TechEcho

Hello Everyone,I'm documenting the common mistakes beginners make when using AWS for the first time.Here are some of the most common mistake I have noticed so far:- - Forgetting to delete resources that are no longer needed - Accidentally deleting wrong resources - Misconfiguring S3 buckets - Enabling public access to RDSWhat's yours?

We did't use all the free credits that are available all over the place. Like this one from Segment <a href="https://segment.com/industry/startups/" rel="nofollow">https://segment.com/industry/startups/</a>

Not me yet but I have seen it twice, pushing a AWS secret key to a public git repository.

You need to use Serverless. This will make everything easier for you. You code the Script to standup the AWS resources.This will avoid manually adding/removing resources.<a href="https://www.serverless.com" rel="nofollow">https://www.serverless.com</a>

CloudFormation instead of Terraform.

Forgetting to turn off ec2 instances and then I realized when a got a bill I quickly deleted it

Not treating resources as cattle. I ended up having to maintain a fragile pet for too long that cost me much more than replacing it would have.

Not me yet but I have seen it twice, pushing a AWS secret key to a public git repository.

CloudFormation instead of Terraform.

Forgetting to turn off ec2 instances and then I realized when a got a bill I quickly deleted it

Not treating resources as cattle. I ended up having to maintain a fragile pet for too long that cost me much more than replacing it would have.

Ask HN: What mistakes did you make when using AWS for the first time?

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Ask HN: What mistakes did you make when using AWS for the first time?

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