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How to Get the AWS EC2 Instance Type from the Command Line

## Using the describe-instances
$ aws ec2 describe-instances --instance-ids i-1234567890abcdef0 --query "Reservations[].Instances[].InstanceType" --output text
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$ aws ec2 describe-instances --instance-ids i-1234567890abcdef0 i-abcdef01234567890 --query "Reservations[].Instances[].InstanceType" --output text
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## Using Instance Metadata
$ curl http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/instance-type
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  • https://www.baeldung.com/ops/get-aws-ec2-type-cli

How to deploy an Amazon OpenSearch cluster to ingest logs from Amazon Security Lake

  • https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/how-to-deploy-an-amazon-opensearch-cluster-to-ingest-logs-from-amazon-security-lake/

How to move an Amazon RDS DB instance from an Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) to a new VPC

  • https://dev.to/aws-builders/how-to-move-an-amazon-rds-db-instance-from-an-amazon-virtual-private-cloud-amazon-vpc-to-a-new-vpc-2gp2

How to Rename Folders in AWS S3

  • https://sysadminxpert.com/how-to-rename-folders-in-aws-s3/

How to enforce multi-party approval for creating Matter-compliant certificate authorities

  • https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/how-to-enforce-multi-party-approval-for-creating-matter-compliant-certificate-authorities/

How to automate the review and validation of permissions for users and groups in AWS IAM Identity Center

  • https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/how-to-automate-the-review-and-validation-of-permissions-for-users-and-groups-in-aws-iam-identity-center/

How To Reduce Operational Costs With AWS Lambda

  • https://dev.to/sudoconsultants/how-to-reduce-operational-costs-with-aws-lambda-5376

How to Master Multi Region Architectures in AWS

  • https://dev.to/sudoconsultants/how-to-master-multi-region-architectures-in-aws-4356

How to develop an Amazon Security Lake POC

  • https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/how-to-develop-an-amazon-security-lake-poc/

How to create a pipeline for hardening Amazon EKS nodes and automate updates

  • https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/how-to-create-a-pipeline-for-hardening-amazon-eks-nodes-and-automate-updates/

How to migrate 3DES keys from a FIPS to a non-FIPS AWS CloudHSM cluster

  • https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/how-to-migrate-3des-keys-from-a-fips-to-a-non-fips-aws-cloudhsm-cluster/

How to Set Up Cost-Effective Email Solutions with AWS SES and Terraform

  • https://dev.to/radzion/how-to-set-up-cost-effective-email-solutions-with-aws-ses-and-terraform-266g

How to create Root CA and Intermediate CA in AWS ACM PCA to issue private certificates

  • https://dev.to/aws-builders/how-to-create-external-root-ca-and-intermediate-ca-in-aws-acm-pca-to-issue-private-certificates-56gm

How to deploy to an AWS ec2 machine using Github Actions

  • https://dev.to/cirlorm_io/how-to-deploy-to-an-aws-ec2-machine-using-github-actions-54ce

How to Run WebAssembly on Amazon EKS

  • https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/containers/16532-2/

How to deploy Stacks blockchain nodes on AWS with the AWS Blockchain Node Runners Stacks blueprint

  • https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/database/how-to-deploy-stacks-blockchain-nodes-on-aws-with-the-aws-blockchain-node-runners-stacks-blueprint/

How to build a unified authorization layer for identity providers with Amazon Verified Permissions

  • https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/how-to-build-a-unified-authorization-layer-for-identity-providers-with-amazon-verified-permissions/

How to improve your security incident response processes with Jupyter notebooks

  • https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/how-to-improve-your-security-incident-response-processes-with-jupyter-notebooks/

How to implement client certificate revocation list checks at scale with API Gateway

  • https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/how-to-implement-client-certificate-revocation-list-checks-at-scale-with-api-gateway/

How to migrate data from Amazon EFS to Amazon S3 with AWS DataSync

  • https://www.tecracer.com/blog/2024/05/how-to-migrate-data-from-amazon-efs-to-amazon-s3-with-aws-datasync.html

How to enforce a security baseline for an AWS WAF ACL across your organization using AWS Firewall Manager

  • https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/how-to-enforce-a-security-baseline-for-an-aws-waf-acl-across-your-organization-using-aws-firewall-manager/

How to Deploy NodeJS to AWS Lambda with OpenTofu & GitHub Actions

  • https://developer-friendly.blog/blog/2024/09/02/how-to-deploy-nodejs-to-aws-lambda-with-opentofu--github-actions/

How to migrate asymmetric keys from CloudHSM to AWS KMS

  • https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/how-to-migrate-asymmetric-keys-from-cloudhsm-to-aws-kms/

How to Access AWS From Azure VM Using OpenID Connect

  • https://developer-friendly.blog/blog/2024/05/27/how-to-access-aws-from-azure-vm-using-openid-connect/?utm_source=documentation&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=feed-syndication

How to improve cross-account access for SaaS applications accessing customer accounts

  • https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/how-to-improve-cross-account-access-for-saas-applications-accessing-customer-accounts/

How to use OAuth 2.0 in Amazon Cognito: Learn about the different OAuth 2.0 grants

  • https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/how-to-use-oauth-2-0-in-amazon-cognito-learn-about-the-different-oauth-2-0-grants/

How to set up SAML federation in Amazon Cognito using IdP-initiated single sign-on, request signing, and encrypted assertions

  • https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/how-to-set-up-saml-federation-in-amazon-cognito-using-idp-initiated-single-sign-on-request-signing-and-encrypted-assertions/

How to configure a split-traffic VPN to access private S3 buckets

  • https://dev.to/aws-builders/how-to-configure-a-split-traffic-vpn-to-access-private-s3-buckets-420i

How to use AWS Database Encryption SDK for client-side encryption and perform searches on encrypted attributes in DynamoDB tables

  • https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/how-to-use-aws-database-encryption-sdk-for-client-side-encryption-and-perform-searches-on-encrypted-attributes-in-dynamodb-tables/

How to use Regional AWS STS endpoints

  • https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/how-to-use-regional-aws-sts-endpoints/

How to deploy refactored mainframe applications on AWS

  • https://dev.to/aws-builders/how-to-deploy-refactored-mainframe-applications-on-aws-5a6m

How to Connect Your On-Premises Active Directory to AWS Using AD Connector

  • https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/how-to-connect-your-on-premises-active-directory-to-aws-using-ad-connector/

How to optimize log management for Amazon EKS with Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP

  • https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/containers/optimize-log-management-for-amazon-eks-with-amazon-fsx-for-netapp-ontap/

How to Safely Delete All AWS S3 Buckets Using a Bash Script

  • https://dev.to/aws-builders/how-to-safely-delete-all-aws-s3-buckets-using-a-bash-script-1og2

How to gain maximum out of AWS Compute Architectures

  • https://dev.to/aws-builders/how-to-gain-maximum-out-of-aws-compute-architectures-5ei8

How to Connect Your AWS EC2 Instance to VS Code

  • https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-connect-your-aws-ec2-instance-to-vs-code/

How to Host a Static Website on AWS S3 and CloudFront

https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/host-a-static-website-on-aws-s3-and-cloudfront/

How to scale smarter with Ansible and amazon.aws 9.0.0

https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/03/25/how-scale-smarter-ansible-and-amazonaws-900

Setting up an SFTP server on AWS

https://medium.com/@yoshiyuki.watanabe/setting-up-an-sftp-server-on-aws-5ad73869fa48

How to View and Understand VPC Flow Logs

https://last9.io/blog/how-to-view-and-understand-vpc-flow-logs/

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