Turn on CloudTrail across all regions and support for Multiple Trails

Turn on a Trail across all regions: You can now turn on a trail across all regions in the for your AWS account. CloudTrail will deliver log files from all regions to the Amazon S3 bucket and an optional CloudWatch Logs log group you specified. Additionally, when AWS launches a new region, CloudTrail will create Read more about Turn on CloudTrail across all regions and support for Multiple Trails[…]

Amazon CloudFront Now Supports Gzip Compression at the Edge

Amazon CloudFront can now compress your objects at the edge. You can now configure CloudFront to automatically apply GZIP compression when browsers and other clients request a compressed object with text and other compressible file formats. This means that if you are already using Amazon S3, CloudFront can transparently compress this type of content. For Read more about Amazon CloudFront Now Supports Gzip Compression at the Edge[…]

How To Secure Apache with Let’s Encrypt on Ubuntu 14.04

Introduction This tutorial will show you how to set up a TLS/SSL certificate from Let’s Encrypt on an Ubuntu 14.04 server running Apache as a web server. We will also cover how to automate the certificate renewal process using a cron job. SSL certificates are used within web servers to encrypt the traffic between the Read more about How To Secure Apache with Let’s Encrypt on Ubuntu 14.04[…]

Now Create up to 500 Security Groups in Amazon VPC

We are excited to announce that we’ve raised the limit of Security Groups from 100 to 500 in your Virtual Private Cloud (VPC). A security group acts as a virtual firewall for your instance to control inbound and outbound traffic.   With 500 security groups you can now increase the granularity of your security profile Read more about Now Create up to 500 Security Groups in Amazon VPC[…]

Easily Launch Select Third-Party Software on AWS, Using New Compatibility between AWS Marketplace and AWS CloudFormation

AWS Marketplace, which lists popular 3rd party software for sale by independent software vendors, has announced support for Clusters and AWS Resources. Using AWS CloudFormation, these features make deploying software from AWS Marketplace faster and easier than ever before, from testing to production. Source: Amazon Web Services News

How To Secure Nginx with Let’s Encrypt on Ubuntu 14.04

Introduction Let’s Encrypt is a new Certificate Authority (CA) that provides an easy way to obtain and install free TLS/SSL certificates, thereby enabling encrypted HTTPS on web servers. It simplifies the process by providing a software client, letsencrypt, that attempts to automate most (if not all) of the required steps. Currently, as Let’s Encrypt is Read more about How To Secure Nginx with Let’s Encrypt on Ubuntu 14.04[…]