DevOps
9 guides covering devops tools
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Dagger: Programmable CI/CD Pipelines in Code
Dagger lets you write CI/CD pipelines as code in TypeScript, Go, or Python, running identically on your laptop and in CI. Replaces YAML configuration with type-safe, testable pipeline logic that works with any CI provider.
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CI/CD Platform Comparison: GitHub Actions vs GitLab CI vs CircleCI
A practical comparison of the top CI/CD platforms -- GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, CircleCI, and Jenkins -- covering performance, pricing, configuration syntax, and which to choose for your team.
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Earthly: Reproducible Builds with Earthfile
A practical guide to Earthly for CI/CD builds -- Earthfile syntax, caching, multi-platform builds, replacing Dockerfiles and Makefiles, and integrating with existing pipelines.
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Granted: Fast AWS Profile Switching
A complete guide to Granted for managing multiple AWS accounts and profiles -- assuming roles, browser-based console access, credential process integration, and streamlining multi-account workflows.
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Container Registry Tools: Harbor, GHCR, and Self-Hosted Options
A practical comparison of container registries including Docker Hub, GitHub Container Registry, AWS ECR, Harbor, and Gitea, covering pull rate limits, private registry benefits, image signing, vulnerability scanning, and when to self-host.
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GitOps and Continuous Deployment with ArgoCD and Flux
A practical guide to GitOps principles and tools, comparing ArgoCD and Flux for Kubernetes continuous deployment, covering setup, secrets management, rollback strategies, and when GitOps is worth the complexity.
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Deployment Strategies: Blue-Green, Canary, and Rolling Updates
A practical guide to deployment strategies -- blue-green deployments, canary releases, rolling updates, and feature flag-driven deploys with implementation details for Kubernetes, AWS, and simpler setups.
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Observability for Developers: Logs, Metrics, Traces, and OpenTelemetry
A practical guide to application observability -- structured logging, distributed tracing with OpenTelemetry, metrics collection, Grafana dashboards, and building observable systems from the start.
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Log Management Tools: ELK Stack, Loki, and Cloud Alternatives
A comparison of log management solutions -- ELK Stack, Grafana Loki, Datadog Logs, and cloud-native options with guidance on structured logging, cost management, retention policies, and when to use logs vs metrics vs traces.