What tech stack or setup do you use that gives you similar capabilities to a full-featured PaaS?

I’ve been comparing hosting options and noticed that services like Linode or DigitalOcean, ... don’t really offer much in terms of DevOps automation or collaboration tools. Some PaaS platforms, on the other hand, provide pretty advanced features, like full, application-aware cluster snapshots (flushing MySQL/Redis/Solr before taking them), instant Copy-on-Write environment clones per Git branch, and seamless Git-based deployments.

You can debug live environments, integrate easily with GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket, and even host multiple apps (frontends, WordPress, microservices, etc.) within a single project. It’s incredibly convenient for team-based development, though obviously, it’s not cheap.

I know it’s difficult to fully replicate what modern PaaS platforms offer with, but I’d love to know what kind of tech stack and methodologies people are using to get close.

I’m not a DevOps engineer, just a developer who wants to experiment with this kind of setup for PHP CMS projects like WordPress and Drupal, mostly for learning and training purposes and personal projects.

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Lost in the journey

I'm working as a programmer since 1 year and a half, but lately the more i try to understand the more i get confused by the load of things there are and i question myself "why all of these? How can i improve knowing i'll never use these things on my own projects?".

In this 1,5 year i worked in two companies:
-one used old school programming: html+css+js+php all in the same file, no versioning, programming in production, no IDE and the client was at european level
-the second was hyper modern: python django+vue+hg+ide+ci/cd+super abstraction+proprietary models+docker+staging/prod and different servers


The first one was hard because it was difficult to find what to do and where, lost in 3/4k rows of files with everything mixed together.

But the second one is even harder because the abstraction level is so high that there is a model that does what you must do, but it's hidden somewhere in a combination of hundreds of imports and files everywhere and if you don't know these proprietary models you'll never understand what they do.

And this means zero creativity, everything is so abstract that even the smallest fix requires many steps of integration and you may miss something in the process..

So i'm here spending hours or even days to try to understand the flow, knowing that outside the work i cannot study these things and while i'm at work these things may be upgraded.. so everytime i program i feel like i'm moving super slowly, even the smallest fix requires hours and hours and without the certainity to do that right..

What should i do?
Thanks

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How do you think working in ops has changed you as a person?

I am pondering this question myself and have no firm ideas yet, and thought the community might find it an interesting question

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Need Advice !

Hi Folks,

Please take 2–3 minutes to read this — your advice would be truly appreciated.

I’m a 26-year-old professional seeking guidance. Please find my background below:

Experience: 3.9 years (MNC)
Certifications: 3x AWS
Skills: Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS, GitHub Actions, EKS, Docker, CI/CD

What I do in my Homelab:
I regularly practice deploying Flask applications on Docker and EKS containers, create Terraform modules, build GitHub Actions workflows, and work on Python automation projects. I also develop Terraform and EKS projects in my free time.

What I do in my current organization:

1. Handling repetitive ServiceNow tickets
2. Server patching (simple 2–3 step process)
3. Performing vulnerability remediation (manually installing updated software like 7-Zip, Notepad, etc.)
4. No exposure to Terraform, EKS management, or major incident handling (P1/P2). I’m in a comfort zone that doesn’t challenge me or contribute to my growth.


Looking for Devops Opportunities

I’m considering resigning from my current organization without having another offer in hand, as the current work environment feels stagnant and offers minimal learning opportunities.

From your perspective, would it be wise to take this step now? I’d appreciate your honest opinions and suggestions.

My financial situation is good 👍, but the only thing holding me back is the fear of not finding a job after resigning.

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Good source for DevOps fundamentals and terms?

Hello everyone,

I got a job as Machine Learning Engineer but have a background in Mechatronics/ Robotics. I did my practical thesis in ML development for industrial implementation.

Therefore I know how to build and train ML models, but I am not an software engineer.

Does someone have good resources for me? Or good roadmap to learn software engineering/devops fundamentals and terminology?
By the way I like structured sources 👌🏽

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Hey guys need guidance

Hey guys I am preparing for switch from my first company
Some background, after college I got offer in as cloud ops engineer been working in same company for almost 2.5 years now thinking of switching I mainly have 3 questions
1. Is market favourable for the switch as cloud or DevOps enginey
2. As per my experience of 2.5 years how much salary hike I can expect current in hand is 6
3. I got experience in aws gcp somewhat in k8s, also know linux was from coding background so know basic in programming as well so anything you suggest I should run and polish my skillset
4. If you could give me some projects that could help in strengthening the resume , like general idea will be good aswell thanks in advance

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Tomorrow my first day as devops engineer, any tips? Anything would be appreciated. Bit anxious tbh

I have been on rest for like 5 months due to acl injury and tomorrow is the first day as a devops engineer (intern for the first three months tho). My first job. Wooow excited tbh. Actually doesn't have much experience in this role or field, was into cybersecurity before. Any tips or suggestions would be appreciated.

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When a missing flag breaks your deploy: -D vs -P in Java builds

I once hit a weird deployment issue because I confused -Denv=prod with -Pprod. Wrote a short note to help newer devs understand what actually happens under the hood.

It’s aimed at junior engineers working on CI/CD or build noscripts who want to know when to use which flag.

Read it here -> https://medium.com/stackademic/two-tiny-flags-that-confuses-java-devs-d-and-p-in-java-and-maven-5dfd0e04455f?sk=6b0d660c1a031576b629d7979054fd88

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Looking for advice - I've built an AI-augmented Network Configuration and Troubleshooting Agent - worth it?

While it may look like self-promo, I'm looking for a feedback from fellow network engineers who had hands-on experience with AI agents and their implementations.

To provide more context:

As we all know, network devices (routers, switches, firewalls) are configured via CLI over SSH, sometimes REST/API. All traditional automation (Ansible, Python noscripts) requires predefined playbooks for every scenario. I wanted something that could:

* Reason about network problems dynamically
* Consult vendor documentation before acting
* Handle multi-vendor environments without rigid playbooks
* Operate safely with strong guardrails, lots of strong guardrails
* Work in a multi-tenant architecture

**Key parts:**

**RAG Implementation**

* AWS OpenSearch cluster with vendor documentation (Cisco, Juniper, Fortinet, etc.)
* Chunking strategy: per-command documentation + contextual sections
* Metadata tagging: device type, OS version, command category
* Retrieval: hybrid search (semantic + keyword) to find relevant docs before execution
* Challenge: Vendor docs are inconsistent in format/quality - had to build custom parsers per vendor

**Tool Design**

* `ssh_execute`: Run commands with device context awareness
* `get_device_config`: Retrieve current configs for analysis
* `consult_docs`: RAG retrieval before any config change
* `validate_syntax`: Pre-check commands against vendor syntax rules
* `rollback`: Automatic config snapshots before changes

**Guardrails**

* Restricted command whitelist/blacklist per environment
* Read-only mode by default
* Required approval workflow for config changes
* Device type validation (won't run Cisco commands on Juniper)
* Rate limiting on CLI execution
* Automatic rollback on detected errors

**Multi-Agent Pattern (Considering)** Currently single-agent with tool use, but exploring:

* Planner agent: decides approach
* Execution agent: runs commands
* Validation agent: checks results
* Documentation agent: pure RAG queries

Not sure if the added complexity is worth it yet.

Here is a snippet of how it replies when asked about configuring ZTNA server on the firewall device:
[https://imgur.com/a/dUjQrV3](https://imgur.com/a/dUjQrV3)
[https://imgur.com/a/fdIgr91](https://imgur.com/a/fdIgr91)

It first queries the devices, then searches through the docs for the info:
[https://imgur.com/a/PTqzTnN](https://imgur.com/a/PTqzTnN)

I picked two random products just to see how it responds when it comes do maintenance window recommendations.
[https://imgur.com/a/qbMpDfa](https://imgur.com/a/qbMpDfa)
[https://imgur.com/a/oPuhg1o](https://imgur.com/a/oPuhg1o)

**Where I would love your feedback:**

1. Which vendor tasks are the biggest time sinks: SR creation, RMA, firmware advisories, license renewals, config drift, SLA tracking, something else?
2. If you’ve used agents, where did they help/hurt (triage, enrichment, execution, hallucinations, RBAC/approvals)?
3. Integration realities: ConnectWise/Autotask, common RMMs/ITSMs, data residency, SSO, on-prem constraints.
4. What metrics would convince you this is worth it (MTTA/MTTR, SLA hit rate, case duration, renewal touch time, engineer hours saved)?
5. Any absolute non-starters (lock-in, privacy, vendor T&Cs, API rate limits)?

Not a pitch — trying to be realistic about this thing. When we were building it - things like compliance and scalability were first in mind.

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I made an Android app to manage my Docker containers on the go

Hello Everyone,
As a guy who likes to self host everything from side project backends to multiple arr's for media hosting, it has always bugged me that for checking logs, starting containers etc. I had to open my laptop and ssh into the server. And while solutions like sshing from termux exist, it's really hard to do on a phone's screen.

Docker manager solves that. Docker Manager lets you manage your containers, images, networks, and volumes — right from your phone. Do whatever you could possibly want on your server from your phone all with beautiful Material UI.

You can get it on play store here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pavit.docker

Key Features
\- Add multiple servers with password or key-based SSH auth
\- Seamlessly switch between multiple servers
\- Manage containers — start, stop, restart, inspect, and view logs
\- Get a shell inside containers or on the host itself (/bin/bash, redis-cli, etc.)
\- Build or pull images from any registry, and rename/delete them easily
\- Manage networks and volumes — inspect, rename, and remove
\- View real-time server stats (CPU, memory, load averages)
\- Light/Dark/System theme support
\- Works over your phone’s own network stack (VPNs like Tailscale supported)

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check this cool vs-code extension I created

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=AmitPatole.mcp-marketplace&ssr=false#overview

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In a conundrum after a layoff. I feel like my experience is too broad and not specialized enough. Help?

I was recently laid off from a DevOps role I held for almost 4 years, and I'm struggling to understand what employers are actually looking for. My experience spans Jenkins, Nomad, AWS, ELK, DataDog, VMWare, Foreman, Kubernetes, Docker, Linux sys admin, and programming in Ruby, Python, and Bash. I thought this breadth would be an asset, but I'm starting to worry it's working against me.

Recent rejections have left me confused about my positioning:

* Rejected from a platform engineer role because I lacked traditional software engineering experience contributing directly to a product
* Rejected from an observability engineer position for insufficient DataDog experience (despite having used it)
* Likely about to be rejected from another role because my AWS experience apparently isn't deep enough

I don't consider myself a novice in these technologies, I'm confident I can handle most tasks they'd throw at me, with some research for the more complex scenarios. But that doesn't seem to be enough.

I'm genuinely at a loss. Is this just the current market allowing hiring managers to be incredibly selective? Or am I delusional in thinking my level of knowledge is sufficient? Should I have achieved complete mastery of each tool to the point where I can discuss intricate edge cases without preparation?

Any advice or perspective would be appreciated.

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DevOps IT Professional Program from Linux

did anyone try DevOps IT Professional Program course from the Linux Foundation ?
if so, how was it?
worth it?
hard ?
did you get certs at the end?



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Any way to test mobile browsers with system-level permissions?

Need to test camera/mic access in mobile Safari + Chrome. Emulators fake it, real devices needed. Short of buying phones, any ideas?

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Stuck at service based company as a DevOps Engineer, seeking for guidance!

Hey I am 2025 fresher, I have contributed in many internships and also done some good projects, but I have stuck in mid size service based company, were salary is too low and growth and opportunities also, people working in maang or other good companies like Redhat, rubrik, calonical etc, please guide me how can I be there, my resume is cooked as of now coz of this company and I need to stay here for atleast one year, as market is also cooked there are very few infra realted job postings for fresher. Please guide me

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Looking for guidance or help with The Cloud Resume Challenge (Azure Edition)

I’ve noticed a few folks here completed The Cloud Resume Challenge (Azure Edition) — that’s really impressive! I’m planning to start the same challenge. If you’re comfortable, would you be willing to Lend your copy of book for a short time.

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How can I improve my Kubernetes and cloud skills

Basically, that’s it.
I have little to no experience with Kubernetes or cloud technologies. I wasn’t involved in any meaningful work with either of them in my previous roles. I’m currently unemployed and would love to gain some real, hands-on skills with both Kubernetes and AWS. Could you recommend any projects that would help me gain practical knowledge?

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Which Azure cert begin with and is it hard for someone who has 8 years experience as a Data Engineer?

Im looking to get a cert in Azure just to get it and make any future jobs that require Azure easier and less stressful and these certs seems valuable af. My last job were trying to hire like 4 people with 5 years of general experience in data development but they had to have a azure cert and oh man our higher ups set up a pedestal for anyone who had this and tbh when I was training them I could tell they did not have 5 years of data development. But
Im pretty knowledgeable in everything data as I can confidently say I mastered Azure ADP's predecessor called SSIS already as working as an ETL Dev for most of my career was my bread and butter,

Question is Do I have to do azure certs in order or can I pick either the mid on and start studying from there? What would you reccommend?




Edit: they did not have 5 years of general experience

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Concentric AI - Devops engineer interview

I have an interview with Concentric AI for the role of DevOps Engineer. My profile shows 4+ years of experience in DevOps, but to be honest, most of my work has been around setting up simple CI/CD pipelines (built from scratch). I don’t have much hands-on experience with cloud technologies.

What should I expect from the interview, and how should I prepare?
Can someone please help?

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Clarity from an experienced cloud architect/DevOps engineer

How secure is path-based routing and is it industry standard for a 3-tier cloud native application that makes use of ECS and CodePipeline for CI/CD?

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From Linux System Engineer to DevOps - Looking for Advice and Experiences

Hi everyone, I’ve wanted to transition into DevOps for a long time, but I only started seriously working toward it in February this year, building up the necessary skills. In the meantime, I received an offer to work as a Linux System Engineer, and I’ve been in that role for about four months now. I accepted it thinking it would help me transition to DevOps because of the skill similarities. Before that, I completed a three-year System Administrator apprenticeship here in Germany (“Ausbildung zum Fachinformatiker für Systemintegration”), where I mainly worked with Windows servers until the company introduced a deployment pipeline for its software. Unfortunately, the only overlapping skills in my current role are noscripting and Linux. The rest, Ansible, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, etc. are not part of my job. I recently told my boss that I had expected more hands-on work with tools like Ansible and Terraform, and I asked whether there’s a way for me to transition internally to a DevOps position or possibly take on a new DevOps-focused role. Has anyone here gone through a similar transition? If so, I’d really appreciate hearing your detailed experience and any good tips you might have.

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