The latest articles on DEV Community by Patricio Lumbe (@patriciolumbe_cloud). https://dev.to/patriciolumbe_cloud https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3899159%2F4a3dea89-d190-478e-93fc-8b1a5221b948.jpg https://dev.to/patriciolumbe_cloud en Patricio Lumbe Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:04:31 +0000 https://dev.to/patriciolumbe_cloud/aws-production-ready-beyond-the-hello-world-infrastructure-oib https://dev.to/patriciolumbe_cloud/aws-production-ready-beyond-the-hello-world-infrastructure-oib <p>Most portfolios show a single instance. Real production requires layers. I built this project to demonstrate a resilient, secure, and automated AWS ecosystem.</p> <p> <a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F6dvvjpwkln16aaok5jpu.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F6dvvjpwkln16aaok5jpu.png" alt="AWS Architecture Blueprint" width="800" height="533"></a> </p> <p>Core Tech Stack<br> IaC: Terraform (Strictly Modular)</p> <p>Compute: Multi-AZ EC2 Auto Scaling</p> <p>Security: WAFv2 + GuardDuty + Security Hub</p> <p>CI/CD: GitHub Actions (OIDC) + Blue/Green CodeDeploy</p> <p>SRE: CloudWatch + Lambda SLO Gates</p> <p>Key Features<br> Zero Static Keys: Using OIDC Federation via GitHub Actions. No IAM keys stored in secrets.</p> <p>Automated Rollbacks: Blue/Green deployments via CodeDeploy. If health checks fail, it triggers an instant rollback.</p> <p>SLO-Driven Pipelines: A Lambda checker monitors the Error Budget. If it's breached, deployments are automatically blocked.</p> <p>Compliance as Code: Continuous monitoring via AWS Config to catch non-compliant resources in real-time.</p> <p>Repository Structure<br> Bash<br> ├── modules/<br> │ ├── networking/ # VPC, NAT GW, Flow Logs<br> │ ├── security/ # OIDC, WAF, GuardDuty<br> │ ├── compute/ # ASG, Launch Templates<br> │ └── cicd/ # CodePipeline, CodeDeploy<br> └── docs/adr/ # Architecture Decision Records (ADRs)</p> <p>How are you handling deployment gates in your current stack? Let's talk in the comments!</p> <h1> aws #terraform #devops #architecture </h1> aws terraform devops cloud