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AWS & Serverless

Your first CloudFormation template: YAML anatomy and creating a stack (DynamoDB example)

A step-by-step walk through a minimal CloudFormation template in YAML: the Resources section, logical names vs real names, then creating, inspecting and deleting a stack in the AWS console, including the rollback option.

10 Nov 2026 · AWS · CloudFormation · DynamoDB

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VidShare: 109 lessons

Build a production-style video streaming backend on AWS, from architecture to final test.

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~$ ls -l deploy.sh

-rw-r--r-- 1 you staff 412 deploy.sh

~$ chmod +x deploy.sh

~$ ps aux | grep node

~$ ssh ec2-user@my-server

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CLI Mastery: 57 lessons

Get fast and fluent in the terminal, from the filesystem to shell scripts and real servers.

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Linux command line cheat sheet

One printable page: navigation, files, permissions, pipes, processes, scripts and SSH.