AWS Guides
Cloud infrastructure for people who built their homelab first — cost-conscious setups, hybrid architectures, and practical AWS workflows without the enterprise overhead.
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Terraform for Homelab Users: IaC Without the Complexity
If you write Ansible playbooks, Terraform is the natural next step. Provision a VPC, EC2 instance, and security group in ~50 lines — homelab mindset guide.
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Spot Instances, Reserved Instances, and Savings Plans: A Practical Cost Guide
AWS pricing is confusing by design. Spot, reserved, and savings plans in plain language with real examples and a decision framework for solo operators.
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Running Ollama on an AWS GPU Spot Instance for €0.30/Hour
Spin up GPU-powered Ollama on AWS spot instances (~€0.35/hr), run 70B+ models, and tear it down when done. Full automation script with real cost comparisons.
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The €10/Month AWS Stack: VPS, DNS, Monitoring, and Backups
Build a useful AWS presence for under €10/month: t3.micro with Docker, Route 53 DNS, basic monitoring, and S3 backups — minimum viable cloud for homelab.
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AWS S3 + Restic: Production-Grade Homelab Backups for Under €2/Month
Encrypted, deduplicated homelab backups to AWS S3 with lifecycle policies, least-privilege IAM, and Glacier tiering — full walkthrough under €2/month.
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When to Move Your Homelab Workload to AWS (And When Not To)
When does moving workloads to AWS actually save money? Real cost comparison, decision framework, and hybrid setup recommendations for homelab operators.
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