Technical requirements

Wherever possible, we will provide samples or instructions to guide you through the setup. However, to complete the activities in this chapter, you will need to ensure you have the following prerequisites available. Our command-line examples will be executed using Ubuntu, but most Linux flavors should work without modification, including Ubuntu on Windows Subsystem for Linux.

You will need internet access to GitHub, S3, and the AWS console.

You will also require a computer with the following installed:

• Chrome, Safari, or Microsoft Edge
• The AWS CLI

This chapter also requires that you have an AWS account and an accompanying IAM user (or role) with sufficient privileges to complete this chapter's activities. Throughout this book, we will provide detailed IAM policies that attempt to honor the age-old best practice of "least privilege." For simplicity, you can always run through these exercises with a user that has full access...