Skip to content
Pluralsight Logo
  • Pluralsight
  • Skills
  • Flow
  • Blog
    • Sign in to

      Sign in to Pluralsight Skills
    • Sign in to

      Sign in to Pluralsight Flow
Logo for Pluralsight Skills
Pluralsight Logo
  • Sign in
  • Menu
  • Sign in to Pluralsight Skills

    Sign in to Skills

  • Sign in to Pluralsight Flow

    Sign in to Flow

  • Pluralsight
  • Skills
  • Flow
  • Blog
  • Why Skills?
    • Ways to upskill
    • Icon for Courses Courses
    • Icon for Skills assessments Skill assessments
    • Icon for Labs Labs
    • Icon for Hands-on learning Hands-on learning
    • Icon for Certification prep Certification prep
    • See our entire course library
    • Skills for
    • Icon for Software development Software development
    • Icon for IT ops IT Ops
    • Icon for Info & cyber security Info & cybersecurity
    • Icon for Cloud computing Cloud computing
    • Icon for Machine learning Machine learning
    • Icon for Data professional Data professional
    • For individuals
    • Top trending paths
    • Microsoft Azure Deployment
      Microsoft Azure
    • Cleaning Data with R
      Cleaning data with R
    • Ruby Language Fundamentals
      Ruby Language Fundamentals
    • AWS Operations
      AWS Operations
    • Core Python
      Core Python
  • View plans
  • For individuals
  • Contact Sales
  • Try for free

Contact Sales

1020 Redirect Link
Thank you!
Our team will be in touch shortly.

Loading form...

If this message remains, it may be due to cookies being disabled or to an ad blocker.

Close button
×
AWS Labs
Labs badge iconLAB

Create a Custom Trail with AWS CloudTrail

In this lab, you'll practice creating a custom CloudTrail Trail focused on capturing write events. When you're finished with this lab, you'll understand how to store and read CloudTrail Events within S3 Bucket or CloudWatch Logs.

* Our Labs are Available for Enterprise and Professional plans only.
Terms and conditions apply.
Contact sales
Labs - Create a Custom Trail with AWS CloudTrail

Lab info

Rating (68)
Level
Beginner
Duration
42m
Released
Oct 16, 2020

Lab author

Lab Author: Stefan Roman
Stefan Roman
Stefan originates from Slovak Republic, from which he migrated to United Kingdom to study where he lived for over a decade. He studied Information Security, which quickly propelled his career towards hardening Linux servers and Linux administration. He passed multiple AWS certifications, which put him on a path of automation and cloud technologies, where he feels at home. Since then he worked multiple DevOps positions including a global bank delivering internet banking application, CRM applicati... moreon and many more. Stefan loves infrastructure automation, cloud technologies, python coding, mountaineering, boxing, and food!
  • Table of contents
  • What's a lab?
  • Prerequisites
Challenge

Create an S3 Bucket for CloudTrail Logs

Create an S3 bucket that will serve as storage for CloudTrail Events.

Challenge

Create a CloudWatch Log Group for CloudTrail Events

Create a CloudWatch Log Group to increase readability of CloudTrail Events.

Challenge

Create a Custom CloudTrail Trail

Create a regional write-only CloudTrail Trail, with events being captured by an S3 bucket and a Log Group.

Challenge

Monitor Write Activity of S3 Buckets with CloudTrail

Add an S3 bucket into CloudTrail Trail to capture S3 write events, produce an S3 write event, and locate the event in a CloudWatch Group.

Challenge

Create an EC2 Instance to Produce a CloudTrail Event

Create an EC2 Instance to trigger an EC2 write activity event captured by CloudTrail Trail, as well as locate the event in the CloudWatch Group.

Labs - code icon

Provided environment for hands-on practice

We will provide the credentials and environment necessary for you to practice right within your browser.

Labs - list icon

Guided walkthrough

Follow along with the author’s guided walkthrough and build something new in your provided environment!

Labs - analytic icon

Did you know?

On average, you retain 75% more of your learning if you get time for practice.

Recommended prerequisites

  • Basic AWS S3 knowledge
  • Basic AWS CloudWatch Logs knowledge

Start learning by doing today

Contact sales

Contact Sales

1020 Redirect Link
Thank you!
Our team will be in touch shortly.

Loading form...

If this message remains, it may be due to cookies being disabled or to an ad blocker.

Close button

Ready to skill up
your entire team?

10
Subscriptions
Need more subscriptions? Contact sales.
Continue to checkout Continue to checkout
Cancel

With your Pluralsight plan, you can:

With your 30-day pilot, you can:

  • Access thousands of videos to develop critical skills
  • Give up to 10 users access to thousands of video courses
  • Practice and apply skills with interactive courses and projects
  • See skills, usage, and trend data for your teams
  • Prepare for certifications with industry-leading practice exams
  • Measure proficiency across skills and roles
  • Align learning to your goals with paths and channels

Ready to skill up
your entire team?

10
Subscriptions
Need more subscriptions? Contact sales.
Continue to checkout
Cancel

With your Pluralsight plan, you can:

With your 30-day pilot, you can:

  • Access thousands of videos to develop critical skills
  • Give up to 10 users access to thousands of video courses
  • Practice and apply skills with interactive courses and projects
  • See skills, usage, and trend data for your teams
  • Prepare for certifications with industry-leading practice exams
  • Measure proficiency across skills and roles
  • Align learning to your goals with paths and channels
  • Support

    • Contact
    • Help Center
    • IP Allowlist
    • Site Map
    • Download Pluralsight
    • Skills Plans
    • Flow Plans
  • Community

    • Guides
    • Teach
    • Partner with Pluralsight
    • Affiliate Partners
    • Pluralsight One
    • Authors
  • Company

    • About Us
    • Careers
    • Newsroom
    • Resources
  • Industries

    • Public Sector
    • Non-Profit

Newsletter

Sign up with your email to join our mailing list.

1041 Redirect Link Form Submitted Successfully!

Loading form...

If this message remains, it may be due to cookies being disabled or to an ad blocker.

  • Facebook Logo Icon
  • Twitter Logo Icon
  • Instagram Logo Icon
  • LinkedIn Logo Icon
  • Youtube Logo Icon
Pluralsight Logo Copyright © 2004 - 2023 Pluralsight LLC. All rights reserved
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Notice
  • Modern Slavery Act Transparency Statement