DevOps
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5 GitOps Tools that you need to know!
I have been getting hugely into GitOps in the home lab lately and carrying those skillings into production environments. GitOps is a methodology that focuses on deployments being sourced from a git repo. Using GitOps you can encapsulate everything in…
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10 Best DevOps Tools Going Into 2025!
With 2025 sunsetting in a hurry, if you are like me you are thinking about the skills and disciplines you want to gain mastery over. DevOps is definitely an area that has tremendous demand with modern cloud infrastructure and even…
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FluxCD Install and GitOps Simple Example
If you are wanting to learn more about GitOps, there is a great way to easily get going and that is FluxCD. Let’s take a look at the FluxCD install and a GitOps simple example that will help you understand…
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Gitops vs DevOps: What are the differences?
Lately, I have been learning a lot around GitOps in the home lab and have seen tremendous benefits from taking this approach with my environment. However, have you wondered what the difference is between GitOps vs DevOps? The differences can…
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Windows Server 2025 Packer Build for VMware vSphere
I have been working the last few days on my Windows Server 2025 packer build for VMware vSphere now that Windows Server 2025 has now been released as GA. It did require quite a few tweaks from the previous way…
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Gitea vs GitLab: Which one for Home Lab?
If you are looking for a self-hosted git solution that will allow you to host your own git repositories, there are probably two solutions that you will see come up on every Reddit thread and blog post that you land…
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Gitea Install with Drone CI CD Server Self-Hosted Git
I have been using GitLab for ages now, and I am very familiar with it. However, one thing I haven’t been happy about with GitLab is the solution’s performance. It feels very laggy and bloated at times. In all fairness…
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Install CyberArk Conjur Open Source Secrets Management
Managing secrets is an extremely important part of DevOps and keeping things secure, whether you are housing secrets for your infrastructure as code, or other tasks. I have been a fan for quite a while of Hashicorp Vault. There are…
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7 Hashicorp Vault Alternatives in 2024
Hashicorp Vault is a popular solution for ones looking at secrets management with DevOps and other workflows. However, there are alternatives out there that have similar features and may offer a better solution for your use case. We will consider…
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Ubuntu 24.04 Packer Template for VMware
Now that the release of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS is official with Ubuntu dropping news of the release today of both the new Desktop and Server, it’s time to start updating some automation in the home lab. I wanted to test…
