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Creating an AWS + NextJS site for the Cloud Resume Challenge
- The Cloud Resume Challenge involves building a resume website using modern cloud technologies. For this challenge, a static resume site in NextJS that is hosted on S3 and Cloudfront is created with a user count tracking feature using Lambda and DynamoDB.
- The frontend components are implemented using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) earlier than required using Terraform. The website is secured with HTTPS through AWS Certificate Manager.
- Lambda function is implemented in Python that stores and updates the user count as a statistic record in the DynamoDB database.
- The website retrieves the data from the backend and makes the counter that shows the correct number of visitors on the website.
- The fourth chunk involves migrating the remaining backend infrastructure to IaC with Terraform and creating a CI/CD pipeline using GitHub Actions.
- The author learned that creating tests that ensure the website is functioning properly became as important as writing the code for the website itself. Cypress, a testing framework, was used to write end-to-end tests for the API gateway.
- By being willing to break away from bad habits, the author changed their workflow for the better and learned about modern DevOps principles.
- The project code is available for front-end and back-end.
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