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How to Add a Custom Domain to AWS Cognito Google Login (And the Errors Nobody Warns You About)
Your Cognito login page should show your domain, not an AWS URL. Here is a step by step guide to setting it up, including the three mistakes that will silently break it if you are not careful.
Jun 2, 20268 min read
Lambda Execution Roles Are Quietly Breaking Your Least Privilege Policy
Most developers set up Lambda and move on. But the default role setup is silently giving your functions far more access than they need, and that is a real security risk.
May 21, 20268 min read
AWS Amplify Looks Simple, Until It Is Not
Things I wish I knew before deploying on Amplify. A practical guide to the hidden constraints that cause failed builds and wasted hours.
May 12, 20268 min read2
AWS Amplify Cache Is Useless — And Here Is the Data to Prove It
I spent time optimizing my Amplify build, ran every experiment I could think of, and the cache never once helped. Here is what I found and why I think it is fundamentally broken.
Apr 29, 20267 min read
Your AWS Cognito Emails Are Going to Spam — Here Is How to Fix It Step by Step
Who This Guide Is For If you are building an app on AWS and using Cognito to handle user sign-up and login, you have probably noticed that Cognito sends emails automatically — a verification email whe
Apr 28, 202610 min read3
Building a Scalable Push Notification System on AWS
AWS architecture for Notification
Dec 2, 20254 min read2