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FeaturedAWSEKSECSCostMay 22, 202611 min read

EC2 vs ECS vs EKS: Which Is Cheapest?

A real cost breakdown of AWS EC2, ECS, and EKS — compute, control plane, tooling, and engineering overhead. Which is actually cheapest depends on your team size and workload.

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AWSS3CloudFrontCI/CDMay 22, 202613 min read

How to Host a Startup Website on S3 + CloudFront

A complete guide to hosting a static website on AWS S3 and CloudFront — HTTPS, custom domain, www redirect, cache invalidation, and GitHub Actions CI/CD. Sub-$5/month, fully on AWS.

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CI/CDGitHub ActionsArgoCDMay 18, 202612 min read

How to Build a Production CI/CD Pipeline with GitHub Actions

A comprehensive guide to building CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions — including OIDC authentication, multi-environment deployments, and progressive delivery with Argo Rollouts.

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TerraformAWSIaCMay 10, 202615 min read

Terraform on AWS: A Production-Ready Architecture Guide

How to structure Terraform modules, manage remote state with S3 + DynamoDB, and build reusable infrastructure patterns that scale across teams.

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GitOpsArgoCDKubernetesApr 28, 202618 min read

GitOps with GitHub Actions + ArgoCD: End-to-End Walkthrough

Build a complete GitOps deployment workflow: GitHub Actions builds and pushes to ECR, ArgoCD syncs to EKS. With canary releases and automatic rollback.

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KubernetesKarpenterAWSCostApr 15, 202614 min read

Kubernetes Autoscaling with Karpenter: Cut Your AWS Bill in Half

Replace Cluster Autoscaler with Karpenter for faster, smarter node provisioning. Real-world configuration with spot instances, weighted node pools, and cost analysis.

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TerraformTerragruntIaCJun 6, 202613 min read

Understanding Terraform and Terragrunt

What Terragrunt actually solves, when you need it, and how to structure multi-environment AWS infrastructure without copy-pasting Terraform code across every environment.

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TerraformAWSIaCApr 2, 202610 min read

Terraform vs CloudFormation in 2026: An Engineer's Perspective

A pragmatic comparison of Terraform and CloudFormation for AWS infrastructure — when to use each, and why most teams should default to Terraform.

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