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News, articles and tools covering Amazon Web Services (AWS), including S3, EC2, SQS, RDS, DynamoDB, IAM, CloudFormation, AWS-CDK, Route 53, CloudFront, Lambda, VPC, Cloudwatch, Glacier and more.

The community at a glance

r/aws is a Subreddit for DevOps Engineers and Programmers with roughly 394K members. It has been around since 2008. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 3rd largest community in the DevOps topic page.

Roughly 43K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Aws, Cloud, and Iam. Common discussion themes are Pain & Anger and Solution Requests. Product recommendations often mention aws vpc networking and s3 storage class.

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Established 2008
394K Members

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Subreddit Analysis

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Yearly: +43K members
Growth: +12.3% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2013: 923 members
  • 2014: 2K members
  • 2015: 4K members
  • 2016: 7K members
  • 2017: 12K members
  • 2018: 28K members
  • 2019: 49K members
  • 2020: 49K members
  • 2023: 112K members
  • 2024: 55K members
  • 2025: 48K members
  • 2026: 27K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Oct: 5K members
  • Nov: 4K members
  • Dec: 4K members
  • Jan: 4K members
  • Feb: 3K members
  • Mar: 3K members
  • Apr: 3K members
  • May: 3K members
  • Jun: 3K members
  • Jul: 3K members
  • Aug: 3K members
  • Sep: 907 members

Themes

  • Pain & Anger
    5 posts in the past month
    1. Tired of (un)support
    2. AWS suspended my account over 72 ago and is ruining my clients business
    3. AWS promotional credits: completed activities but additional credits not showing
    #1
    Pain & Anger
    Tired of (un)support · AWS suspended my account over 72 ago and is ruining my clients business · AWS promotional credits: completed activities but additional credits not showing
    5
  • Solution Requests
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Struggling with QuickSight AI agents
    2. Our account just got suspended in AWS - PLEASE HELP
    3. [URGENT]Need some help, can't log into
    #2
    Solution Requests
    Struggling with QuickSight AI agents · Our account just got suspended in AWS - PLEASE HELP · [URGENT]Need some help, can't log into
    3
  • Advice Requests
    1 post in the past month
    1. Content recommendation for developing DevOps as a service
    #3
    Advice Requests
    Content recommendation for developing DevOps as a service
    1
  • Money Talk
    1 post in the past month
    1. Randon AWS charges on my credit card?
    #4
    Money Talk
    Randon AWS charges on my credit card?
    1

Topics

  • Aws
    40 posts in the past month
    1. AWS promotional credits: completed activities but additional credits not showing
    2. Randon AWS charges on my credit card?
    3. Anyone has tried the AWS Managed KB ?
    #1
    Aws
    AWS promotional credits: completed activities but additional credits not showing · Randon AWS charges on my credit card? · Anyone has tried the AWS Managed KB ?
    40
  • Cloud
    28 posts in the past month
    1. The Most In-Demand Cloud Skills in 2026 #CloudSkills #CloudComputing #CloudCareer #CloudTraining #AWS #Azure #GoogleCloud #GCP #DevOps #CloudSecurity #Kubernetes #Terraform #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #GenerativeAI #MachineLearning #CloudNative #CyberSecurity #CloudArchitecture #TechSkills #ITCareer
    2. The Technology Trends That Will Define 2030 #TechnologyTrends #Technology2030 #FutureOfTechnology #FutureTech #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #GenerativeAI #CloudComputing #QuantumComputing #Robotics #Automation #IoT #EdgeAI #Cybersecurity #DigitalTransformation #EmergingTechnology #TechInnovation
    3. Why AI + Cloud Is the Most Powerful Tech Combination #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #CloudComputing #AICloud #CloudTechnology #AIInnovation #CloudInnovation #FutureOfTechnology #TechTrends #DigitalTransformation #MachineLearning #GenerativeAI #CloudNative #AIInfrastructure #AWS #Azure #DevOps
    #2
    Cloud
    The Most In-Demand Cloud Skills in 2026 #CloudSkills #CloudComputing #CloudCareer #CloudTraining #AWS #Azure #GoogleCloud #GCP #DevOps #CloudSecurity #Kubernetes #Terraform #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #GenerativeAI #MachineLearning #CloudNative #CyberSecurity #CloudArchitecture #TechSkills #ITCareer · The Technology Trends That Will Define 2030 #TechnologyTrends #Technology2030 #FutureOfTechnology #FutureTech #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #GenerativeAI #CloudComputing #QuantumComputing #Robotics #Automation #IoT #EdgeAI #Cybersecurity #DigitalTransformation #EmergingTechnology #TechInnovation · Why AI + Cloud Is the Most Powerful Tech Combination #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #CloudComputing #AICloud #CloudTechnology #AIInnovation #CloudInnovation #FutureOfTechnology #TechTrends #DigitalTransformation #MachineLearning #GenerativeAI #CloudNative #AIInfrastructure #AWS #Azure #DevOps
    28
  • Iam
    24 posts in the past month
    #3
    Iam
    24
  • Tools
    24 posts in the past month
    #4
    Tools
    24
  • Monitoring
    23 posts in the past month
    #5
    Monitoring
    23

Flair

  • discussion
    28 posts in the past month
    1. Custom domains for a multi-tenant SaaS — CloudFront SaaS Manager vs Caddy vs managed service?
    2. CloudFront users with heavy egress: would you move traffic for ~$8/TB flat globally?
    3. Datadog costs that quietly outpace your actual AWS growth - the mechanics
    #1
    discussion
    Custom domains for a multi-tenant SaaS — CloudFront SaaS Manager vs Caddy vs managed service? · CloudFront users with heavy egress: would you move traffic for ~$8/TB flat globally? · Datadog costs that quietly outpace your actual AWS growth - the mechanics
    28
  • article
    9 posts in the past month
    1. Amazon Linux 2027 is now available in public preview
    2. AWS Activate Founders Package rejected — email domain matches, but I keep getting the "free email provider" error
    3. Apache Iceberg Compaction Best Practices
    #2
    article
    Amazon Linux 2027 is now available in public preview · AWS Activate Founders Package rejected — email domain matches, but I keep getting the "free email provider" error · Apache Iceberg Compaction Best Practices
    9
  • general aws
    6 posts in the past month
    1. Tired of (un)support
    2. TIFU by ignoring MySQL 8.0 EOL and blaming my Fargate bill spike on the wrong thing
    3. Outage?
    #3
    general aws
    Tired of (un)support · TIFU by ignoring MySQL 8.0 EOL and blaming my Fargate bill spike on the wrong thing · Outage?
    6
  • billing
    6 posts in the past month
    1. Account verification not going through.
    2. Had AWS credits but still got billed for Bedrock use
    3. AWS took back US$187 in credits without any warnings
    #4
    billing
    Account verification not going through. · Had AWS credits but still got billed for Bedrock use · AWS took back US$187 in credits without any warnings
    6
  • technical question
    4 posts in the past month
    1. Struggling with QuickSight AI agents
    2. Mapping an SQS event source to a durable Lambda using the CDK
    3. How can I workaround VPC that are using valid public addresses for the private addressing
    #5
    technical question
    Struggling with QuickSight AI agents · Mapping an SQS event source to a durable Lambda using the CDK · How can I workaround VPC that are using valid public addresses for the private addressing
    4

Product recommendations

  • aws vpc networking
    2 posts in the past month
    1. AWS VPC Networking Best Practices with Terraform
    2. AWS VPC Networking Best Practices with Terraform
    #1
    aws vpc networking
    AWS VPC Networking Best Practices with Terraform · AWS VPC Networking Best Practices with Terraform
    2
  • s3 storage class
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Update: Best S3 storage class for many small files
    2. Update: Best S3 storage class for many small files
    #2
    s3 storage class
    Update: Best S3 storage class for many small files · Update: Best S3 storage class for many small files
    2
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Frequently asked questions

Who is r/aws for?
Best for DevOps Engineers and Programmers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
Is r/aws free to join?
This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
How many members does r/aws have?
Roughly 394K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
What platform is r/aws on?
r/aws runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
What topics does r/aws cover?
On the Hive Index, r/aws is organized under DevOps Engineers, Programmers.
How do I join r/aws?
You can join r/aws by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
What are the DevOps communities like?
Communities for DevOps engineers and platform teams covering CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, and site reliability. Discord and Slack host active practitioner communities, with discussion ranging from tool comparisons and troubleshooting to career paths and on-call culture.
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