Introduction
Recently, I completed a hands-on project to host a static website on AWS S3 using Terraform for Infrastructure as Code (IaC). This project helped me gain practical experience in cloud automation, AWS core services, and best practices for serverless deployments.
Motivation
As someone starting my journey in Cloud Engineering, I wanted a beginner-friendly project that involved real cloud infrastructure provisioning. Hosting a static website on S3 is a great way to learn how to automate deployment, manage bucket policies, and understand AWS services.
Project Steps
Created an S3 bucket configured for static website hosting
Set bucket policy to allow secure public read access
Wrote Terraform code to automate infrastructure setup
Uploaded website files (index.html, error.html) through Terraform
Result
The website is live and accessible via the S3 website endpoint
Infrastructure is fully automated and reproducible with Terraform
Learned critical AWS security and automation concepts
See the full project code
Check out my GitHub repository to explore the full Terraform configurations: https://github.com/MisamRaza1/terraform-aws-s3-staticwebsite
Feel free to ask questions or share feedback! This project was a great step forward in my Cloud Engineering journey.
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