Deploying Application with AWS Amplify

Tutorial 5: Deploying Application with AWS Amplify

Deploying the Rice Disease Detection App with AWS Amplify This guide explains how to deploy our Next.js application using AWS Amplify. AWS Amplify provides a git-based workflow for hosting full-stack serverless web applications with continuous deployment. Prerequisites Before starting the deployment process, ensure you have: A GitHub repository with your application code pushed to it AWS account with administrative access Step 1: Connect Your Repository Navigate to AWS Amplify Console Click “Create new app” Choose GitHub as your repository source Authenticate with GitHub and select your repository and branch For service role, you can select to use an existing role or create a new one. I created a new one. Click “Deploy” This will automatically fail because we need to configure the build settings. ...

February 5, 2025 · 3 min
Man's Search for Meaning Book

[Book Review] Man's Search for Meaning - Viktor Frankl

Book Overview Man’s Search for Meaning is a deeply moving book by Viktor E. Frankl, a Holocaust survivor and psychiatrist. It is part memoir and part psychological exploration, focusing on his experiences in Nazi concentration camps and the lessons he drew from them. Through immense suffering, Frankl argues that the key to human fulfillment is meaning, not pleasure, not power. Author’s Theory Frankl’s core belief, based on his experience in the camps, is that even in the most unimaginable suffering, life still holds meaning. He developed logotherapy, a psychological approach that suggests that a person’s primary drive is not pleasure (as Freud believed) or power (as Adler proposed), but meaning. He argued that humans can endure almost anything if they have a purpose to hold onto. ...

January 31, 2025 · 3 min · Murphy Elo
Automating Employee Onboarding in a Hybrid Setup using Power Automate

Case Study: Automating Employee Onboarding in a Hybrid Setup using Power Automate

Overview In this tutorial, we’ll set up an automated onboarding solution to streamline the process of adding new employees to organizational systems. We will use AgroVisionLabs, a fictitious agricultural technology company, as a case study. AgroVisionLabs frequently hires new employees across multiple locations, and their manual onboarding process for creating user accounts on Active Directory (AD), assigning permissions, and synchronizing with Entra ID has become time-consuming for the IT department. This project will aim to automate this process using Power Automate and Azure Automation. ...

January 4, 2025 · 8 min
The Psychology of Money Book

[Book Review] The Psychology of Money - Morgan Housel

Book Overview “The Psychology of Money” by Morgan Housel explores the complex relationship between human behavior and financial decision-making. Rather than focusing on technical aspects of finance, the book delves into how our psychology influences our money decisions. Key Takeaways 1. Behavior Trumps Knowledge The book emphasizes that success with money isn’t necessarily about what you know, but about how you behave. Even the most sophisticated financial strategies can fail if behavioral aspects aren’t properly managed. ...

December 19, 2024 · 2 min · Murphy Elo
Website Setup With Hugo, AWS S3, and Route 53

Website Setup With Hugo, AWS S3, and Route 53

SSGs (Static Site Generator) like Hugo generates static HTML files without having to rely on databases and server-side processes. They have fast load times and can handle high traffic loads without the need for server management. I was looking for a website setup with minimal management, and decided to use Hugo as an SSG. This isn’t a full tutorial but an overall breakdown of how my website is currently setup using Hugo as a static site generator, AWS S3 as a hosting platform, and Route 53 and CloudFlare for domain management. ...

May 12, 2024 · 4 min