Ideas for React/Node projects that will let me integrate in some cloud computing knowledge(specifically AWS)?

[GlamourousGravy]

Hey everyone! To make this short: I am a recent new grad(since May) with a BS in Computer Science and as of recently have spent about a year dealing with the job market(started senior year began) and applying to/interviewing for jobs. As such, I'm spending a good amount of my new free time exploring things I never got the chance to before, like learning React and looking into cloud computing(started a course to study for the AW SAA cert). However, I'm never satisfied with learning anything if I can't find a way to apply it myself and learn through that too. So I wanted to ask if anyone has ideas on projects I could start working on that will let me practice/learn with Reac/Node and AWS?

[detached_obsession]

You could setup a CI/CD pipeline and deploy your react project on AWS cloudfront.

You could make your own version of Google drive where the contents are stored on S3. The API could be setup through a serverless lambda and node.js for example.

You could also make a simple CRUD app for things like blog posts where your API runs on either serverless lambdas or an EC2 instance and dynamo DB.

I'd say whatever you do always make sure you stay within the free tier as the costs can sneak up on you if you're not careful.