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Tech Stack
Bash
AWS
Linux
CLI
Overview
A clean, production-style Bash script that automates the process of launching an AWS EC2 instance using the AWS CLI. It acts as a lightweight alternative to IaC tools for simple deployments, featuring modular functions, automatic AWS CLI installation, credential validation, strict error handling, and environment-based configuration (.env).
Challenges & Solutions
Manual and error-prone EC2 provisioning via the AWS Console
Solution: Engineered an automated bash script that securely reads environment configurations to launch EC2 instances, ensuring repeatable and consistent cloud infrastructure provisioning.
Ensuring script reliability across environments with missing dependencies
Solution: Implemented auto-detection and installation of the AWS CLI, robust credential validation before API calls, and native polling to guarantee the instance reaches a running state before completion.