Intro Sometimes secrets in the real world aren’t as secret as we think! Although it can be scary, it’s really easy to show the content of your secret in GitHub actions log. You might not mind if your repo is private but if it is public and your Open Source project still needs things to …
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Intro In my previous blogpost, we explored the challenges with relying on terraform registry modules for code sanity checks. Additionally, we reviewed OCI iam-compartment module and I shared my revised version in my Github. Today, we’ll demonstrate how to deploy multi-level OCI compartments using my local module (iam-compartment), which you can easily clone from my …
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Table of contents Popular Authentications to Cloud (Why is it wrong?) OAuth Origins OAuth 2.0 terminology OAuth 2.0 workflow What is OIDC? OIDC .vs OAuth 2.0 OIDC Authentication flow OIDC in GitHub Actions MultiCloud keyless access examples (Azure/ AWS/ GCP) Hackers Paradise ! — “ 10 million credentials from GitHub were accessible in 2022 …
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Intro This year I set a goal to explore and learn most popular CI solutions like GitLab, including all cloud native ones. My first pick had to be GitHub Actions, which I heard a lot of but never used. So I decided to plunge into it to see how rich the solution was. Since I …
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Intro As with any software, terraform also has hidden gems waiting to be discovered, even after you’ve obtained your associate certification. Some features aren’t always known until you need them, which is why we still a a lot to learn from the product. Today is one of those days! In this post, I will show …
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Intro In the space of software delivery, CI/CD has emerged as a game-changing framework that accelerates development life cycle. While most users consider practice a handy shortcut to knowledge, diving headfirst into the CI/CD universe without a solid grasp of the fundamental bases is like trying to learn salsa moves without understanding tempo or foot …
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Intro So, turns out I’ve been living in the Stone Age of Terraform. I thought keeping my code lean and mean was the way to go, but apparently, the cool kids are all about terraform modules. They’re all like, “Modularity! Reusability! It’s the secret sauce of Infrastructure as Code!”. Up until now, with my …
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Intro In my journey into multicloud, I started a ritual where I’d write about each certification I pass (GCP, Hashicorp) for my own use and for times when I’m asked for prep tips and takeaways.This time, Azure administrator associate exam is no exception. Whether you’re preparing for an AWS, Azure, OCI, Alibaba or GCP certification, …
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Intro Hey there, You know what’s been driving me crazy lately? That damn Python deprecation warning on Windows 10 after upgrading to OCI CLI 3.x. It’s been going on for a month or two now, and at first, I gave up. But when my OCI CLI shell scripts prompts started to get ugly, I knew …
Intro Are you struggling to find the most Cost-Effective Azure VMs for Database Workloads or any high memory low CPU workload? Look no further! In this blog post, we’ll introduce the concept of Azure constrained CPU along with cases where az cli displays misleading info, and finally a script that makes it easy to …