What are the basic tools you would suggest for a DevOps newbie ?

Python, Git Actions, Terraform, Docker, K8s.. anything else ?

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What causes VS Code to bypass Husky hooks, and how can I force the Source Control commit button to behave exactly like a normal git commit from the terminal?

I have a Git project with Husky + lint-staged configured.

When I run git commit from the terminal, the pre-commit hook executes correctly.



However, when I commit using the VS Code Source Control UI, the Husky hook is completely skipped.

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I built an interactive tutorial for learning docker I wish I had when I was learning Docker

Hello Everyone,
I always had passion for teaching new technologies and concepts, Therefore I decided to build this interactive tutorial for learning docker

Link to tutorial: https://learn-how-docker-works.vercel.app/

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Why 'works on my machine' means your build is broken

We’ve been using Nix derivations at work for a while now. Steep learning curve, no question, but once it clicks, it completely changes how you think about builds, CI, and reproducibility.

What surprised me most is how many “random” CI failures were actually self-inflicted: network access, implicit system deps, time, locale, you name it.

I tried to write down a tool-agnostic mental model of what makes a build hermetic and why it matters, before getting lost in Nix/Bazel specifics.

If you’re curious, I put the outline here:
https://nemorize.com/roadmaps/hermetic-builds

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#devops #infrastructureascode #kvm #virtualization #opensource #linux #automation #cloudnative #techinnovation #github #virsh #bash #terraform #kickstart #qemu #kvm | Ahmad M Waddah

Check KVMSpinUps

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Tabletop incident exercises feel so cringe

We have an incident response plan, on-call, alerts aand postmortems. But we’ve never done a proper tabletop exercise. Now bigger customers keep asking if we test IR and I’m realizing they’re expecting something more formal than “we handle incidents.”
Don't get me wrong I’m not against doing tabletops, it just feels like one more thing that turns into paperwork.


What’s the simplest way to do it without making it cringe or useless?

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Hosting a Hugo site and Laravel app in the same server

Hi guys,

I don't know whether this is the right sub to ask this, I have a DO droplet. On it I want to host a Hugo static site and a Laravel app. Hugo generates auto routes based on its content. As an example if you have a /content/posts/about.md, the site will generate a route like example.com/posts/about.

I want that behaviour as well, plus I want to deploy my Laravel application on the same domain like example.com/app too. How can I do that? Subdomain approach is not possible because of SEO reasons.

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I built a way to make infrastructure safe for AI

I built a platform that lets AI agents work on infrastructure by wrapping KVM/libvirt with a Go API.

Most AI tools stop at the codebase because giving an LLM root access to prod is crazy. fluid.sh creates ephemeral sandboxes where agents can execute tasks like configuring firewalls, restarting services, or managing systemd units safely.

How it works:

- It uses qcow2 copy-on-write backing files to instantly clone base images into isolated sandboxes.

- The agent gets root access within the sandbox.

- Security is handled via an ephemeral SSH Certificate Authority; agents use short-lived certificates for authentication.

- As the agent works, it builds an Ansible playbook to replicate the task.

- You review the changes in the sandbox and the generated playbook before applying it to production.

Tech: Go, libvirt/KVM, qcow2, Ansible, Python SDK.

GitHub: https://github.com/aspectrr/fluid.sh
Demo: https://youtu.be/nAlqRMhZxP0

Happy to answer any questions or feedback!

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infra team reorg and impact on setup

I am an Engineering manager working for a multinational organization. I'm part of the data analytics department, and I am managing data platform and AWS cloud platform teams. Due to internal reorganisation, I and my teams are now moved to the tech department. The data and analytics department was around 50-60 people, whereas the tech department is about 500 people.

The new manager is proposing to split my role where i’d be focused on cloud platform. data platform reporting would change to another manager. He would also like to add Azure and GCP and additional DevX teams to my portfolio.

I should state that my background is mainly the data area - data engineering and developed into managing the aws cloud platform. I’ve done so for the last 3 years and have managed to keep cloud costs flat while business topline grew by upto 50%, and profitability doubled in this period.

1. I’m of the opinion that cloud and data platform leadership should remain close for better finops (50-70% of our cloud costs have data footprint)

2. I believe adding azure and gcp to my portfolio is more of a director (or head of) level request.

A few points to consider here is that the organization is really not offering director or head of roles, and they're downplaying the scope increase. To give context, the Azure and gcp spend is 8-9 times bigger than the AWS spend, so in terms of cost footprint, those clouds have a higher cost footprint. The ROI on aws is 2-3x the other hyperscalers.

Any tips or counter arguments on how i should navigate this? Experience sharing encouraged.

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Deployments kept failing in production for the dumbest reason

Spent two months chasing phantom bugs that turned out to not be bugs at all. Our staging environment would work perfectly and all tests were green but once you deploy to production everything explodes. And if we tried again with the same code sometimes it'd work and sometimes no, it made zero sense.

Figured out the issue was just services not knowing where to find each other. We had configs spread across different repos that would get updated at different times so service A deploys on monday expecting service b to be at one address but service b already moved on friday and nobody updated the config. We switched everything to just figure out addresses at runtime instead of hardcoding them. We looked at a few options like consul for service discovery or using kubernetes dns or even just etcd for config management, in the end we went with synadia cause it handles service discovery plus the messaging we needed anyway. Now services find each other automatically. Sounds like an obvious solution in hindsight but we wasted so much time thinking it was code problems.

Feel kind of stupid it took this long to figure out but at least its fixed now.

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Solving Factorio with Terraform

Just released this video not too long ago, and while its part entertainment. I'd be cursious on your guy's impression on the conclusion. When is Terraform overkill?

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Devcontainers question

Just a quick question because I came across a youtube video where the creator was talking about doing everything out of devcontainers. So that if he gets a new PC, he just has to clone a repo and everything he needs is right there. And I got to thinking, rather than installing azurecli, powershell, python, go, etc. why can't these things just be setup in a devcontainer so when work issues a temp laptop or a new laptop, boom I am good to go. So I was curious if anyone is doing or has done this. I thought of having just a single devcontainer with all things installed, but I also thought of having different devcontainers with different versions of things like older versions of powershell.


So tell me, have to seen or done anything like this? Thoughts / suggestions?


TY in advance.

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Open-source Amazon SES email backend (looking for early feedback)

Hi everyone,

I’m building a small open-source email backend on top of Amazon SES, focused only on the essentials.

Initial features:

Domain verification helpers (SPF, DKIM)

Simple API to send emails via SES

Receive emails via SES → webhook

Basic domain & sending status checks

No UI, no hosted service — just a clean, self-hostable backend to remove SES boilerplate and glue code.

Before releasing it publicly, I’d appreciate feedback:

Is this useful for teams already using SES?

Any must-have features I should include in the OSS core?

Similar tools I should look at?

Thanks!

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Long running browser automation keeps failing, not sure what I’m missing

I’ve been building a few automation noscripts for browser based workflows like signing into apps, navigating dashboards, and pulling structured data. Early tests with Selenium and Puppeteer looked solid, but once I let jobs run for extended periods, things started to fall apart. Sessions expire, tabs lose state, and the browser context becomes unreliable.

Out of curiosity, I also tried Hyperbrowser and noticed it handled longer executions more gracefully. It wasn’t flawless, but it stayed up far longer and avoided the repeated crashes I was seeing elsewhere.

For people running browser automation in production, how do you usually approach stability? Is this mostly about aggressive retries and health checks, or are there architectural choices or runtime settings that make a bigger difference for long lived sessions?



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What’s the most painful, time-wasting part of your workflow right now?

Hey everyone — We’re part of a small team building workflow / automation tools, and we’re trying to understand real pain points people actually run into day to day.

If you could remove one frustrating or repetitive part of your current workflow, what would it be?

Would really love to hear about things like:

• What task feels the most painful or repetitive

• How often it happens (daily / weekly / per project)

• What you’re using today to deal with it (manual steps, noscripts, spreadsheets, tools, etc.)

• Why existing tools or automations don’t quite solve it

We’re not here to pitch anything — just collecting honest problems to learn where tools break down and where people still rely on workarounds.

If you’d rather not comment publicly, DMs are totally fine too.

Thanks in advance — really appreciate any insight 🙏

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What do you use for real time device monitoring and alert system?

I currently have a small but expanding infrastructure and need to continuously monitor the performance of specific devices on the network. I am looking for a system that allows me to define customized threshold values based on metrics like CPU RAM abd traffic and receive alerts accordingly.

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Got to a confused phase in career...

I feel like I still lack a broad mindset when it comes to approaching a problem.

Im not sure where to fill myself in the job rank as I could figure out by myself how to build a proper CI/CD pipeline, provision whole infra for a project from scratch, etc. My point is I can implement/create but I still feel like lacking a broader view. When I approach a task, I feel like I’m just doing it mindlessly without understanding 'the game.' It’s not that I’m bad at system design, but I feel like I am missing something specific to step from 'good' to 'excellent', and it isn't just about technical skills. If you’ve broken through this plateau, what was the turning point that helped you level up?

Apologies for the rant in advance.

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What tools are powering reliable browser automation for enterprise needs in 2026?

Scaling browser automation for production workflows has been challenging since many sites lack APIs. We rely on them for tasks like extracting reports, filling forms, refreshing dashboards, capturing dynamic data, and accessing login-secured account views. Local noscripts with Puppeteer or Playwright function briefly but fail when websites alter their structure slightly or sessions lapse during extended operations. We evaluated options including browserless, Browserbase, and Hyperbrowser to identify what holds up best in real production scenarios. Self-managed tools offer flexibility yet demand ongoing tweaks and monitoring. Cloud platforms simplify deployment but often struggle with reliability during repeated cron jobs or complex authentication sequences. No solution yet provides seamless 24/7 performance for high-volume enterprise use. Wonder about production setups. Do you guys manage in-house browser farms or prefer fully managed cloud platforms? How do you approach masking automation from DOM inspection versus direct element manipulation?

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Is "FinOps" actually a standalone career, or are companies just failing to train DevOps engineers properly?

I've been seeing a massive spike in "FinOps Engineer" roles lately, but looking at the job denoscriptions, 80% of it just looks like "DevOps with a budget mandate."

In a perfect world, cost optimization is just another non-functional requirement that every senior engineer should own. Creating a separate "FinOps Team" often feels like a band-aid for engineering teams that don't care about efficiency.

However, I see the flip side: At enterprise scale, the bill is so complex that maybe you do need a full-time specialist.

For those of you doing this full-time: Do you feel like a valued specialist, or are you just chasing engineers to tag their resources all day? Is this a viable long-term career path, or will it eventually fold back into general Platform Engineering?

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Help regarding a architecture

i am currently using new relic for stats and logs , which is very costly. Now i wan trying ot use fluentBit + OpenTelemetry + Graffana . but i wanted to know whether there are any better alternative than this approach or what could be bottlenecks in it ?

I also wanted to know your experience with these tools if used .

thanks in advance.



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Senior Software Engineer considering a move to Cloud/DevOps – looking for advice

Hi everyone,

I’m a senior software engineer with several years of experience, mainly full-stack JavaScript and Java, with a strong backend focus. Lately, seeing how the market is going, I’ve been feeling a bit uneasy — especially with developer roles getting hundreds of applications within hours.

Given the current situation in IT (and particularly software development), I’m seriously considering pivoting toward Cloud / DevOps.

I already have: • A solid systems administration foundation • Hands-on experience with cloud. CI/CD etc

What I’m unsure about: • Is moving to Cloud/DevOps a smart strategic move right now? • How difficult is the transition from a senior backend role? • What skills should I double down on first (Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS/GCP certs, Linux internals, etc.)?

Would love to hear from people who: • Made a similar transition • Are currently working in Cloud/DevOps

Thanks in advance 🙏

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