Welcome to Part 4 of the comprehensive series on Traditional Web Hosting on AWS.

In this instalment, you are strengthening your AWS infrastructure. You enhance security with VPC Endpoints, collect important metrics using the CloudWatch Agent, and establish real-time notifications with CloudWatch Events. AWS CloudTrail provides detailed API activity logs, and AWS Config ensures compliance. These steps make your web hosting environment more secure, monitored, and compliant.

Blog: https://blog.digitalden.cloud/traditi...

Contents:
00:00 - Recap
02:01 - Objectives
04:39 - Commands
04:58 - Task 1: Create VPC Endpoints to use AWS Systems Manager & CloudWatch Logs
21:12 - Task 2: Use AWS Systems Manager Run Command to install the CloudWatch Agent on EC2 instances
27:30 - Task 3: Monitor Application Logs using CloudWatch Agent and CloudWatch Logs
36:04 - Task 4: Monitor system metrics using CloudWatch Agent and CloudWatch Metrics
38:52 - Task 5: Create and Review Real-Time Notifications with CloudWatch Events
42:08 - Task 6: Set up AWS CloudTrail for detailed logging of AWS API activity
45:02 - Task 7: Track infrastructure compliance using AWS Config