AWS Architecture Vault

A visual, written Notion guide to connecting AWS services into systems and explaining the security, reliability, performance and cost choices behind them.

Learn and build

• Web and containers: study a 3-tier web app, serverless app, URL shortener and ECS/Fargate platform.
• Events and data: explore microservices, a data lake, stream processing and ETL orchestration.
• Real-time and global delivery: understand WebSockets, notifications, CDN caching and edge logic.
• Architecture reasoning: trace numbered flows, compare service alternatives and identify security boundaries, failures and recovery options.
• Foundation modules: cover building blocks, guardrails, service selection, integration, access design and availability.
• Bonus sections: decision frameworks, interview/exam reasoning, multi-account governance and portfolio integration.

Included with the resource

• 20 learning modules: 10 core architectures, six foundations and four bonus sections.
• Core guides: diagrams, service roles, design choices, monitoring, cost considerations and common pitfalls.
• Practice outlines: mini-labs, game days, variants and cleanup notes.
• Portfolio support: filled design-journal examples, interview talk tracks, notes and progress tools.

Access and requirements

• Format: written Notion architecture guide with diagrams, explanations and mini-lab outlines.
• Scope: deployment code and complete application implementations require your own work.
• Study requirements: you can read the designs without an AWS account; use your own account for optional labs.
• AWS costs: usage is separate and Free Tier eligibility varies. Check pricing, set budget alerts and follow cleanup guidance.
• Access: Gumroad supplies the Notion link after purchase; lifetime access is included.

• AWS learners who recognise the main services and want to connect them into real systems.
• Developers and aspiring architects preparing for design discussions, interviews or portfolio work.
• Some container, data and governance topics require additional background.

• 20 learning modules: 10 core architectures, six foundations and four bonus sections.
• Core guides: diagrams, service roles, design choices, monitoring, cost considerations and common pitfalls.
• Practice outlines: mini-labs, game days, variants and cleanup notes.
• Portfolio support: filled design-journal examples, interview talk tracks, notes and progress tools.

• Capture the workload and constraints, then trace the request or data flow.
• Compare alternatives across security, reliability, performance, cost and operational effort.
• Plan a failure test and record your reasoning in a design journal; describe measured results for anything you deploy.

• Format: written Notion architecture guide with diagrams, explanations and mini-lab outlines.
• Scope: deployment code and complete application implementations require your own work.
• Study requirements: you can read the designs without an AWS account; use your own account for optional labs.
• AWS costs: usage is separate and Free Tier eligibility varies. Check pricing, set budget alerts and follow cleanup guidance.
• Access: Gumroad supplies the Notion link after purchase; lifetime access is included.