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Simplify MongoDB Atlas Infrastructure: A CDK Constructs Tutorial

Write Less: Do More I was recently asked to investigate how easy it is to deploy MongoDB Atlas With CDK. When I eventually got it working, it was a great experience. However, I experienced lots of issues deploying into EU-WEST-1. The problems were caused by the Cloudformation building resources inside...

Resource handler returned message: “Unable to complete request: runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference”

Has anyone experienced this issue before? I am getting an error in CloudFormation. AWS support has been utterly useless. Possible Fix It turns out this was an Internal Cloudformation issue, fixed by AWS Support allocating more resources to the MongoDB Third Party registry. Understanding the Error This error fundamentally means...

How to Remove and Close an AWS Account from Organizations

Creating an AWS Account is straightforward, but there are instances when you need to completely close an AWS Account, especially when managing AWS Organizations or dealing with sandbox accounts. This guide focuses on the systematic steps to close an AWS Sandbox account as part of the leavers process. Are you...

How to Create a Custom Linux MOTD Screen

Creating a custom Message of the Day (Linux MOTD) screen on Linux involves modifying certain files and configurations. We’ll use the /etc/update-motd.d/ directory to add scripts that fetch and display relevant information. Creating a Custom Linux MOTD: Enhanced Guide Understanding MOTD: The Message of the Day (MOTD) is a brief...

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AWS VPC Peering Made Easy

Most users in AWS have multiple VPCs in their environment, sometimes spanning more than one account, so it’s not very common to have all of your resources in a single VPC in a single account. A VPC is an isolated network, and resources can only communicate from inside each VPC....

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How to enable Raspberry Pi SSH

Enabling Raspberry Pi SSH (Secure Shell) allows you to remotely access its command line interface from another device on the same network. Looking for more Raspberry PI Tips – check out our other Pi Tips. Here’s a detailed step-by-step procedure on how to enable SSH on a Raspberry Pi: Step...

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