81. Remote VSCode with EC2 and Cloud9

05/18/23 • 11 min

Are you tired of being stuck in your local development environment? Do you dream of coding from a beach in Sicily? Well, get ready to make those dreams a reality with this episode of AWS Bites!

Today we are here to show you how to use VSCode to develop against a remote Cloud9 instance on AWS.

You'll learn how to edit in VSCode instead of using the Cloud9 editor, so you can take advantage of the power of the cloud and code from anywhere while staying in the comfort of your favourite code editor.

We'll cover two ways to edit in VSCode: with SSM and with VSCode Tunnels. With these setups, you can code from home, a coffee shop, or even a beach in Sicily (if you like granitas and sunshine). Plus, you'll get to use that fancy iPad you spent all that money on (also) for coding!

Get comfortable and let’s learn how to set up our next remote coding environment!

💰 SPONSORS 💰

AWS Bites is sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fourTheorem⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, an AWS Consulting Partner offering training, cloud migration, and modern application architecture.

In this episode, we mentioned the following resources:

Visual Studio Code Server: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/remote/vscode-server
Our previous episode "When do you need a bastion host?": https://awsbites.com/78-when-do-you-need-a-bastion-host/
Instructions to set up your own VS Code integration with Cloud9: https://gist.github.com/lmammino/13f8ae95b222919c51b42153bfc71637
Our live series stream "Coding a serverless file transfer app on AWS": https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAWXFhe0N1vI1_z-06EzJ22pz95_gBrId

You can listen to AWS Bites wherever you get your podcasts:

Are you tired of being stuck in your local development environment? Do you dream of coding from a beach in Sicily? Well, get ready to make those dreams a reality with this episode of AWS Bites!

Today we are here to show you how to use VSCode to develop against a remote Cloud9 instance on AWS.

Get comfortable and let’s learn how to set up our next remote coding environment!

💰 SPONSORS 💰

AWS Bites is sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fourTheorem⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, an AWS Consulting Partner offering training, cloud migration, and modern application architecture.

In this episode, we mentioned the following resources:

Visual Studio Code Server: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/remote/vscode-server
Our previous episode "When do you need a bastion host?": https://awsbites.com/78-when-do-you-need-a-bastion-host/
Instructions to set up your own VS Code integration with Cloud9: https://gist.github.com/lmammino/13f8ae95b222919c51b42153bfc71637
Our live series stream "Coding a serverless file transfer app on AWS": https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAWXFhe0N1vI1_z-06EzJ22pz95_gBrId

You can listen to AWS Bites wherever you get your podcasts:

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80. Can you do private static websites on AWS?

In this episode of the AWS Bites podcast, we discuss the challenges of hosting private static websites on AWS. We explore why it's important to host internal corporate applications and line of business applications only for internal consumption, and the requirements for doing so. We also evaluate different options for hosting private static websites, including S3 with CloudFront, containers on ECS/Fargate with ALB, API Gateway, and AppRunner. Finally, we summarize the pros and cons of each option and provide a rating for each. If you're looking to host a private static website on AWS, this episode is a must-listen!

💰 SPONSORS 💰

AWS Bites is sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fourTheorem⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, an AWS Consulting Partner offering training, cloud migration, and modern application architecture.

In this episode, we mentioned the following resources:

Our previous episode "How do you deploy a static website in AWS?": https://awsbites.com/3-how-do-you-deploy-a-static-website-on-aws/
Our previous episode "How do you use Lambda response streaming": https://awsbites.com/77-how-do-you-use-lambda-response-streaming
Our previous episode "How do you do Functionless APIs?": https://awsbites.com/79-how-do-you-do-functionless-apis
Open issue on GitHub for private hosted zones support for App Runner: https://github.com/aws/apprunner-roadmap/issues/183

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82. Redis on AWS: Is ElastiCache the Right Choice?

Who is the king of all databases when it comes to performance? Yes, Redis! Of course!

In this episode of AWS Bites, we talk about Redis on ElastiCache, one of the most essential instruments in the cloud architect's toolbox.

We explore the joys and woes of Redis on AWS and share some exciting alternatives regarding in-memory databases and caching systems.

We discuss the use cases of Redis, including session storage, web page caching, database cache, cost optimization, queues and pub/sub messaging, and distributed applications state.

We extensively talk about ElastiCache, the managed cache solution on AWS based on either Redis or Memcache, and its features such as replication groups, auto-scaling, and monitoring.

Finally, we discuss potential alternatives, such as DynamoDB (with DAX), Upstash, or Momento, a serverless cache built on Pelikan.

💰 SPONSORS 💰

AWS Bites is sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fourTheorem⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, an AWS Consulting Partner offering training, cloud migration, and modern application architecture.

In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: