Series · 7 parts Published April 25, 2026

AWS autoposting

A scheduled Facebook poster that stays on‑topic, answers questions correctly from a Google Drive knowledge base, and doesn’t surprise you with a huge cloud bill. Seven posts on the same system — one diagram at a time — with an engineering reference at the end.

  1. 01

    A Facebook autoposting system on AWS for $2–$5 a month

    The whole system on one page — scheduled posting, topic guardrails, a Drive-based knowledge base, real-time replies.

  2. 02

    How code becomes a working system

    Push to GitHub, walk away. The cloud handles the rest — and never holds a long-lived password.

  3. 03

    How a post actually goes out

    Five quick checks between “it’s time” and “post is live.” Cheap gates first, expensive gates only when needed.

  4. 04

    How the Drive folder powers everything

    The client edits a Google Doc. The system updates itself — with a safety layer that keeps the old version live if anything looks broken.

  5. 05

    How replies work without making things up

    The bot answers from the client’s docs only — or escalates to a human. Citation required, no exceptions.

  6. 06

    What this all costs

    A coffee a month, not a Netflix subscription. Line by line, where the dollars actually go.

  7. 07

    Engineering reference: the full architecture

    Same system, drawn purely for engineers. Service names, resource identifiers, region, and the actual flow operations.

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