The latest articles on DEV Community by Emmanuel (@kave). https://dev.to/kave https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F130462%2F925e0745-35a6-4ed6-9daf-ba88550fb095.jpeg https://dev.to/kave en Emmanuel Mon, 07 Nov 2022 02:00:44 +0000 https://dev.to/mechanicode/alternatives-to-terraform-cloud-2b43 https://dev.to/mechanicode/alternatives-to-terraform-cloud-2b43 <p>Like most folks who probably arrived at this blog, I attempted to introduce Terraform cloud to my organization but was ushered away due to cost.</p> <p>I needed a better solution to managing our terraform state in a large team that did not require cumbersome locking processes.. <em>cough</em> <em>cough</em> DynamoDB</p> <p><a href="https://github.com/runatlantis/atlantis">Atlantis</a> turns out to the the tool i had been looking for.</p> <p>It is a no-frills application that listens for Terraform pull request events via webhooks. In my case, I used GitHub webhooks to automate and enforce my organization's terraform workflows in an auditable manner.</p> <p><strong>Quick Rundown</strong></p> <p>It enables a CI/CD pipeline for infrastructure (GitOps), which causes the PR to become the system of record.</p> <p><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--icacb0c1--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/izxxxdmnswtklv9ayd4h.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--icacb0c1--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/izxxxdmnswtklv9ayd4h.png" alt="architecture" width="691" height="239"></a></p> <p><em>Benefits</em></p> <ul> <li>Increased visibility and auditing of Infrastructure changes</li> <li>Manages terraform state locking until the pull request is merged</li> <li>Approval-based infrastructure builds</li> <li>Centralizes permissions to service accounts vs. users</li> <li>Enables collaboration with all engineering teams</li> </ul> <p><em>Cons</em></p> <ul> <li>webhook interactions happen one way via pushes. This requires a public endpoint to interface with Github (if your VCS is self-hosted, this may not be an issue)</li> <li>Drift detection alerts for rarely used repositories need to be manually configured.</li> </ul> <p><em>PR Workflow</em></p> <p><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--aEsFh3yu--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/127h8ntpntxv3zx87cj2.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--aEsFh3yu--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/127h8ntpntxv3zx87cj2.png" alt="Image description" width="880" height="1053"></a></p> <p><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--3-q3rEYN--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/d48ielv2uel1bmlm78xb.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--3-q3rEYN--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/d48ielv2uel1bmlm78xb.png" alt="Image description" width="880" height="632"></a></p> <p><strong>Conclusion</strong><br> If you are on a budget and looking for remote state management, then this is the best OSS alternative to terraform cloud that I have found. </p> terraform iac automation github Emmanuel Sat, 02 Feb 2019 23:22:28 +0000 https://dev.to/kave/aws-certifications-cheatsheet-13g4 https://dev.to/kave/aws-certifications-cheatsheet-13g4 <p>I just got 5 AWS certifications &amp; wanted to share the resources I used in case it helps others</p> <p><a href="https://media.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fthepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fi%2Fncez0u9y0a6g8q5kj8lq.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fthepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fi%2Fncez0u9y0a6g8q5kj8lq.png" alt="img"></a></p> <p><strong>Cloud Practioner</strong></p> <ul> <li>Resources <ul> <li>acloud.guru</li> </ul> </li> <li>Tips <ul> <li>I would study for the solutions architect associate first, then just knock out the cloud practitioner the next day. It's 80% the same material.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Associate Exams</strong> - Architect, Developer, Sys Ops</p> <ul> <li> <em>SysOps Admin</em> <ul> <li>Focus on cloudwatch, &amp; metrics related to the common services (dynamodb, ec2, rds, etc)</li> </ul> </li> <li>Resources <ul> <li>acloud.guru</li> </ul> </li> <li>Tips <ul> <li>Do all the cloud.guru labs, quizzes and exam builder till you average 85%+</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Devops Professional</strong></p> <ul> <li>Resources <ul> <li>acloud.guru <ul> <li>For this specific exam acloud.guru was good for a summary of the exam related services.</li> </ul> </li> <li>whizlabs - AWS DevOps Professional Practice Tests <ul> <li>20% of the exam, I had seen before in practice test questions</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li>Tips <ul> <li>Know CloudFormation, OpsWorks, Beanstalk like the back of your hand</li> <li>Take the <strong>sysOp admin associate</strong> before, it had a lot of metric related topics (cloudwatch) that were like 30% of the exam </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Solutions Architect Professional</strong></p> <ul> <li>Resources <ul> <li>TBD</li> </ul> </li> </ul> aws certifications cheatsheet studytips