CloudWatch Agent Setup Guide for EC2 Linux The CloudWatch agent is AWS’s unified monitoring tool that collects system metrics and application logs from EC2 instances. Unlike manual SSH access, the CW agent provides centralized log management across multiple servers, making it essential for production environments
Last updated: August 2025 | 15 minute read Have questions about how to connect to an SFTP Server? Connecting to an SFTP server doesn’t have to be complicated. Whether you’re using command line tools, GUI applications like FileZilla or WinSCP, or integrating with cloud services
SFTP Port Number: Default Port 22 (and How to Change It) What port does SFTP use? Quick Answer: SFTP uses port 22 by default – the same port used by SSH (Secure Shell). This is because SFTP runs as a subsystem of SSH, making it
The PGP Decryption Add-On for SFTP Gateway on Azure One of SFTP Gateway’s greatest advantages is its versatility. Through the use of add-ons and custom solutions, the functionality of SFTP Gateway can be expanded to make tasks more efficient and user-friendly. For instance, the
Watch these two different approaches to building a continuous integration / continuous delivery process Continuous Integration – the process of automatically building and testing your code – is a crucial part of the modern software development process. In the age of cloud microservices, it can
In this video from the Columbia AWS Meetup, Johnny Boursiquot presents on how to orchestrate serverless on AWS. Johnny performs an interactive presentation where he builds a serverless Slack app that allows you to give “shoutouts” to colleagues who exemplify hard work and the core values
Here’s a video from the Columbia AWS Meetup held on August 16, 2018 about how to implement user authentication using AWS Application Load Balancer (ALB) and Cognito without modifying your source code. One of our software developers, Kate Ryabtseva, builds a simple web application with
Here’s a video from the Columbia AWS Meetup held on May 17, 2018 about how to use AWS Serverless Application Model (SAM) Command Line Interface (CLI) to build and test a serverless app locally. In this presentation, Meetup member Neil Giarratana uses SAM CLI to
Create a serverless Slack chatbot with API Gateway, Lambda, and DynamoDB Slack, a messaging tool with similarities to IRC, basically killed email in our office (for which I am forever grateful). Not only does Slack organize group conversations, but it provides extra functionality via slash
Use Serverless to create a REST API with Node.js and Lambda Lately, I’ve been turning to AWS Lambda for building server-side logic — whether for client work, product development, or even personal projects. Lambda is a managed service, so there’s no need to patch or monitor servers. It’s pay-as-you-go, so you only
