I gave Steampipe a run, and wow, has it had some excellent updates!

Route 53 Resolver Magic

This post covers some core concepts of Route 53 Resolvers and how they can help establish inbound and outbound name resoltion with your on-premise and AWS resources.

Blog Posts

github Self-Hosted Runners on AWS CodeBuild

Creating shared github-actions

Do Not Default to PAT

Searching github Organisations

AWS Windows SSM Port Forwarding, too easy

Supercharge Your AWS CloudWatch Metrics with Lambda Powertools

How to sync containers from github Container Registry to AWS ECS

github-actions in CodeBuild

Getting Started with Steampipe on Azure

Route 53 Resolver Magic

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