AWS Lambda function times out when trying to reach an SQS service from inside a VPC. Continue reading
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Configure AWS IAM User Account to Send Emails via SES by Using AWS CLI
Install AWS CLI, create a new AWS IAM user for SES, configure and add SES user policy, create user’s IAM access keys, obtain SES SMTP credentials by converting AWS IAM credentials, configure SSMTP and send a test email. Continue reading
Amazon SES SMTP Outbound Email Configuration with SSMTP on Debian
Configure SSMTP to send emails via Amazon SES. Continue reading
Convert IAM Secret Access Key to SES SMTP Password in Bash
Obtaining Amazon SES SMTP credentials by converting AWS credentials in Bash. Continue reading
Migrate MySQL RDS Instance from One AWS Account to Another
We need to migrate a MySQL v5.6 RDS instance from one AWS account to another AWS account. Continue reading
Amazon Elastic Load Balancer on a root Domain (Route53)
Special “Alias” entry on the Route 53 DNS service allows AWS users to set their root domain to return the “A” record associated with the Elastic Load Balancer (ELB). Continue reading
Recovering Windows Server Licences from Key Management Server (KMS) on Amazon EC2
A couple of ways of recovering Windows licences from KMS on Amazon. Continue reading
Custom IAM Policies for AWS
Custom sets of IAM permission to create Amazon EC2 resources and perform tasks using the Amazon API/CLI. Continue reading
Create Switchvox (CentOS 5) EC2 EBS AMI with root Partition on LVM
We have a Switchvox image that we want to import into AWS EC2. The plan is to install Switchvox on a Virtualbox locally, then convert the image to a raw image, upload it to AWS EC2, chroot and install Xen kernel 2.6.18-371.9.1.el5xen, modify the image appropriately making it Xen visualisation compatible, and register as an AMI. Continue reading
Create and Attach a Second Elastic Network Interface with EIP to EC2 VPC Instance (with Routing)
We’ll be using AWS CLI on a Debian Linux VM. Continue reading