How to add Cognito to your AWS SAM app

The AWS Serverless Application Model (SAM) is a great way to start building APIs and other applications, but API endpoints are open by default. Amazon Cognito is a solution to add user sign up and sign in to a project. By the end of this post you will have created an API endpoint that requires authentication, registered a user, and called the endpoint.

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Cloud Skills 101 - How To Learn AWS For Free

Cloud skills are hot right now, but unlike learning Python or running a Docker container, building in the cloud will cost you. Fortunately there are some secrets to maximizing the AWS free tier and getting credits to cover your monthly bill.

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Automate Spotify Playlists with AWS Lambda

I’m not one for playlists. My Spotify routine typically involves listening to my Discover Weekly, liking songs, then listening to the Liked Songs playlist. Years of a shared family cellphone plan also traumatized me into saving mobile data. If I’m going to listen to something while I drive, I’ll download it. Unfortunately my Liked Songs playlist, like yours, is massive.

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