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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 393K 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 44K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Aws, Cloud, and Iam. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Solution Requests. Product recommendations often mention aws vpc networking and s3 storage class.

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Established 2008
393K Members

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Subreddit Analysis

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Yearly: +44K members
Growth: +12.5% / 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: 25K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Sep: 3K members
  • 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: 2K members

Themes

  • Advice Requests
    3 posts in the past month
    1. I wrote my first technical blog post on AWS serverless webhook ingestion, looking for honest technical and editorial feedback
    2. Where to found resource to learn networking?
    3. Need Advice and Help
    #1
    Advice Requests
    I wrote my first technical blog post on AWS serverless webhook ingestion, looking for honest technical and editorial feedback · Where to found resource to learn networking? · Need Advice and Help
    3
  • Solution Requests
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Need help with serverless Bills shock prevention
    2. Is there any way to move an S3 bucket to another AWS account without changing its URL?
    #2
    Solution Requests
    Need help with serverless Bills shock prevention · Is there any way to move an S3 bucket to another AWS account without changing its URL?
    2
  • Pain & Anger
    2 posts in the past month
    1. AWS account suspended 5 days after invoice was paid — production is down and support case remains unanswered
    2. Brand new AWS account immediately suspended + impossible support loop.
    #3
    Pain & Anger
    AWS account suspended 5 days after invoice was paid — production is down and support case remains unanswered · Brand new AWS account immediately suspended + impossible support loop.
    2
  • Money Talk
    2 posts in the past month
    1. My CloudFront bill is higher than expected. What usually makes the cost go up?
    2. Why is my S3 bill getting expensive even though I don’t have much data stored?
    #4
    Money Talk
    My CloudFront bill is higher than expected. What usually makes the cost go up? · Why is my S3 bill getting expensive even though I don’t have much data stored?
    2
  • Self-Promotion
    1 post in the past month
    1. I built a free tool that will slash your RDS and Aurora bill
    #5
    Self-Promotion
    I built a free tool that will slash your RDS and Aurora bill
    1

Topics

  • Aws
    99 posts in the past month
    1. AWS recommends Mail Manager SMTP for new SMTP credentials, bu has a hard, non-adjustable cap of 50
    2. AWS Workspaces all of a sudden logging users in as temporary profile
    3. Azure Function App AWS S3 Permissions
    #1
    Aws
    AWS recommends Mail Manager SMTP for new SMTP credentials, bu has a hard, non-adjustable cap of 50 · AWS Workspaces all of a sudden logging users in as temporary profile · Azure Function App AWS S3 Permissions
    99
  • Cloud
    27 posts in the past month
    1. The Most In-Demand Cloud Skills in 2026
    2. Why AI + Cloud Is the Most Powerful Tech Combination
    #2
    Cloud
    The Most In-Demand Cloud Skills in 2026 · Why AI + Cloud Is the Most Powerful Tech Combination
    27
  • 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
    41 posts in the past month
    1. The amount of untested AI code being pushed directly to cloud staging is getting wild
    2. TGW now supports policy based routing
    3. AWS account suspended 5 days after invoice was paid — production is down and support case remains unanswered
    #1
    discussion
    The amount of untested AI code being pushed directly to cloud staging is getting wild · TGW now supports policy based routing · AWS account suspended 5 days after invoice was paid — production is down and support case remains unanswered
    41
  • technical question
    11 posts in the past month
    1. Why is it so hard for people to write least privilege policies
    2. What would AWS CloudFront know about a host if Tor is involved somewhere in the architecture?
    3. aws discovery tool
    #2
    technical question
    Why is it so hard for people to write least privilege policies · What would AWS CloudFront know about a host if Tor is involved somewhere in the architecture? · aws discovery tool
    11
  • general aws
    8 posts in the past month
    1. AWS recommends Mail Manager SMTP for new SMTP credentials, bu has a hard, non-adjustable cap of 50
    2. RCPs are frikkin' amazing
    3. Brand new AWS account immediately suspended + impossible support loop.
    #3
    general aws
    AWS recommends Mail Manager SMTP for new SMTP credentials, bu has a hard, non-adjustable cap of 50 · RCPs are frikkin' amazing · Brand new AWS account immediately suspended + impossible support loop.
    8
  • billing
    8 posts in the past month
    1. It's always the networking costs!
    2. AWS billing case still unassigned after 5 days
    3. Question about calculating an AWS RDS Savings Plan hourly commitment
    #4
    billing
    It's always the networking costs! · AWS billing case still unassigned after 5 days · Question about calculating an AWS RDS Savings Plan hourly commitment
    8
  • ai/ml
    5 posts in the past month
    1. Amazon DynamoDB now supports real-time vector search at any scale
    2. Amazon completes $50 billion OpenAI investment, deepening its AWS alliance
    3. Runtime instances: persistent compute for production AI agents on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore
    #5
    ai/ml
    Amazon DynamoDB now supports real-time vector search at any scale · Amazon completes $50 billion OpenAI investment, deepening its AWS alliance · Runtime instances: persistent compute for production AI agents on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore
    5

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 393K 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.
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