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Life & fun · August 29, 2021

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I developed a native macOS client for EC2/S3 console

Hello HN: Here is the link https://apps.apple.com/app/id1579078660 After forgetting to turn off a p2.xlarge instance for a week, I got so mad at myself I learnt swiftUI to build a native macOS console for most of the actions I do on the web AWS console. I didnt want to use electron or other non native frameworks. Most importantly I just wanted it to know how much a certain instance costs right now, no matter its state, its type, its lifecycle(like ondemand or spot) and the costs associated with the EBS volumes attached including their IOPS/throughput and etc. It also…

I developed a native macOS client for EC2/S3 console launched on August 29, 2021 with 11 votes, #1,289 of 2,953 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.

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This is a native macOS application that provides a console for managing AWS EC2 instances and S3 buckets. Built with SwiftUI, it allows users to perform common AWS console actions directly from their Mac and calculates real-time instance costs based on type, state, and lifecycle model, including associated EBS volume pricing. It also includes an S3 browser with drag-and-drop file uploads. The app connects directly to AWS APIs without storing user data.

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Hello HN: Here is the link https://apps.apple.com/app/id1579078660 After forgetting to turn off a p2.xlarge instance for a week, I got so mad at myself I learnt swiftUI to build a native macOS console for most of the actions I do on the web AWS console. I didnt want to use electron or other non…

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