Hosting and security
Connect hosting and security responsibilities across AWS, Cloudflare, and the WordPress environment, including practical Wordfence configuration.
Technology in practice
Cloud, Hosting & Performance.
AWS, Cloudflare, Wordfence, WP Engine & New Relic
An application depends on the environment around it: hosting, security configuration, releases, caching, and the information available when something goes wrong. I connect infrastructure decisions with the behavior of the software and the needs of the people supporting it.
- ReleaseSource · Build · Deployment↓
- RunHosting · Application · Cache↓
- ObserveMetrics · Logs · Investigation
AWS
WP Engine
Cloudflare
Wordfence
New Relic
The business context
Support the application where it actually runs.
A slow page can originate in a database query, an external request, a server resource constraint, or caching behavior. Following the request across those boundaries helps identify a useful change instead of treating every symptom as a hosting problem.
Repeatable releases
Connect source changes, build outputs, deployment steps, and post-release checks so the team understands what is being released.
Performance investigation
Use available metrics, logs, and transaction information to investigate errors and slow behavior in context.
The layers of the stack
The tools and how I use them.
AWSApplication computeAmazon EC2
EC2 provides virtual servers in AWS. Instance capacity, operating system maintenance, application configuration, and network access remain part of operating the environment. I consider those responsibilities alongside what the application needs to run.
Amazon CloudWatchOperational signals
Amazon CloudWatch
CloudWatch provides metrics, logs, alarms, and dashboards for AWS environments. The useful signals depend on what has been configured and collected. A meaningful investigation connects those signals to a specific request, failure, or change.
AWS CodeDeployDeployment execution
AWS CodeDeploy
CodeDeploy automates application deployments to supported environments. Release configuration and lifecycle steps determine how the application is updated. Health checks and a recovery plan still need to reflect the application being delivered.
AWS CodePipelineRelease coordination
AWS CodePipeline
CodePipeline organizes stages in a software release process. It can coordinate source, build, approval, and deployment steps through configured integrations. A successful pipeline needs useful checks, clear ownership, and an understood destination environment.
WP EngineManaged WordPress hostingWP Engine
Managed hosting provides an environment focused on WordPress operations. Custom themes, plugins, caching, and environment differences still affect behavior. I examine the website code and hosting configuration together when troubleshooting.
CloudflareDelivery and edge configurationCloudflare
Cloudflare sits in front of an origin when configured as a proxy and can provide caching and traffic controls. Cache rules must account for sessions, personalized responses, and content updates. A cached public page and a checkout request have different requirements.
WordfenceWordPress security configurationWordfence
Wordfence provides WordPress firewall, scanning, and login-security tools. I bring extensive hands-on experience configuring Wordfence, including its use at Easy Breathe and Stack’s Bowers Galleries. The configuration needs to suit the website and its hosting environment, with attention to how application-level protection interacts with the surrounding services.
New RelicApplication performance monitoringNew Relic
New Relic APM helps examine application transactions, errors, and dependencies when the application is instrumented. Its value comes from connecting an observed bottleneck with the code or service responsible, then checking the effect of a change.
My approach
Trace the symptom before changing the environment.
I connect the affected request and recent changes with application logs and infrastructure signals. Hosting, caching, and security configuration are reviewed together; releases include relevant checks and a recovery plan.
Experience in context
Related project work.
Easy Breathe
My Lead Technical Architect role included substantial cybersecurity work across Cloudflare, Wordfence, and AWS, alongside application development, commerce architecture, and infrastructure support. Wordfence configuration was part of that hands-on security work.
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Stack’s Bowers Galleries
My WordPress work includes using and configuring Wordfence, alongside custom PHP development, customer-facing functionality, and application support.
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Get Network Visibility
My responsibilities include hosting support, security-related maintenance, and ongoing troubleshooting within the established WordPress platform. The base theme and framework are credited to FINNPartners.
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