Note: Nothing here is set in stone. These are ideas and options to discuss. Looking for input on what makes sense, what's missing, and what's the right approach.
We're building a network of local village leaders - one person per city who runs the local childcare community and earns 5% of local revenue.
Care.com dominates nationally but ignores local SEO. They're one brand trying to rank everywhere. Meanwhile, the Google Local Pack (the 3 listings that show up on Maps) is wide open in most American cities.
Search: "nanny near me" in Winston-Salem, NC (population 250,000)
| #!/bin/bash | |
| # Image a production machine and update its ASG launch template | |
| # | |
| # Usage: | |
| # ./image-machine.sh # List all running machines | |
| # ./image-machine.sh i-XXXXX # Image (new version NOT default) | |
| # ./image-machine.sh i-XXXXX --default # Image and SET as default | |
| REGION="us-east-1" | |
| SET_DEFAULT=false |
| #!/bin/bash | |
| # Run this in PRODUCTION CloudShell (us-east-1) | |
| # Installs CloudWatch on one web server and the CRON server | |
| # | |
| # PRODUCTION = UBUNTU (uses apt-get, /var/log/apache2/) | |
| # STAGING = Amazon Linux (uses yum, /var/log/httpd/) | |
| REGION="us-east-1" | |
| # The install script - base64 encoded to avoid escaping hell |
| #!/bin/bash | |
| # Run this ON the instance via Session Manager | |
| # Just connect to the instance and paste this whole thing | |
| set -e | |
| echo "=== Installing CloudWatch Agent ===" | |
| # Detect region from instance metadata | |
| TOKEN=$(curl -s -X PUT "http://169.254.169.254/latest/api/token" -H "X-aws-ec2-metadata-token-ttl-seconds: 21600") |
Brand Radar is deployed on AWS using a serverless/container architecture designed for scalability and reliability. The system handles long-running AI analysis (up to 10 minutes) through an async job queue pattern.
This architecture is designed for zero manual intervention. Unlike the previous EC2/Nginx setup which required reboots and manual monitoring, this infrastructure is fully automated: