Week 1 Worklog

Week 1 Objectives:

  • Onboarding & Setup: Get familiar with FCJ culture, prepare the environment (VS Code, Git, CLI), and set up secure AWS accounts (IAM, MFA).
  • Networking Foundations: Master VPC, Subnet, Route Table, NAT Gateway, and core networking components.
  • Compute Services: Deploy EC2, establish SSH connections, and understand Global Infrastructure and VM types.
  • Hybrid DNS & Connectivity: Set up Route 53 Resolver for Hybrid environments and configure Site-to-Site VPN labs.
  • Compute Deep Dive: Dive deep into Auto Scaling, EFS, FSx, and other compute services.

Tasks to be carried out this week:

Day Task Start Date Completion Date Reference Material
1 - FCJ Member Onboarding
- Read rules/regulations
- Prepare workshop tools (VS Code, Hugo, …)
- Introduction to AWS & basic concepts		 08/09/2025 08/09/2025 https://van-hoang-kha.github.io/vi/
2 - Create new AWS Account
- Activate MFA for AWS Account
- Create Admin Group and Admin User
- Support Account Verification
- Explore and configure AWS Management Console
- Create and Manage AWS Support Cases		 09/09/2025 09/09/2025 https://000001.awsstudygroup.com/vi/
3 - AWS Networking Services:
  + VPC, Subnet, Route Table
  + Internet Gateway, NAT Gateway
  + Security Group & NACL
  + VPC Peering, Transit Gateway (concept)
  + Elastic Load Balancing, Route 53 (DNS)		 10/09/2025 10/09/2025 https://github.com/tuanvu250/AWS-FCJ/blob/main/module/module-02/note.md
4 - EC2 Practice:
  + Create EC2 instance
  + SSH Connection
  + Configure Site to Site VPN		 11/09/2025 11/09/2025 https://000003.awsstudygroup.com/
5 - Setup Hybrid DNS with Route 53 Resolver:
  + Connect to RDGW
  + Deploy Microsoft AD
  + Setup DNS		 12/09/2025 12/09/2025 https://000010.awsstudygroup.com/
6 - Setup VPC Peering
  + Create Peering connection between VPCs
  + Update Route tables and test connection
- AWS Compute VM Services
- Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)
- EC2 Auto Scaling - EFS/FSx - Lightsail - MGN
- Understand AWS Global Infrastructure		 13/09/2025 13/09/2025 https://000019.awsstudygroup.com/
https://github.com/tuanvu250/AWS-FCJ/blob/main/module/module-03/note.md

Week 1 Achievements:

  • Environment Ready: Completed tool setup, secured AWS account with Admin Group and MFA.
  • Network Deployed: Successfully deployed VPC, Subnets, Security Groups, and understood network flows.
  • Compute Launched: Successfully created and connected to EC2 instances, mastered purchasing options.
  • Hybrid Connectivity: Successfully configured DNS Resolver and VPN for hybrid models.
  • Knowledge Base: Full notes on Global Infrastructure, Regions, AZs, and extended Compute services.