DevOps
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Packer Build Ubuntu 21.04 for VMware vSphere
If you aren’t already using Hashicorp Packer for automating builds of the various operating systems you use in your environment, you are missing out. Packer is a great tool that allows automating the builds you are using in your virtual…
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Terraform vSphere tutorial: Linux Virtual Machine Clone
Terraform is a great infrastructure as code (IaC) platform that allows easily spinning up and customizing infrastructure. The great thing is you can use it for many different environments, not just VMware vSphere. However, for this Terraform vSphere tutorial, I…
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Terraform 0.15 Released New Features
Terraform is arguably one of the most popular DevOps tools across a wide range of platforms. It continues to add features and functionality for DevOps practitioners, engineers, and others working with Infrastructure as Code (IaC). Today was exciting news for…
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Automated Packer VMware vSphere templates with CI/CD Pipeline Build
Lately, I have been getting more into automation, CI/CD pipelines, and other technologies. I knew it was time with the home lab to delve off into using CI/CD pipelines to do some common things I generally do in a manual…
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Create an EC2 Instance Using Terraform
Public cloud infrastructure provides powerful capabilities, features, and functionality for today’s enterprise as it allows businesses to access the hyperscale infrastructure of today’s cloud service providers. They can build their own infrastructure on top of the same environment that Amazon,…
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Ultimate DevOPs Git Commands and Workflow Guide
If you are learning Git, there is a lot of nuances of the Git workflow to become familiar with. However, with a bit of practice and lab time, most of the concepts working with Git make sense for DevOps workflow.…
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Using Terraform Vault Provider with VMware vSphere
If you are getting into infrastructure as code (IaC), no doubt you have at least experimented with Hashicorp Terraform. Terraform is a very human-readable language that allows easily provisioning infrastructure across a wide range of environments, from on-premises to the…
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Automate VMware Template Patching for Windows
The more operational tasks that can be automated, the more time vSphere administrators can accomplish other objectives—one of the tasks that can take time out of a busy schedule VMware template patching. VMware vSphere templates are a great way to…
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Ansible Hashicorp Vault Storing vCenter Password
Recently I had detailed how to Install Hashicorp Vault on Ubuntu 20.04. If you followed along that post, you will see how easy it is to get a working installation of Hashicorp Vault up and running on your Ubuntu 20.04…
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How To Install Hashicorp Vault on Ubuntu 20.04
Managing and maintaining secrets in an environment can be challenging. This is especially when using secrets in configuration files, variable files, and other information that can be dangerous to house in plain-text in a flat-file. Hashicorp Vault is a solution…
