Welcome! In this workshop, we'll be covering how you can take advantage of cloud computing and hosting with AWS.
Note: By creating an AWS account, you'll provide AWS with your credit card information. All of the workshop sections below can easily be completed while staying on the "free tier" of AWS (they won't charge you for a variety of services). Make sure to read all directions, and always spin down your machines and resources when you are done with them. HackBU is not responsible for any charges you incur on your AWS account.
In this workshop, you'll learn about:
- Getting Started with AWS - Overview of cloud computing, and how to set up your AWS account.
- Hosting a Static Website with S3 - How to use S3, AWS's simple object storage service, and host a personal website with it!
- Spinning Up Virtual Machines with EC2 - How to use EC2, AWS's scalable, powerful computing service to host a virtual machine that you can run programs on!
- Building a Serverless Website with Lambda and API Gateway - How serverless computing works, how to take advantage of it, and how to build a fully-functioning web application!
- Building Custom Alexa Skills - How to use the Alexa developer console, build a custom skill, and integrate it with external APIs!
Once you finish up the workshop, make sure to leave us any feedback you may have!