Centralized Logging & Alerting System in AWS
Operations & Observability¶
Focus: Keeping the "lights on" through monitoring and automated recovery.
The Project: Build a Centralized Logging & Alerting System.
Key Tasks:
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Use CloudWatch Logs and VPC Flow Logs to monitor traffic.
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Set up CloudWatch Alarms that trigger SNS notifications (e.g., Slack/Email) when CPU or 4xx errors spike.
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Implement AWS Config to monitor for non-compliant resources (e.g., unencrypted S3 buckets).
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Advanced Twist: Use AWS Systems Manager (SSM) to patch EC2 instances automatically without SSH.