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Ansible script that will provision a set of AWS instances with Podman (Container), then run a Postgres container.

This playbook is scripted to provision a set of AWS instances with Podman. What you can expect in this script? The task will spin up an EC2 instance in “US-east-1” (change) region. Take a close look at the variable “ami_id”, which grabs the image, this can also be changed. The instance is added to a host group, then we need to wait for the SSH services to start. The next task will log in and download the Podman service. Then we start the services. The next task will install Postgres and start it. If no container matches the name, a...

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Presenting a Web Application without the WIFI Service

This was a real-world work experience, out-of-the-box thinking! As a Full Stack App Developer, I’ve always worked on smaller teams, and wearing three to four hats was expected, which also meant understanding multiple layers of any technology stacks but never being an expert “Guru” in any of the tech stacks.  We were tasked to build an application, which was a USAID project for a developing country. Part of the project deliverables was creating training materials and presenting the application. This wasn’t a problem, we built the application and training materials. But wait! We scouted the hotel and reviewed the location...

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