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People writing/operating serious software never make config changes through the UI. AWS console then is mostly just to view/investigate what is already configured

If it’s something you only do once a year, honestly, it’s more important to script it.

Haven't thought about it in that way. I think you are right, thanks.

If you're using AWS you probably should script it for nothing else than to help other employees / new hires understand what's going on. Something like Heroku is usually a better proposition if you don't want to script anything.

Revisiting it only once a year means it's even more important to keep your infrastructure as code.