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Tonight's wild to-do list:

1. Wrap presents and write Christmas cards.
2. Test/Implement High-Availability IMAP for my emails
3. Document and configure said HA capability in an ansible role.

I surely am a party machine! :ablobcatrave:

#dovecot #homelab #sysadmin #imap #ansible #configmanagement

Tools for structured data comparisons! 📢

diffx (CLI) and its diffx-python library finally produce smart diffs for JSON, YAML, and Python dicts. They understand data, ignore irrelevant order, and save SO much headache.

Check them out! 👇
CLI: https://github.com/kako-jun/diffx

#Python: https://github.com/kako-jun/diffx-python

#DeveloperTools #ConfigManagement #APItesting

Registrations for #CfgMgmtCamp 2026 are open! While the main schedule is being finalized (we're still working on a few final acceptances due to a record number of proposals to review this year - thank YOU!), you can already register via this link & reserve your places in the workshops/fringes on Wednesday: https://registration.cfgmgmtcamp.org/ghent/2026/

There's a registration for Women's lunch on Feb 2 (Mon), if you're so inclined!

#opensource #configurationmanagement #configmanagement #inframanagement

@cfgmgmtcamp

Ditch the heavy automation tools. Our training introduces Bastille & Rocinante, the lightweight configuration management solutions built for FreeBSD. Efficiently manage and automate your BSD infrastructure. Simple, fast, secure.

Email [email protected] to join our upcoming Jan 2026 cohort!

https://bastillebsd.org/training/

#Rocinante #ConfigManagement #Automation #FreeBSD #Training

🌟 Behold, another dotfile manager! Because what the world was really missing was a Rustified way to alphabetize your config files. 🙄 Next up: a JavaScript library that sorts your sock drawer! 🧦✨
https://github.com/SuperCuber/dotter #dotfiles #Rust #configmanagement #softwaredevelopment #humor #HackerNews #ngated

Welche Talks sollte man sich ansehen, wenn man mit #configmanagement und #ansible vertraut ist und überlegt mit dem Notebook und privaten Servern auf #nixos umzusteigen?

Neben #opensource habe ich 1-2 kleine Eigenentwicklungen die laufen sollten. Meine dotfiles werden heute bereits verwaltet.

I think about this blog post regularly: https://leebriggs.co.uk/blog/2023/09/28/300_percent_problem

We really did build a fun mess didn't we?

#devops #terraform #configmanagement

Find myself needing to learn about #Openshift and #argocd wondering how people pre-approve operator installs in #IAC / #Automation with a specific version without setting the entire operator to update automatically (This will cause a conflict between desired version and what gets installed). Getting rid of the manual step to approve is the goal here.

Creating an installPlan manually with install approved doesn’t seem to work since the operator creates its own installPlan that overrides it.

#Kubernetes #ConfigManagement

I found the #bundlewrap config management system this week and had an itch to try it out.

https://docs.bundlewrap.org/guide/quickstart/

To play around with it more easily (and check the package I made for @openSUSE) I created a #vagrant setup (using vagrant-libvirt as usual):

https://github.com/johanneskastl/bundlewrap_vagrant_libvirt_ansible

This sets up a #Tumbleweed VM and prepares everything the vagrant user needs inside the VM so you can just log in and start playing with bundlewrap. Have a lot of fun...

#configmanagement #bundlewrap #vagrant #libvirt #opensuse

Very last day (14+ hours left!) to submit your proposals for #CfgMgmtCamp 2025 in #Ghent! https://cfp.cfgmgmtcamp.org/ghent2025/cfp

@cfgmgmtcamp #opensource #cfp #configmanagement

Having failed to go in the last two years because of comical calendar mix-ups I'm really looking forward to going to @cfgmgmtcamp next year.

@puppet community will be looking to submit for the Workshop / Fringe Day

and I will be looking to put in a community talk. I'd love to see you there, especially if you bring a talk :-)

So submit early and submit often at https://cfp.cfgmgmtcamp.org/ghent2025/cfp

#cfgmgmtcamp #puppet #configmanagement

From #dotenv to dotenvx: Next Generation #ConfigManagement

https://dotenvx.com/blog/2024/06/24/dotenvx-next-generation-config-management.html

Jetzt anmelden zu unserem kostenlosen Webinar über Linux Client Management!
➡️ https://webinar.b1-systems.de/lcm/

#Foreman #Salt #configmanagement #linux #Desktop #webinar

In einem Monat, am 21.02., findet unser Webinar zum B1 Linux Client Management statt! Meldet euch jetzt kostenlos an, wenn ihr aus erster Hand etwas über die zentrale Installation und Verwaltung von Linux-Desktop-Clients und Servern hören möchtet: https://webinar.b1-systems.de/lcm/

#Foreman #Salt #configmanagement #linux

What are your favorite tools to declaratively manage #GitHub repositories, organizations, and teams?

I know https://github.com/integrations/terraform-provider-github but would prefer something without a separate state file to reduce complexity.

#GitOps #ConfigManagement

Eine vereinheitlichte, zentrale Installation und Verwaltung von Linux-Desktop-Clients und Servern – klingt das gut? Mit dem B1 Linux Client Management können Linux-Instanzen aller Art, sowohl für Hybrid-Cloud als auch On-Premise-Umgebungen, effizient verwaltet werden: https://www.b1-systems.de/consulting/b1-lcm-linux-client-management/

Lernen Sie das Linux Client Management in unserem kostenlosen Webinar im Februar kennen ➡ https://webinar.b1-systems.de/

#Foreman #Salt #configmanagement #linux

Testing infrastructure for configuration "drift" is hard. You can test for a desired good state (terratest, inspec, etc.) but testing for resources that shouldn't be present isn't a configuration management problem - I think it's more of an IAM problem. #configmanagement #cloud #iam

Cc @SwiftOnSecurity perhaps?

#bibliography #security #ops #configmanagement

Cc @hacks4pancakes perhaps?
(that reminded me of your quaternary stage of infosec 😅)

#bibliography #security #ops #configmanagement

Hello people ! I'm trying to build a 📚 #bibliography of research papers about 🔐#security applied to #ops 🏗️💻.

The only things I have for now are old and mostly related to #configmanagement (Burgess for ex). What is the state of things? There's lots of best practices and field knowledge on patch management, items lifecycle, hardening, vuls management, observability, etc, but research?
The core lock always seems to be "managing the chaos of an ever changing unbelievably huge and complex human construction without compromising core security primitive which are... (resilience? A magic risk assessment metric? The classic availability/confiddntiality/integrity/traceability? What matter to ops?). Where is the research on that field that must exist somewhere?

Please help with repost or connection ❤️

https://social.treehouse.systems/@fanf42/111473937507085620

3 hours left to submit your proposals for @cfgmgmtcamp 2024 in #Ghent! https://cfp.cfgmgmtcamp.org/2024/cfp

#CfgMgmtCamp #opensource #automation #devops #cfp #configmanagement #ansible

What is config drift? How can we use #Ansible to work in environments where config drift is common?

#configdrift #redhat #automation #networkautomation #configmanagement

https://youtube.com/shorts/6EW7xfV3ILM?feature=share

🏆 Thank you André for your detailed insight about our RELIANOID ADC Load Balancer, Enterprise Edition, comparing it to HAProxy and Nginx, highlighting our values and advantages upon these projects.

https://www.relianoid.com/top-load-balancers/haproxy-alternative/

#LoadBalancer #SRE #HAProxy #Nginx #ADC #WebGUI #ConfigManagement #NoMoreErrors #VPN #SSH #BrowserAccess #HAProxyAlternative

@puppet uses public key infrastructure to verify the identity of nodes. These certificates are signed by the Puppet server.

A #Puppet CA certificate is a cryptographic credential used within the Puppet infrastructure to establish secure communication and verify the authenticity of different components in a Puppet deployment.

Learn how you can renew a Puppet CA certificate 👉 https://sysb.ee/renewpuppetcacertificate

#ConfigManagement #DevOps #SSL #sysadmin #cloudcomputing #cloudservices #developers

Pro tip: when authoring system configurations, make sure you use the appropriate comment decorator. Not all configs use "#"!

It definitely didn't take me an hour to realize why my polkit rules were erroring on compilation...

For Ansible folk, don't forget about the "comment" filter that has a few predefined decorators. For example:

---
{{ ansible_managed | ansible.builtin.comment("c") }}
---

#sysadmin #techtip #configmanagement #ansible #template

#PDK stands for @puppet Development Kit. It allows you to quickly set up the module directory structure, along with necessary metadata, CI/CD, Hiera, Rspec, and other.

When you’re developing a #Puppet module, you should keep a few things in mind:
- Module should manage one thing and manage it well.
- Each module should be self-contained.
- You should stick with the basics.

Learn more about how to get started with PDK. -> https://sysb.ee/puppetmoduledevelopment

#configmanagement #devops #sysadmin

I always want to set up #ansible or something for automating my home servers but then I think, or I could just do the thing and then I do that but it means nothing in our house is easily reproduced or documented.

Is there a magical “export your existing configs into ansible” thing? #SelfHosting #ConfigManagement #automation #servers

Call for presentations for #CfgMgmtCamp - taking place in #Ghent from Feb 6-8, 2023.

The December 6 #CFP deadline is fast approaching! https://cfp.cfgmgmtcamp.org/2023/cfp

#opensource #configmanagement #inframanagement #automation #Ansible