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Ship a secure AWS foundation on Day 1.

The opinionated Terraform kit for engineers learning AWS, small business owners setting it up safely, and developers preparing for cloud roles. Locked-down root, admin IAM, billing alarms — all as code, ready to apply.

47 one-time · Delivered by email · Future updates included · Refundable within 14 days

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AWS Day 1 Terraform Kit

A production-grade Day 1 AWS foundation — as Terraform. Reproducible, opinionated, and written by someone who ships this for clients.

  • Terraform files (root + modules)
  • IAM admin user + MFA guidance
  • AWS Budgets with sane thresholds
  • CloudWatch billing alarm
  • SNS billing email topic
  • Human README + printable checklist
  • Free future updates
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Why Day 1 AWS setup matters

The mistakes made in the first hour of an AWS account are the ones you pay for later.

Leaked root keys don't fail politely — they mine crypto until the card declines. Missing MFA doesn't announce itself — it becomes a paragraph in a breach post-mortem. No budget alarm doesn't just cost money — it kills a runway. Day 1 is when this stuff is cheap to fix. Day 90, it's a project.

Root locked, admin scoped

Root user rotated, MFA'd, and set aside. Day-to-day work happens as a proper IAM admin — the way AWS itself recommends.

Bills you actually notice

Budgets + CloudWatch alarm + SNS email means you know at $50, not $5,000. Alerts land in an inbox you actually check.

Reproducible from day one

Everything as code. Blow it away, rebuild it, hand it to a teammate, apply it to the next account — it just works.

Who this is for

Built for the person who cannot afford to eyeball their way through AWS.

Junior & mid engineers learning AWS

You know how to code. You want a senior-shaped opinion on how a real account gets set up — not another 90-minute YouTube video that skips the security parts.

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Small business owners on AWS

You're standing up AWS for your business. A leaked key or a runaway bill would be a very bad month. This is the boring, non-negotiable checklist — made concrete.

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Developers preparing for cloud / DevOps roles

You need real Terraform and AWS on your CV, not another tutorial project. Apply this in a sandbox account, keep the code, and speak to every choice in interviews.

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What you get

Everything you need to declare Day 1 done.

No 200-page PDF. No unrelated bonus modules. Just the Terraform, the docs, and the checklist — organized the way a real team would use them.

  • Terraform files (root + modules)
    Modular, commented, ready to `terraform apply`.
  • IAM admin user + MFA guidance
    So the root user gets locked in a drawer.
  • AWS Budgets
    Monthly budget with thresholds you can tune in seconds.
  • CloudWatch billing alarm
    Catches runaway spend before it catches you.
  • SNS billing email topic
    Email alerts to the inbox you actually check.
  • Human README
    Reads like a handover from a colleague.
  • Printable setup checklist
    Five-minute pre-flight, in your terminal.
  • Free future updates
    Buy once, get every future revision, free.
Ready to ship Day 1?

Stop reading. Start with a foundation you'd ship to a client.

47, one payment, delivered by email. Every future revision is yours, free. Refundable within 14 days if it doesn't do what it says.

Need help implementing this?

Rather have it done with you, live?

The kit is the DIY path. If you'd prefer a 90-minute working session where I run the setup with you — or a review of an existing AWS account before launch — a small consulting window is opening shortly.

Buy the kit today, and if you take a consulting slot later, the €47 kit purchase is credited against the fee.