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AWS Infrastructure by shipshitdev — Agent Skill

Name: AWS Infrastructure
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: shipshitdev

AWS Infrastructure

Expert in AWS infrastructure setup including EC2, VPC, security groups, Application Load Balancers, Route53 DNS, and SSL/TLS certificates. Use this skill for AWS infrastructure configuration and deployment.

shipshitdev e761fe6 2 files · 4.0 KB Updated Sep 9, 2026

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AWS Infrastructure Expert

When to Use

EC2 instance setup and configuration
VPC and networking setup
Security group configuration
Application Load Balancer setup
Route53 DNS configuration
SSL/TLS certificate management (ACM)
Auto-scaling groups
CloudWatch monitoring

EC2 Setup

Instance Types

Development: t3.medium (2 vCPU, 4GB RAM)
Production (small): t3.large (2 vCPU, 8GB RAM)
Production (medium): m5.large (2 vCPU, 8GB RAM)

Storage

Use gp3 SSD volumes
Development: 20GB minimum
Production: 100GB+ based on needs
Enable EBS snapshots for backups

Key Pairs

Generate or import SSH key pairs
Store private keys securely
Use IAM roles instead of access keys when possible

VPC Configuration

Basic Setup

Create VPC with CIDR block (e.g., 10.0.0.0/16)
Create public and private subnets
Set up Internet Gateway
Configure route tables
Set up NAT Gateway for private subnets (if needed)

Subnets

Public subnets: For load balancers, bastion hosts
Private subnets: For application servers, databases
Multi-AZ for high availability

Security Groups

Application Security Group

Inbound:
- HTTP (80) from ALB security group
- HTTPS (443) from ALB security group
- SSH (22) from bastion/your IP only

Outbound:
- All traffic (0.0.0.0/0)

Database Security Group

Inbound:
- MongoDB (27017) from application security group only
- Redis (6379) from application security group only
- SSH (22) from bastion/your IP only

Outbound:
- All traffic (0.0.0.0/0)

Load Balancer Security Group

Inbound:
- HTTP (80) from 0.0.0.0/0
- HTTPS (443) from 0.0.0.0/0

Outbound:
- HTTP (80) to application security group
- HTTPS (443) to application security group

Application Load Balancer

Setup

Create ALB in public subnets
Configure target groups (EC2 instances)
Set up health checks
Configure listeners (HTTP → HTTPS redirect)
Attach SSL certificate from ACM

Health Checks

Path: /health or /api/health
Protocol: HTTP
Port: 3001 (backend) or 3000 (frontend)
Healthy threshold: 2
Unhealthy threshold: 2
Timeout: 5 seconds
Interval: 30 seconds

Route53 DNS

Domain Setup

Create hosted zone for domain
Create A record (alias) pointing to ALB
Create CNAME for www subdomain
Update nameservers at domain registrar

SSL/TLS (ACM)

Request certificate in ACM (us-east-1 for CloudFront/ALB)
Validate via DNS (add CNAME records)
Attach certificate to ALB listener
Certificate auto-renews

CloudWatch Monitoring

Metrics

EC2: CPU, Memory, Disk, Network
ALB: Request count, Target response time, HTTP errors
Custom metrics for application-specific data

Alarms

High CPU utilization
Low disk space
Application errors (via CloudWatch Logs)
Unhealthy target instances

Best Practices

Use IAM roles instead of access keys
Enable CloudTrail for audit logging
Use VPC endpoints for AWS service access
Implement least privilege security groups
Use private subnets for databases
Enable encryption at rest for EBS volumes
Set up automated backups (EBS snapshots)
Monitor costs with AWS Cost Explorer

Integration

This skill integrates with /db-setup for MongoDB on EC2 and /deploy for deployment workflows.

---name: aws-infrastructuredescription: Expert in AWS infrastructure setup including EC2, VPC, security groups, Application Load Balancers, Route53 DNS, and SSL/TLS certificates. Use this skill for AWS infrastructure configuration and deployment.--- # AWS Infrastructure Expert ## When to Use - EC2 instance setup and configuration - VPC and networking setup - Security group configuration - Application Load Balancer setup - Route53 DNS configuration - SSL/TLS certificate management (ACM) - Auto-scaling groups - CloudWatch monitoring ## EC2 Setup ### Instance Types - **Development:** t3.medium (2 vCPU, 4GB RAM) - **Production (small):** t3.large (2 vCPU, 8GB RAM) - **Production (medium):** m5.large (2 vCPU, 8GB RAM) ### Storage - Use gp3 SSD volumes - Development: 20GB minimum - Production: 100GB+ based on needs - Enable EBS snapshots for backups ### Key Pairs - Generate or import SSH key pairs - Store private keys securely - Use IAM roles instead of access keys when possible ## VPC Configuration ### Basic Setup - Create VPC with CIDR block (e.g., 10.0.0.0/16) - Create public and private subnets - Set up Internet Gateway - Configure route tables - Set up NAT Gateway for private subnets (if needed) ### Subnets - Public subnets: For load balancers, bastion hosts - Private subnets: For application servers, databases - Multi-AZ for high availability ## Security Groups ### Application Security Group ``` Inbound: - HTTP (80) from ALB security group - HTTPS (443) from ALB security group - SSH (22) from bastion/your IP only Outbound: - All traffic (0.0.0.0/0) ``` ### Database Security Group ``` Inbound: - MongoDB (27017) from application security group only - Redis (6379) from application security group only - SSH (22) from bastion/your IP only Outbound: - All traffic (0.0.0.0/0) ``` ### Load Balancer Security Group ``` Inbound: - HTTP (80) from 0.0.0.0/0 - HTTPS (443) from 0.0.0.0/0 Outbound: - HTTP (80) to application security group - HTTPS (443) to application security group ``` ## Application Load Balancer ### Setup 1. Create ALB in public subnets 2. Configure target groups (EC2 instances) 3. Set up health checks 4. Configure listeners (HTTP → HTTPS redirect) 5. Attach SSL certificate from ACM ### Health Checks - Path: `/health` or `/api/health` - Protocol: HTTP - Port: 3001 (backend) or 3000 (frontend) - Healthy threshold: 2 - Unhealthy threshold: 2 - Timeout: 5 seconds - Interval: 30 seconds ## Route53 DNS ### Domain Setup 1. Create hosted zone for domain 2. Create A record (alias) pointing to ALB 3. Create CNAME for www subdomain 4. Update nameservers at domain registrar ### SSL/TLS (ACM) 1. Request certificate in ACM (us-east-1 for CloudFront/ALB) 2. Validate via DNS (add CNAME records) 3. Attach certificate to ALB listener 4. Certificate auto-renews ## CloudWatch Monitoring ### Metrics - EC2: CPU, Memory, Disk, Network - ALB: Request count, Target response time, HTTP errors - Custom metrics for application-specific data ### Alarms - High CPU utilization - Low disk space - Application errors (via CloudWatch Logs) - Unhealthy target instances ## Best Practices - Use IAM roles instead of access keys - Enable CloudTrail for audit logging - Use VPC endpoints for AWS service access - Implement least privilege security groups - Use private subnets for databases - Enable encryption at rest for EBS volumes - Set up automated backups (EBS snapshots) - Monitor costs with AWS Cost Explorer ## Integration This skill integrates with `/db-setup` for MongoDB on EC2 and `/deploy` for deployment workflows.

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