AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty: Documenting Progress
Study plan for AWS Certified Advanced Networking Specialty (ANS-C01): Direct Connect, Transit Gateway, hybrid BGP, VPC routing, and a failed attempt.
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Adding Google Analytics to a Static Website
Add Google Analytics tracking to an S3-hosted static website by injecting the GA4 measurement snippet into HTML and verifying real-time pageview events.
Creating a Links Website - S3, CloudFront & Certificate Manager - Supporting SSL + HTML/CSS - Part 1
Build a Linktree-style links page from scratch with HTML/CSS on Amazon S3, CloudFront, and ACM SSL. Part 1 covers project plan and S3 bucket setup.
Creating a Links Website - S3, CloudFront & Certificate Manager - Supporting SSL + HTML/CSS - Part 2
Part 2 of the S3 links site build: request a public SSL certificate from AWS Certificate Manager (ACM) and validate ownership for use with CloudFront.
Creating a Links Website - S3, CloudFront & Certificate Manager - Supporting SSL + HTML/CSS - Part 3
Part 3 of the S3 links site build: create a CloudFront distribution as a CDN in front of the S3 bucket, attach the ACM certificate, and serve over HTTPS.
Creating a Links Website - S3, CloudFront & Certificate Manager - Supporting SSL + HTML/CSS - Part 4
Part 4 locks down the S3 bucket so only the CloudFront distribution can read it, using Origin Access Identity to block direct public S3 access.
Simple Static Website Using Amazon S3
Host a static website on Amazon S3 with public read policy and bucket website hosting enabled, walked through with an A Cloud Guru hands-on lab refresher.
FortiGate - Configuration (Part 4) - Administration and Management setup | Active Directory Setup | Administration with AD Group Membership
Integrate FortiGate with Active Directory - create the LDAP service account, grab the Domain DN, and grant admin access by AD group membership.
FortiGate - Configuration (Part 1) - Interfaces and Getting Started
Set up a FortiGate from scratch - VLAN plan for two ISPs, inside LAN, and management - plus port assignments to prep for social-media filtering and AV.
FortiGate - Configuration (Part 2) - Static Routes | Firewall Policies | Port Address Translation for Internet
Configure FortiGate static routes for dual ISP failover, build firewall policies, and enable PAT - use priority and distance to set primary vs backup.