My personal blog, with a focus on cloud computing, software development, and other tech topics.https://www.jbabington.com/https://www.jbabington.com/mtls-cdnhttps://www.jbabington.com/mtls-cdnExploring a killer, yet unrealised, use case for mTLS in content delivery networks.Fri, 13 Sep 2024 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.jbabington.com/fun-with-failovershttps://www.jbabington.com/fun-with-failoversSome interesting use cases for Cloudfront's origin group failover feature.Fri, 23 Aug 2024 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.jbabington.com/aws-elasticache-memcached-redishttps://www.jbabington.com/aws-elasticache-memcached-redisWhether Redis or Memcached, AWS Elasticache is an essential component in a scalable architecture.Fri, 09 Aug 2024 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.jbabington.com/be-a-mach0-fanhttps://www.jbabington.com/be-a-mach0-fanAn important extension of MACH principles and a fun play on words - why we should strive for MACH0 Fri, 14 Jun 2024 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.jbabington.com/sub-domain-takeoverhttps://www.jbabington.com/sub-domain-takeoverA close call with a subdomain takeover highlights the importance of DNS hygieneFri, 07 Jun 2024 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.jbabington.com/aws-outposts-missing-key-featurehttps://www.jbabington.com/aws-outposts-missing-key-featureAdding CloudFront to AWS Outposts would broaden its appeal, make on-premises cloud solutions accessible to a wider audience and improve user experience.Fri, 31 May 2024 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.jbabington.com/www-or-nothttps://www.jbabington.com/www-or-notWhy you should still be using www. in your web address.Fri, 24 May 2024 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.jbabington.com/bitwisehttps://www.jbabington.com/bitwiseCombining multiple booleans into a single integer with bitwise flagsFri, 17 May 2024 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.jbabington.com/aws-route53-dns/troubleshootinghttps://www.jbabington.com/aws-route53-dns/troubleshootingA few simple steps to take, if you're having unexpected issues with your DNS changes.Fri, 10 May 2024 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.jbabington.com/jwthttps://www.jbabington.com/jwtExploring JWTs. What they are, where they're used, and what needs to be considered in their implementation.Fri, 10 May 2024 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.jbabington.com/code-obfuscationhttps://www.jbabington.com/code-obfuscationHow, why and whether to obfuscate your frontend codeFri, 03 May 2024 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.jbabington.com/tailwind-pros-and-conshttps://www.jbabington.com/tailwind-pros-and-consA critical look at Tailwind, the pros, cons and alternatives.Fri, 26 Apr 2024 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.jbabington.com/secure-http-responseshttps://www.jbabington.com/secure-http-responsesPenetration test reports often highlight insecure responses. Let's have a look at how we can secure their responses, with HTTP Headers and more.Fri, 12 Apr 2024 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.jbabington.com/aws-organizations-for-everyonehttps://www.jbabington.com/aws-organizations-for-everyoneAbsolutely essential for businesses of any size, AWS Organizations enhances and simplifies security, controls and observabilty for All AWS UsersFri, 05 Apr 2024 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.jbabington.com/regex-regular-expressionshttps://www.jbabington.com/regex-regular-expressionsA complete run down on Regular expressionsFri, 29 Mar 2024 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.jbabington.com/s3-copy-and-synchttps://www.jbabington.com/s3-copy-and-syncManage your S3 data transfers efficiently; ways to copy and sync from various sources, using the AWS CLI and DataSync.Fri, 22 Mar 2024 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.jbabington.com/solr-vs-elasticsearchhttps://www.jbabington.com/solr-vs-elasticsearchGetting visitors to the right content and products for their needs is a key concern for any platform and search plays a crucial, but complicated role.Fri, 15 Mar 2024 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.jbabington.com/aws-cloudfront-kill-switchhttps://www.jbabington.com/aws-cloudfront-kill-switchTrying to use AWS Cloudwatch to implement a "kill switch" that automatically disables CloudFront distribution if the bandwidth cost exceeds a specified threshold.Fri, 08 Mar 2024 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.jbabington.com/form-submission-on-netlifyhttps://www.jbabington.com/form-submission-on-netlifyReceiving form submissions with Netlify is so mind-numbingly simple, I just had to write about it.Fri, 01 Mar 2024 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.jbabington.com/opinion-no-emojis-in-code-pleasehttps://www.jbabington.com/opinion-no-emojis-in-code-pleaseEmojis are a fun way to express ourselves online, but they don't belong in code. Or why your rocket ship should steer clear of my IDE.Fri, 01 Mar 2024 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.jbabington.com/basic-authentication-with-netlify-edge-functionshttps://www.jbabington.com/basic-authentication-with-netlify-edge-functionsHow to use Netlify edge functions to password-protect your staging site on the free plan.Fri, 23 Feb 2024 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.jbabington.com/jsonschemahttps://www.jbabington.com/jsonschemaStruggling with inconsistent JSON data? JSON Schema offers a powerful, standardized approach to validate, structure, and streamline your data management.Fri, 16 Feb 2024 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.jbabington.com/jsdochttps://www.jbabington.com/jsdocIs JSDoc alone sufficient for modern JavaScript projects, or is it merely a stepping stone towards adopting TypeScript?Fri, 09 Feb 2024 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.jbabington.com/where-have-all-the-classes-gonehttps://www.jbabington.com/where-have-all-the-classes-goneHow and why functional components and Hooks became the preferred approach with React.Fri, 02 Feb 2024 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.jbabington.com/ecs-ssh-with-sessionmanagerhttps://www.jbabington.com/ecs-ssh-with-sessionmanagerAccess the command line of ECS containers hosted on EC2 or Fargate using Session Manager.Fri, 26 Jan 2024 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.jbabington.com/ecs-service-discoveryhttps://www.jbabington.com/ecs-service-discoveryEnable secure and scalable communication between containers in ECS using Service Discovery.Fri, 19 Jan 2024 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.jbabington.com/paginating-aws-sdk-resourceshttps://www.jbabington.com/paginating-aws-sdk-resourcesEasy pagination of api calls using AWS SDK's little known built-in utilities.Fri, 12 Jan 2024 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.jbabington.com/aws-transactional-mail-with-simple-email-servicehttps://www.jbabington.com/aws-transactional-mail-with-simple-email-serviceSend transactional mail securely and at scale, directly from your AWS account—without the need for third-party services.Fri, 05 Jan 2024 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.jbabington.com/aws-events-to-slackhttps://www.jbabington.com/aws-events-to-slackGet a notification in your Slack channel whenever something occurs in AWS.Mon, 01 Jan 2024 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.jbabington.com/aws-gitlab-iam-idphttps://www.jbabington.com/aws-gitlab-iam-idpSetting up an Identity Provider for AWS IAM to ensure secure authentication using GitLab as an example.Mon, 01 Jan 2024 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.jbabington.com/aws-route53-healthcheckshttps://www.jbabington.com/aws-route53-healthchecksStay a step ahead of outages - implement robust, serverless uptime monitoring using AWS's Route 53, CloudWatch, and SNS.Mon, 01 Jan 2024 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.jbabington.com/eventbridge-ruleshttps://www.jbabington.com/eventbridge-rulesAutomate responses to specific events happening within your AWS services using AWS Eventbridge rules.Mon, 01 Jan 2024 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.jbabington.com/eventbridge-schedulerhttps://www.jbabington.com/eventbridge-schedulerEventBridge Scheduler offers one-off events, flexible scheduling, and direct integration capabilities that will simplify and even replace existing time-delayed solutions and Lambda functions.Mon, 01 Jan 2024 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.jbabington.com/gitlab-ci-matrix-buildhttps://www.jbabington.com/gitlab-ci-matrix-buildExcuting a job with multiple configurations in parallel using Gitlab.Mon, 01 Jan 2024 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.jbabington.com/gitlab-trigger-from-awshttps://www.jbabington.com/gitlab-trigger-from-awsAutomatically trigger a GitLab pipeline when content changes in an S3 bucketMon, 01 Jan 2024 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.jbabington.com/gitlab-triggering-other-pipelineshttps://www.jbabington.com/gitlab-triggering-other-pipelinesAutomatically trigger downstream pipelines on interdependent projects.Mon, 01 Jan 2024 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.jbabington.com/nginx-rate-limiting-login-securityhttps://www.jbabington.com/nginx-rate-limiting-login-securityConfiguring NGINX to protect a login endpoint with rate limiting to mitigate brute-force attacks.Mon, 01 Jan 2024 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.jbabington.com/nginx-reverse-proxy-cms-failoverhttps://www.jbabington.com/nginx-reverse-proxy-cms-failoverHow we used NGINX's reverse proxy features to entirely mitigate errors caused by downtime of our headless CMS effectively, whilst always serving the most recent content.Mon, 01 Jan 2024 23:00:00 GMT