Talha Bin Fawad

☁️ Personal Website – Cloud DevOps Project

This portfolio website isn't just HTML and CSS, it's a fully cloud-hosted project built with DevOps best practices. The goal was to host my personal site in a scalable, secure, and cost-effective way, while learning and applying AWS cloud services.

🔧 Tech Stack & Services Used

• Amazon S3 - Static website hosting for HTML, CSS, and assets
• Amazon Route 53 - Custom domain name talhafawad.uk with DNS configuration
• AWS Certificate Manager - SSL certificate for HTTPS encryption
• Amazon CloudFront - CDN for fast, global delivery
• AWS Lambda + DynamoDB - Serverless backend for the visitor counter
• IAM Policies & Bucket Policies - Secure access management

🚀 What I Implemented

• Hosted website on S3 with static hosting enabled
• Connected custom domain via Route 53
• Enabled HTTPS using Certificate Manager + CloudFront
• Implemented visitor counter using Lambda and DynamoDB
• Exposed counter API via API Gateway and integrated via JavaScript

📚 What I Learned

• End-to-end deployment of cloud-native static websites
• Managing domain names and DNS routing with Route 53
• Using CloudFront for caching, speed, and HTTPS
• Building serverless functions with DynamoDB integration
• Security best practices with IAM and S3 policies
• Dealing with cross-origin issues and debugging S3/CloudFront behavior

🧠 Key Takeaways

This website reflects my ability to deploy real-world cloud-native applications using AWS services. It's lightweight yet powerful fully serverless, scalable, and fast. It proves that even a simple portfolio can be an engineering project.

🧰 Technologies Used

📊 Visitor Tracker

A Lambda function updates a DynamoDB table every time this site is loaded, proving serverless in action.