CICD in AWS using external DevOps tools

Question

Dear Tech Community,

I have installed Jenkins on ec2, I need to ensure efficient backup and restore so that in case AZ hosting ec2 is down or ec2 gets corrupted, I should be able to provision jenkins with ec2 quickly retaining full access and full data as previous instance.

Answer

The easiest way will probably be to use AWS Backup to have snapshots taken of your instance at a regular interval (defined by your RPO). If your original instance is impaired or unavailable you can launch a replacement from that snapshot (instead of the original AMI). AWS Backup will handle taking snapshots as well as managing the lifecycle of the old ones so they don't sit around unnecessarily (as they incur costs).

https://aws.amazon.com/backup/

CICD in AWS using external DevOps tools

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