Welcome to the Treehouse Community

Want to collaborate on code errors? Have bugs you need feedback on? Looking for an extra set of eyes on your latest project? Get support with fellow developers, designers, and programmers of all backgrounds and skill levels here with the Treehouse Community! While you're at it, check out some resources Treehouse students have shared here.

Looking to learn something new?

Treehouse offers a seven day free trial for new students. Get access to thousands of hours of content and join thousands of Treehouse students and alumni in the community today.

Start your free trial

General Discussion

Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points
Posted by Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points

Public Course Request: Amazon Web Services (or sysadmin level server stuff)

I'm curious if I'm not alone in wanting this. I'd love to see some courses on using services like the Amazon cloud properly. It seems so easy, yet I know better, and thus I'm hesitant to use the services because I don't want to find myself over my head.

It doesn't have to be specific to AWS, but it seems like a good platform to build off of, plus they offer free micro tiers on many of their services so we could as students follow along and it not cost us anything.

Anyone else feel the same?

11 Answers

morgan segura
PLUS
morgan segura
Courses Plus Student 6,934 Points
morgan segura
morgan segura
Courses Plus Student 6,934 Points

I agree. I took a MOOC course in the past where we had to SSH our code to AWS and it took me more than a couple of tries before I could properly configure my instance and get it to work properly. Not an easy task out of the box, however I would imagine that Treehouse courses could help make the learning curve easier.

John Magee
PLUS
John Magee
Courses Plus Student 9,058 Points
John Magee
John Magee
Courses Plus Student 9,058 Points

I'd very much like this as some of my plans for personal sites are going to have a lot of data collected and perused

Nate Meyer
Nate Meyer
3,887 Points
Nate Meyer
Nate Meyer
3,887 Points

Yes!

jeremy rackley
jeremy rackley
22,336 Points
jeremy rackley
jeremy rackley
22,336 Points

Good request, we use s3 quite a bit at work.

Zach Allan
Zach Allan
19,452 Points
Zach Allan
Zach Allan
19,452 Points

I would definitely like to see a course for AWS! I'm very confused as to how cloud computing works and what different services AWS has to offer. It seems that a lot of people use s3. I don't know why though...

Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points
Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points

Best I can answer is that S3 is super fast and very inexpensive to host and serve assets from like images, downloadable files, etc. And if you're hosting platform has restrictions on storage size (most do) S3 can be a way to avoid that.

Zach Allan
Zach Allan
19,452 Points

Oh cool. Thanks Kevin. I'm definitely going to look into it more.

Xing Gao
Xing Gao
1,462 Points
Xing Gao
Xing Gao
1,462 Points

Hi, cool, i am considering setting up a web using amazon web service. I would be very appreciate if Treehouse can provide a course on AWS:)

Joshua Hawthorne
Joshua Hawthorne
18,523 Points
Joshua Hawthorne
Joshua Hawthorne
18,523 Points

I would also love to see this! Some sort of server administration course would be amazing. Treehouse is great for teaching you how to code. But how do you actually deploy your code online and keep it secure? How do I keep my servers up to date and functioning properly? I'm struggling with the AWS documentation right now....it's definitely written for seasoned pros. But what about us poor n00bs?

Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points
Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points

I'm a poor nOOb too brother! Same boat.

Jeremy Justus
Jeremy Justus
2,910 Points
Jeremy Justus
Jeremy Justus
2,910 Points

I just wanted to add my support for Treehouse AWS courses. As it stands, it seems like I'll have to settle for LinuxAcademy to cover the material instead.

Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points
Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points

Does it cost money? Link? This skill is becoming increasing important to me and I don't see it happening soon enough for me here? Thanks for any help Jeremy!

Jeremy Justus
Jeremy Justus
2,910 Points
Jeremy Justus
Jeremy Justus
2,910 Points

Sorry for the delayed reply, Kevin. LinuxAcademy does have a monthly fee in the same vein as Treehouse. I don't doubt that the Treehouse material will be fantastic once it's released, until then there are several places that offer a course of study. I looked at CloudAcademy, LinuxAcademy, and Udemy; LA seems the most well-rounded of the three.

Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points
Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points

Thanks Jeremy! I'll be sure to check it out. :) Gotta keep that fire fueled one way or another.

Travis Smith
Travis Smith
7,189 Points
Travis Smith
Travis Smith
7,189 Points

This would be a fantastic addition to the available courses on Treehouse. I see more and more job listings asking for AWS experience and knowledge. If it was certification prep, that would be even better! Any updates on this?

eddytseng
eddytseng
20,560 Points
eddytseng
eddytseng
20,560 Points

I just sent an email asking for an AWS course. I hope it's something Treehouse is working on now and not something that we're going to see 6 months down the road.