r/aws

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About r/aws

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 396K 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
396K Members

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Subreddit Analysis

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Yearly: +43K members
Growth: +12.2% / 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: 29K members

Past year (monthly)

  • 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: 3K members
  • Oct: 148 members

Themes

  • Pain & Anger
    5 posts in the past month
    1. AWS account suspended then marked closed, production down 6 days, support case unassigned
    2. Account to be terminated in 3 days and no response from support after 48hrs.. and no way to upgrade support plans. Is there a support line?
    3. Fuck AWS !!!!
    #1
    Pain & Anger
    AWS account suspended then marked closed, production down 6 days, support case unassigned · Account to be terminated in 3 days and no response from support after 48hrs.. and no way to upgrade support plans. Is there a support line? · Fuck AWS !!!!
    5
  • Solution Requests
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Can I dispute a bill that occurred due to ec2 instances getting corrupted
    2. AWS consultant to help set up SNS/SES for SMS and email
    #2
    Solution Requests
    Can I dispute a bill that occurred due to ec2 instances getting corrupted · AWS consultant to help set up SNS/SES for SMS and email
    2

Topics

  • Aws
    40 posts in the past month
    1. Old AWS free account for learning suddenly received emails about payment?
    2. Fuck AWS !!!!
    3. Fuck AWS !!!!
    #1
    Aws
    Old AWS free account for learning suddenly received emails about payment? · Fuck AWS !!!! · Fuck AWS !!!!
    40
  • Cloud
    25 posts in the past month
    #2
    Cloud
    25
  • 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
    14 posts in the past month
    1. AWS AMG: Auth
    2. Fuck AWS !!!!
    3. Fuck AWS !!!!
    #1
    discussion
    AWS AMG: Auth · Fuck AWS !!!! · Fuck AWS !!!!
    14
  • article
    8 posts in the past month
    1. Launching FreeBSD/EC2 desktop AMIs
    2. Something else than billing, support, SES issues. Post about iam:PassRole
    3. Clf material doesn’t cover everything
    #2
    article
    Launching FreeBSD/EC2 desktop AMIs · Something else than billing, support, SES issues. Post about iam:PassRole · Clf material doesn’t cover everything
    8
  • technical question
    7 posts in the past month
    1. Session policy on per run or just a tighter role for non human callers?
    2. How do you prove S3 replication is complete before deleting the source copy?
    3. Account to be terminated in 3 days and no response from support after 48hrs.. and no way to upgrade support plans. Is there a support line?
    #3
    technical question
    Session policy on per run or just a tighter role for non human callers? · How do you prove S3 replication is complete before deleting the source copy? · Account to be terminated in 3 days and no response from support after 48hrs.. and no way to upgrade support plans. Is there a support line?
    7
  • technical resource
    6 posts in the past month
    1. ssmctl v2: SSM Session Manager without the pain (shell, port forwarding, commands and file copy over SSM)
    2. List of cloud emulators and supporting tools
    3. Aurora DSQL emulator
    #4
    technical resource
    ssmctl v2: SSM Session Manager without the pain (shell, port forwarding, commands and file copy over SSM) · List of cloud emulators and supporting tools · Aurora DSQL emulator
    6
  • billing
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Old AWS free account for learning suddenly received emails about payment?
    2. AWS Billing Support
    #5
    billing
    Old AWS free account for learning suddenly received emails about payment? · AWS Billing Support
    2

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 396K 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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