Hands-on cloud, networking, and dev projects — built and deployed by Colin Johnson-Gordon
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AWS Containerized Web Deployment
Built and containerized a web application using Docker on Amazon Linux 2023. Pushed to AWS ECR and deployed to an ECS cluster on EC2 — full enterprise-style cloud deployment pipeline.
AWS EC2ECSECRDockerIAMVPCGitHubAmazon Linux 2023
Configured IAM roles, VPC networking, and security groups for secure public access
Managed version control via GitHub using enterprise-standard workflows
A Chrome extension designed to boost focus and productivity. Built and submitted to the Chrome Web Store — currently under review. Developed entirely independently.
JavaScriptChrome Extensions APIHTML5CSS3
Built and packaged a full Chrome extension from scratch
Submitted to Chrome Web Store — pending approval
Independently scoped, designed, and shipped end-to-end
Designed and deployed this personal resume and portfolio site using AWS S3, CloudFront CDN, ACM SSL, and a custom domain via Porkbun. Full cloud deployment from scratch.
AWS S3CloudFrontACMHTML5CSS3DNSPorkbun
Configured S3 static website hosting with public bucket policy
Set up CloudFront distribution with free SSL cert via AWS ACM
Pointed custom domain via ALIAS record — live at colinjogo.com
Spun up a modded Minecraft server on AWS EC2. Configured the Linux environment, managed ports and security groups — hands-on Linux sysadmin practice in a real cloud environment.
Provisioned and configured EC2 instance for game server workload
Managed inbound rules and port forwarding for multiplayer access
Practiced Linux sysadmin skills: SSH, file management, process control
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WDS Image Server — Classroom Deployment
Provisioned a Windows Deployment Services (WDS) server for classroom use, enabling network-based OS imaging of student machines. Built on a donated 4-CPU server running Proxmox VE, with a pre-configured Windows 10 image loaded with all required course software.