cloud atlas
A field guide to cloud computing

Small website.
Thoughtful
infrastructure.

Follow a web request from a custom domain to a private origin. Explore the services, security boundaries, and agent workflows behind a static cloud website.

One request / four services
Route 53RESOLVE
CloudFront + ACMDELIVER
Private S3 bucketSTORE
PUBLIC AT THE EDGE.
PRIVATE AT THE ORIGIN.

Understand the pieces.

Three perspectives on the same system.

01 / THE REQUEST

From name to content

DNS finds the destination. The edge terminates HTTPS. A private origin holds the files.

Explore delivery →
02 / THE BOUNDARY

Access with intention

Public website content does not require a public bucket. Give each component only the access it needs.

Explore security →
03 / THE WORKFLOW

Agents with evidence

Specialized agents plan and review. Approved tools execute. Recorded observations establish what worked.

Explore agents →

Make the concepts stick.

Test a request-path question and track your learning goals.

Open the lab ↗