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# [How I Built a Zero-Downtime IoT Data Pipeline on AWS Using FTP — No Kafka, No Lambda](https://trushang-dev.hashnode.dev/how-i-built-a-zero-downtime-iot-data-pipeline-on-aws-using-ftp-no-kafka-no-lambda?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Step-by-step guide to building a production FTP data ingestion pipeline on AWS using EC2, S3, vsftpd, and cron. Covers FIFO batch processing, S3 partitioning, Fail2Ban security, and IoT file stability checks.

Apr 21 · 5 min read · trushang-dev.hashnode.dev  
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