If you are hosting WordPress on an EC2 instance, then you may want to configure Amazon Cloudfront for your website. To do this we need to create a Amazon Cloudfront Distribution and configure it. Cloudfront Cache Policies We will need to create two Cache Policies as part of our Cloudfront Configuration, to allow various cookies and headers through to the web server...
As developers and architects, we’re moving beyond generative AI as a text-generator and into the world of Agentic AI. We don’t just want an AI that can tell us how to do something; we want an AI that can do it. This means creating agents that can reason, orchestrate tasks, and interact with our existing codebases. But this introduces a critical challenge:...
For my blog I wanted to create my own WordPress Docker image for it. In this article we will walk through creating a Dockerfile for building a WordPress image. We’ll break down each step, explaining the purpose and significance, so you can understand how to create your own WordPress Docker image. Whether you’re a seasoned developer or just getting started...
Since I have multiple AWS accounts, one thing that I wanted to do was to monitor all my AWS accounts billing to be notified when there is a sudden unexpected increase in costs. All of my AWS accounts are members of an AWS Organization. Managing multiple AWS accounts can be challenging, especially when it comes to monitoring costs. To proactively address potential...
WordPress’s built-in cron system, WP-Cron, runs scheduled tasks when users visit a page. This can impact performance and reliability, especially for low-traffic sites. While a traditional cron job is an option, it’s less ideal for containerized WordPress deployments. A more robust solution, which I also used for my blog, involves using an AWS Lambda...
On the 17th of March 2024, I visited Dublin, Ireland for the first time to see the St Patricks Day Parade. The parade had a lot of interesting performances which you can see in the video that I made of the parade using my Iphone.
Recently, I started creating some videos on my new Youtube channel () and one of my first attempts at videos was a video about the life of a very busy duck in Frankfurt.
Barron Falls is located in the North Eastern part of Australia in Kuranda, Queensland close to Cairns. It’s part of the Barron Gorge National Park. Here’s a short video of the waterfall that I made in Australia and edited using Final Cut Pro. The waterfalls and the surrounding Kuranda area is well worth a visit if you find yourself near Cairns in...
