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Github Runner ECS Authentication
Using this fantastic open-source project, we have enabled github-actions using ephemeral self-managed runners on AWS SPOT.
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github-actions - How did I not see that
This post is about a mistake I made that wasted a fair bit of time on my side until the folks over in Support set me straight :)
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github-actions AWS Authentication with OIDC for github Enterprise
There are many blog posts about how to use github-actions OIDC with AWS; however, they all refer to using Github.com and don’t provide some easy steps if you are running your own github Enterprise instance.
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HashiCorp packer amazon-linux cracklib gotcha
While setting up packer for the first time in ages I found a little cracklib quirk when using amazon linux while following the instructions from the website.
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How to simplify your CI/CD with Makefiles
Definition Make is a build automation tool that automatically builds executable programs and libraries from source code by reading files called Makefiles which specify how to derive the target program.
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How to sync containers to AWS ECS the easy way
Back in November 2021 AWS announced that you can cache containers from DockerHub through to ECS.
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How to use cfn-guard with AWS Config
I’m not sure when but AWS Config now supports using Guard rules to determine the compliance of resources. This is a pretty neat integration and one of the first I’ve seen from AWS on a side Open Source Project they have created.
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Prowler on AWS
Prowler is an awesome open source tool for auditing AWS settings within an account or many accounts across an organisation.
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Security Hub now supports Custom AWS Config Rules
AWS recently announced an integration that I’m a little excited about!
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Terraform, github-actions & OIDC on AWS
I’ve posted here how to configure the OIDC AWS Provider & github Enterprise integration; however, nothing is better than an example of it working, and this post covers just that!
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