AWS Static Website

I have maintained a personal website for a long time now using a traditional ISP to host it. I decided, after using AWS in a professional capacity, that I would migrate to using AWS. This was a nice simple learning project and also provided a robust framework for the website.

I use and S3 bucket configured as a static website together with Route53 and CloudFront to deliver the website. 

In addition to the website, I decided to use S3 to store my email and use Lambda functions and SES to send and receive email. Overall, I am very impressed with the flexibility AWS provides. 

There are many websites which provide guides on setting up a website and email on AWS so I won't repeat it here. See links below:

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/website-hosting-custom-domain-walkthrough.html

https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/knowledge-center/ses-receive-inbound-emails/

https://github.com/Mirakurun/aws-lambda-ses-s3-email-forwarder