We teach cloud infrastructure.

Automate the Cloud Inc. is a Kentucky 501(c)(3). We teach information technology and cloud computing in the open, publish the code and tools we teach with, help nonprofits that cannot afford an IT department, and award scholarships to students.

  • Incorporated in Kentucky on September 3, 2026
  • 501(c)(3) public charity, exempt effective September 3, 2026
  • No paid staff — all directors and officers serve as volunteers

What we have published

Everything here is free to use. The code is under the Apache License 2.0; see licensing.

  • Published

    Terraform modules for AWS

    32 modules for networking, DNS, databases, storage, security, and delivery on AWS. Each one documents its defaults and why they were chosen.

  • Version 1.0

    BAMF

    A library for bash scripts: consistent logging, named exit codes, temporary files that are always cleaned up, and dependency checks, from one file.

  • Draft 0.1

    OpenWaymark

    An open format for portable study bundles: practice questions and flashcards in plain YAML, packed into an ordinary ZIP file that any app can read.

  • In development

    Waymark Study

    A study app for computers and phones that works offline, needs no account, and keeps your notes and progress on your device.

What we do

  • Education

    Courses and workshops

    Public education in information technology, with a specialty in cloud computing: courses, bootcamps, workshops, and clinics. Course materials are published freely.

  • Support

    Nonprofit IT support

    Free or below-cost consulting, development, and infrastructure support for under-resourced nonprofit, charitable, educational, and government organizations.

  • Scholarships

    Scholarships

    Scholarships for students studying technology, awarded on objective and nondiscriminatory criteria under an adopted Scholarship Policy.

We keep our core educational materials — publications, courses, and example infrastructure code — freely and publicly available. Bylaws, Article I, Section 1.5

Working in the open

We teach infrastructure by showing the work, not just the result. We run the organization the same way.

Articles and tutorials go out under CC BY-NC 4.0, with an additional permission that lets any organization train its own employees and contractors with them, and code under the Apache License 2.0. You can learn from, adapt and share what we publish without asking us first; only selling the articles or using them in paid training needs our permission — see licensing.

The documents that govern us are published too: the articles of incorporation, the bylaws, and eight adopted policies. The names and addresses of individuals are omitted. Nothing else is. Our first annual return to the IRS covers 2026 and will be published here once it is filed.

Course materials, the schedule for the first cohort, and a process for nonprofits to request help are being written now and will be published here as they are ready.

About us

Get in touch

If you are a nonprofit that needs technical help, or a prospective student, write to us. We read everything.

Email us

info [at] automatethe.cloud