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The moment a VPS gets a public IP, it's already being scanned. Automated bots start hammering the default root account with password guesses within minutes of the server going online — before you've even finished your first apt update.
This guide walks through the baseline hardening I run on every fresh Ubuntu server before deploying anything to it: creating a proper user account, locking down root, setting up a firewall, quieting bot noise on SSH, and auto-banning repeat offenders.
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What if AWS infrastructure could detect problems before they become incidents?
I recently built an AI-powered AWS SRE automation system designed to reduce repetitive infrastructure operations.
The system:-
- Monitors EC2 CPU patterns using CloudWatch
- Uses AWS Bedrock to analyze infrastructure patterns
- Generates scaling recommendations
- Sends recommendations for human approval
- Automates the approved EC2 resize workflow
- Generates automated vulnerability insights using AWS Inspector
The goal wasn't to replace engineers it was to reduce repetitive investigation and help engineers make infrastructure decisions faster.
This is the kind of AWS automation I enjoy building: practical systems that reduce operational overhead while keeping humans in control
