Week 1 Worklog

Week 1 Objectives:

  • Connect and get familiar with members of the First Cloud Journey.
  • Understand basic AWS services (Compute, Networking, Identity), and how to use the Console & CLI.

Tasks to be carried out this week:

Time: 05/01/2026 - 11/01/2026

Lecture Videos: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLahN4TLWtox2a3vElknwzU_urND8hLn1i&si=03wYZ3PLofIu8uvT

DayTasksResources
Mon- Get acquainted with FCJ members
- Read and note internship rules and regulations
- Discuss and choose a project topic
- Create AWS Free Tier account (MFA, etc.)
- Manage access with AWS IAM
https://cloudjourney.awsstudygroup.com/
Tue- Complete 5 onboarding tasks on AWS and receive $200 credit
- Manage costs with AWS Budgets
- Learn AWS Console & AWS CLI
https://cloudjourney.awsstudygroup.com/
Wed- Learn EC2 basics:
  + Instance Types
  + AMI, Key Pair
  + IAM Roles for EC2
Practice: https://000004.awsstudygroup.com/
https://000048.awsstudygroup.com/
Thu- Learn VPC basics:
  + Subnet, Route Table
  + Security Groups - Network ACLs
  + Internet Gateway, NAT Gateway
  + VPN Gateway - Site-to-Site VPN - Load Balancer
Practice: https://000003.awsstudygroup.com/
Fri- DNS with Route 53
- VPC Peering
- Transit Gateway
Practice: https://000010.awsstudygroup.com/
https://000019.awsstudygroup.com/
https://000020.awsstudygroup.com/

Week 1 Results:

  • Understand what AWS is and grasp basic services: Compute, Networking.

  • Successfully created an AWS Free Tier account, configured MFA, set up Savings Plans budget and alerts, and created policies and permissions.

  • Became familiar with the AWS Management Console and know how to search, access, and use services via the web interface.

  • Installed and configured AWS CLI and performed basic operations.