DevOps tools you use and more people should

15 points by zaat 10 months ago

I'm looking for useful, working but less known tools that I can introduce my clients too. Either commercial (hopefully, which I can partner with and sell) or free (that I can implement for my customers benefit).

I'm extra interested in tools that can be used on-prem, in disconnected environments, but don't limit yourself to those only.

Tell us about any tool or service that is useful for you, that we may not be familiar with and that we should. Thanks!

mcsniff 10 months ago

Tailscale, and Headscale to fit your on-prem request.

I still run my own WireGuard server at home for getting on my internal LAN, but Tailscale for side projects is great.

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linkdd 10 months ago

Hurl ( https://hurl.dev ) for testing HTTP APIs.

And self-promotion a bit: https://github.com/link-society/flowg An easy to setup/use log processing facility:

  Because OpenObserve didn't have the features I wanted
  Because ELK is too heavy for my usecase
  Because Splunk is too expensive
  Because I wanted something KISS

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codegeek 10 months ago

Not sure about lesser known but my top tools are:

- Caddy server (Auto SSL, Dead simple Reverse Proxy) [0]

- mkcert(local SSL) [1]

- AWS Global Accelerator [2] (Static IP, Route traffic based on location) [2]

[0] https://caddyserver.com/

[1] https://github.com/FiloSottile/mkcert

[2] https://aws.amazon.com/global-accelerator/

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iurisilvio 10 months ago

Honeycomb. Amazing observability tool and reasonably cheaper/better than alternatives.

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noop_joe 10 months ago

Noop [0] is a cloud platform that runs entire application ecosystems (including edge routing) locally and deploys the same setups globally -- it's a departure from the plug and play paradigm of kubernetes, but it means a lot less integration work. Full disclosure, I work @Noop.

0. https://noop.dev

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t_believ-er873 10 months ago

GitProtect backup and DR for DevOps

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SteveNuts 10 months ago

I don’t think I could survive without Netbox

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linkdd 10 months ago

If you use Netbox, take a look at:
https://github.com/SaaShup/netbox-docker-plugin & https://github.com/SaaShup/netbox-docker-agent
I am one of the contributors, and we use it extensively at work. There are still a few quirks to iron out, but it's a really nice experience.

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LogrBaron 10 months ago

Aside from learning how to use it, is there any value for Netbox in a home lab?

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zaat 10 months ago

Do you use the community edition or SaaS?

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bithavoc 10 months ago

Tailscale

Tailscale Subnet routers

Tailscale ACL

Pulumi

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aborsy 10 months ago

Tailscale, Caddy.

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stephenr 10 months ago

Don't you usually find tools to solve a problem, rather than the other way round? It sounds like you're literally asking for solutions looking for a problem.

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cdaringe 10 months ago

Totally fine to do. I have solutions for all sorts of stuff—doesn’t mean they’re good ones. Lets folks talk about stuff they’re stoked on.

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