AWS for Developers
Complete guide to AWS services for developers including CLI commands, best practices, and real-world examples
Welcome to the AWS for Developers documentation! This guide covers all the essential AWS services that developers need to know, including detailed CLI references for each service.
What You'll Learn
This documentation covers:
- Core AWS Services: IAM, EC2, S3, Lambda, and more
- CLI Commands: Complete reference for each service with examples
- Best Practices: Security, performance, and cost optimization tips
- Real-world Examples: Practical use cases and patterns
Prerequisites
Before diving in, make sure you have:
- An AWS Account
- AWS CLI installed and configured
- Basic understanding of cloud computing concepts
Quick Navigation
CLI Setup
Install and configure AWS CLI
IAM
Identity and Access Management
EC2
Elastic Compute Cloud
S3
Simple Storage Service
Lambda
Serverless Functions
DynamoDB
NoSQL Database
Service Categories
AWS Services Architecture
Compute Services
- EC2: Virtual servers in the cloud
- Lambda: Serverless compute service
- ECS/EKS: Container orchestration
Storage Services
- S3: Object storage
- EBS: Block storage for EC2
Database Services
- DynamoDB: NoSQL database
- RDS: Relational database service
Networking
- VPC: Virtual Private Cloud
- API Gateway: API management
DevOps & Monitoring
- CloudFormation: Infrastructure as Code
- CodePipeline/CodeBuild: CI/CD
- CloudWatch: Monitoring and logging
Getting Started
Start with the CLI Setup guide to configure your local environment before exploring individual services.
# Quick check if AWS CLI is installed
aws --version
# Configure your credentials
aws configure