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how to create a Database using AWS console

Emmyfx1 — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 23:40:29 +0000

the following steps would guide you on how to create a DATABASE using AWS console
Go to the RDS management console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/rds/ (you will be required to sign in)
In the search bar type the Amazon RDS.
In the left navigation, under Amazon RDS, click Databases

Click on Create database button on the right top of the screen

Under the Choose a database creation method card select the Standard create radio button (should be selected by
default)
Under the Engine options card select the radio button for MySQL

Under the Templates card click the Dev/Test radio button (Note - this is not production setting and is being selected for this
exercise only)

Under the Availability & durability card ensure the radio for Single DB instance is selected

Under the Settings card make the following changes -
a) For the DB instance identifier text field pick a DB instance name
b) Expand the Credentials Settings section (if not already expanded) choose Self managed under Credentials
management
c) For the Master username text field pick a username and a password

Under the Instance configuration card make the following changes -
a) Under DB instance class enable the button for Include previous generation classes
b) Select the radio button for Bustable classes (Includes t classes)

c) Ensure in the dropdown (just below the above radio button) db.t3.micro is displayed/selected

Under the Storage card make the following changes -
a) Select/confirm the Storage type to be General Purpose SSD (gp2)
b) The Allocated storage should be changed to 20GiB
c) Enable storage autoscaling checkbox should be unselected

Under the Connectivity card make the following changes -
a) For the Public access radio ensure No is selected
b) For the VPC security group select the Create new radio button
c) For the New VPC security group name, pick a name-

Under the Database authentication card ensure the radio button for Password authentication is selected (should be
selected by default)
Under the Monitoring card ensure the Enable Enhanced Monitoring is unchecked

Expand the Additional configuration card (if not already) and make the following changes -
a) For the Initial database name field pick a name
b) The checkbox for Enable automated backups should be unchecked

c) The checkbox for Enable encryption should be unchecked
d) The checkbox for Enable auto minor version upgrade should be unchecked

Click on the Create database button (the database will take about 10 minutes to get created, can get done sooner). Refresh
the database listing page after every 1 min to check if the process is complete (Status shows Available).

Do not proceed until you see the status is Available
Click on the DB Identifier (gl-rds) link and copy the Endpoint (which looks like gl-rds.somecharacters.us-east
1.rds.amazonaws.com) under Endpoint & Port into a text editor on your laptop.

How to create a Virtual Machine Scale Set using Azure

Emmyfx1 — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 12:13:18 +0000

Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets let you create and manage a group of load balanced VMs. The number of VM instances can automatically increase or decrease in response to demand or a defined schedule.
First go to Azure portal and click on the search bar for Virtual Machine Scale Set

click on create

Fill in the necessary: subscription, resource group, and a name

Create a username and a password

go to Networking tab and select Azure load balancer

Go to health tab and click on application health monitoring

click on review and create

Allow it to validate and click create

Then go to the resource group and click on scale

There you will see that your scale set is completed

How to create a Window Virtual Machine using Azure

Emmyfx1 — Sun, 13 Oct 2024 15:43:36 +0000

A virtual machine, commonly shortened to just VM, is no different than any other physical computer like a laptop, smart phone, or server. It has a CPU, memory, disks to store your files, and can connect to the internet if needed. While the parts that make up your computer (called hardware) are physical and tangible, VMs are often thought of as virtual computers or software-defined computers within physical servers, existing only as code.

how to create a VM
open the Azure portal and sign in, click the search bar to search for Virtual Machine

and type the VIRTUAL MACHINE in the search bar and click on the plus sign to create

Select a subscription and create a resource group and give your VM a unique name

select a region and the image you want the Virtual machine to have

Next create a username and a password and select HTTPS in the inbound port

click on create review and create it will validate in a few seconds then click on create

Next go to resource group

click on connect with RDP and download the RDP file

open the downloaded file and log in with the information yoiu created

your new VM should display

click the search bar at the bottom left and type in powershell

When the powershell on the search displays right click and run as administrator
then type Insall-WindowsFeature Web-Server

Go back to the overview of the virtual machine and copy the public IP address and paste it on a web page the virtual machine should display
Go back to the overview page of the virtual machine and click on disk and add a data disk give it a name and increase the size to 10gb and click on save/apply

go to the virtual machine search bar and type in disk management and click on it

Click ok to initialize it

scroll down to locate disk 2, which is the new disk you created and right click on it

Click on new simple volume

click on start

Keep the default setting but you can change the same from new volume to a name of your choice and click on finish

Your disk is ready to be use

How to create a Storage Account

Emmyfx1 — Mon, 09 Sep 2024 10:57:27 +0000

Sign in to the Azure portal using your user name and password
click on the storage account icon that is display on the page
On the command bar, select Create. The Create a storage account pane appears.
On the Basics tab, enter the following values for each setting.
-choose a subscription
-choose a resource group
-choose a unique name for the storage account name
-choose a region
-choose Standard for performance
-choose LRS as your redundancy
Select Next. On the Advanced tab, enter the following values for each setting.

Allow enabling anonymous access on individual containers as CHECKED
leave the rest setting as default

Select Next. On the Networking tab, enter the following values for each setting.
leave the settings at default
Select Next. On the Data protection tab, enter the following values for each setting.
ensure all the boxes are unchecked
Select Next. Accept the defaults on the Encryption tab.
Select Next. Here on the Tags tab, you can associate key/value pairs with the account for your categorization to determine if a feature is available to selected Azure resources.
Select Next to validate your options and to ensure all the required fields are selected. If there are issues, this tab identifies them so you can correct them.

11.When validation passes successfully, select Create to deploy the storage account.

When deployment is complete, which may take up to two minutes, select Go to resource to view Essential details about your new storage account.

You created a storage account with settings driven by your business requirements

MicrosoftLearning/Secure-storage-for-Azure-Files-and-Azure-Blob-Storage

Emmyfx1 — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 18:01:50 +0000

Create a storage account to support the public website.

In the portal, search for and select Storage accounts.

Select + Create.

For resource group select new. Give your resource group a name and select OK.

Set the Storage account name to publicwebsite. Make sure the storage account name is unique by adding an identifier.
Take the defaults for other settings.
Select Review and then Create.

Wait for the storage account to deploy, and then select Go to resource.

In the storage account, in the Data management section, select the Redundancy blade.

Ensure Read-access Geo-redundant storage is selected.
Review the primary and secondary location information.

In the storage account, in the Settings section, select the Configuration blade.
Ensure the Allow blob anonymous access setting is Enabled.
Be sure to Save your changes.

Create a blob storage container with anonymous read access
The public website has various images and documents.
Create a blob storage container for the content.
In your storage account, in the Data storage section, select the Containers blade.
Select + Container.

Ensure the Name of the container is public.
Select Create.

Customers should be able to view the images without being authenticated. Configure anonymous read access for the public container blobs.
Select your public container.
On the Overview blade, select Change access level.

Ensure the Public access level is Blob (anonymous read access for blobs only).
Select OK.

Practice uploading files and testing access.
For testing, upload a file to the public container. The type of file doesn’t matter. A small image or text file is a good choice.
Ensure you are viewing your container.
Select Upload.

Browse to files and select a file. Browse to a file of your choice.
Select Upload.

Close the upload window, Refresh the page and ensure your file was uploaded.

Determine the URL for your uploaded file. Open a browser and test the URL.
Select your uploaded file.

On the Overview tab, copy the URL.

Paste the URL into a new browser tab.
If you have uploaded an image file it will display in the browser. Other file types should be downloaded.

Configure soft delete
It’s important that the website documents can be restored if they’re deleted. Configure blob soft delete for 21 days.
Go to the Overview blade of the storage account.
On the Properties page, locate the Blob service section.

Select the Blob soft delete setting.
Ensure the Enable soft delete for blobs is checked.
Change the Keep deleted blobs for (in days setting is 21.
Notice you can also Enable soft delete for containers.
Don’t forget to Save your changes.

If something gets deleted, you need to practice using soft delete to restore the files.
Navigate to your container where you uploaded a file.
Select the file you uploaded and then select Delete
Select OK to confirm deleting the file.

On the container Overview page, toggle the slider Show deleted blobs. This toggle is to the right of the search box.

Select your deleted file, and use the ellipses on the far right, to Undelete the file.

Refresh the container and confirm the file has been restored.

Configure blob versioning
It’s important to keep track of the different website product document versions.
Go to the Overview blade of the storage account.
In the Properties section, locate the Blob service section.
Select the Versioning setting.

Ensure the Enable versioning for blobs checkbox is checked.
Notice your options to keep all versions or delete versions after.
Don’t forget to Save your changes.

Upload another version of your container file. This overwrites your existing file.

Your previous file version is listed on Show deleted blobs page.

How to create a storage account using Azure

Emmyfx1 — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 16:21:12 +0000

Create and deploy a resource group to hold all your project resources. Learn more about resource groups.

In the Azure portal, search for and select Resource groups.

Select + Create.

After the page had displayed
Give your resource group a name.
Select a region. Use this region throughout the project.
Select Review and create to validate the resource group.

Select Create to deploy the resource group.

Create and deploy a storage account to support testing and training.

After validation
In the Azure portal, search for and select Storage accounts.
Select + Create.

On the Basics tab, select your Resource group.
Provide a Storage account name. The storage account name must be unique in Azure.
Set the Performance to Standard.
Select Review, and then Create.

Wait for the storage account to deploy and then Go to resource.

The data in this storage account doesn’t require high availability or durability. A lowest cost storage solution is desired.

In your storage account, in the Data management section, select the Redundancy blade.

Select Locally-redundant storage (LRS) in the Redundancy drop-down.
Be sure to Save your changes.

Refresh the page and notice the content only exists in the primary location.

The storage account should only accept requests from secure connections.
In the Settings section, select the Configuration blade.
Ensure Secure transfer required is Enabled.

Developers would like the storage account to use at least TLS version 1.2. Learn more about transport layer security (TLS).
In the Settings section, select the Configuration blade.
Ensure the Minimal TLS version is set to Version 1.2.
Until the storage is needed again, disable requests to the storage account.

In the Settings section, select the Configuration blade.

Ensure Allow storage account key access is Disabled.
Be sure to Save your changes.
Ensure the storage account allows public access from all networks.

In the Security + networking section, select the Networking blade.
Ensure Public network access is set to Enabled from all networks.
Be sure to Save your changes.

IOT Raspberry Pi using Azure

Emmyfx1 — Sun, 02 Jun 2024 01:16:08 +0000

Creating an IOT Raspberry Pi using Azure
Procedures"

create an IOT using the Azure portal

-- go to Azure portal and log into your account using your username and password
after successfully logged-in search for the word "IOT hub" in the search bar on the Azure page

the image above should displayed

click on add on the add button at the top left corner of the page to create a new IOT hub

4.this image should display

create a resouce group, a name and a region then click on review and create

then click on create give it some dew seconds for the deployment to be complete, once it is completed this image should be displayed on the screen

then click on "go to resource" and click on device

click on "add device" and choose a name then click save

click on the device bane you added

copy the link on the primary connection string and paste on the 15th link of a pre-installed Raspberry Pi Azure app after deleting the previous connection string on the Raspberry Pi app

after pasting the copied link on the Raspberry Pi click on run the red led should blink repeatedly until you click on stop