SHIFT-WIKI - Sjoerd Hooft's InFormation Technology
This WIKI is my personal documentation blog. Please enjoy it and feel free to reach out through blue sky if you have a question, remark, improvement or observation. See below for the latest additions, or use the search or tags to browse for content.
Creating a Serverless WebApp with AWS
Summary: How to create a web app using serverless AWS products.
Date: Around 2019
Refactor: 1 May 2025: Checked links and formatting.
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In this article I will describe how I created a Web App using only serverless AWS technlogy. If you're looking on hosting a static S3 website or how to deploy code files using azure DevOps see Getting Started With AWS, Transfer Domain to AWS and Azure DevOps. In this article I'll describe the following technologies:
- AWS SES (Simple Email Service)
- Route 53
- Cognito
- Dynamo DB
- IAM
- Lambda
- API Gateway
- CloudWatch
- Frontend Javascript
VMware Update Manager 5.1
Summary: An howto on installing VMware Update Manager 5.1.
Date: Around 2012
Refactor: 1 May 2025: Checked links and formatting.
This was my howto on installing VMware Update Manager 5.1 on a vCenter 5.1 which was installed using the simple installation method. I updated this story though with an error I encountered while installing Update Manager on a Linked Mode vCenter configuration. There are a few differences. You need to add your AD (or other authentication directory) to the default domains in SSO and add your vCenter service account to the administrator role in your vCenter permissions. I created a special chapter for that at the end of the article.
vSphere Web Client Timeout Value
Summary: How to change the timeout value for the vSphere Web Client.
Date: Around 2012
Refactor: 1 May 2025: Checked links and formatting.
By default, vSphere Web Client sessions terminate after 30 minutes of idle time, requiring the user to log in again to resume using the client. You can change the timeout value by editing the webclient.properties file. This file is located at the server where the webclient is installed, which is in my case the vCenter server.
Getting Started with PowerShell and vSphere PowerCLI
Summary: How to get started with vSphere PowerCLI.
Date: 6 November 2012
Refactor: 1 May 2025: Checked links and formatting.