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Github Runner ECS Authentication

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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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