Tag: devops

ArgoCD ApplicationSets let one template generate dozens of GitOps Applications across clusters. Covers List, Cluster, Git, Matrix, and PR generators with real patterns.

Build Docker images that run on amd64 and arm64 from one command. QEMU emulation, native multi-node builders, CI caching, and manifest lists explained.

OPA and Rego aren't just Kubernetes gatekeepers. Block :latest tags in CI, enforce Terraform resource tags, and filter HTTP APIs.

Convoy is a self-hosted webhook gateway with retries, dead-letter queues, HMAC signing, and fan-out. Deploy it with Docker Compose in minutes.

Run GitHub Actions-style CI on your own Forgejo server with Forgejo Runner. Same YAML, your hardware, zero GitHub dependency.

Skopeo lets you copy, inspect, and sync container images between any registry without Docker. No daemon, no bloat, just clean image ops.

Beszel gives you Prometheus-style multi-host monitoring via a single hub container and tiny Go agents, no Grafana, no exporters, no yak shaving.

Crossplane vs Terraform and OpenTofu for home lab infra: GitOps-native Kubernetes CRDs versus battle-tested HCL, which one actually fits your k3s cluster?

Two years after HashiCorp's BUSL switch and IBM's acquisition, OpenTofu is the mature open-source Terraform fork. Here's the honest state of play.

Keyless signed git commits with Sigstore and Gitsign, no GPG key rot, no passphrase prompts. OIDC-backed ephemeral certs that just work.

Dragonfly turns your container registry into a P2P swarm. Stop hammering one registry with 200 nodes pulling 4GB GPU images at once.

Renovate vs Dependabot for self-hosted teams: config depth, ecosystem coverage, self-host paths, and which bot wins for Forgejo/GitLab shops.