Zero to Civo: Deploy Talos Kubernetes with Terraform (incl Grafana & Prometheus)

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Intro If you’re looking to spin up a modern, secure Kubernetes cluster in Civo Cloud with full observability—this guide is for you. We’ll walk through deploying a Civo Talos K8s cluster using Terraform, and layer in Letsncrypt TLS certs, Prometheus and Grafana for monitoring. Whether you’re building a quick lab, testing a workload, or setting …

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HashiCorp Vault for Dummies: Transit Auto-Unseal Across 2 WSL Nodes

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Intro This is part two of our Vault for Dummies series. After setting up a Vault server with Raft and TLS in part1, we’ll now configure it to auto-unseal at startup using another Vault server as a Transit engine. Perfect if you want to simulate a cluster across nodes in WSL. This guide walks you …

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Terraform Pipelines for Dummies Part3: GitHub Actions Azure Deploy with OIDC

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Intro Did you know that over 23 millions secrets were publicly exposed in GitHub in 2024 alone? and even 70% of the secrets leaked in 2022 are still valid? This is additional evidence that leaked secrets are still the number one biggest threat to your business. The worst thing to do is make it easy …

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HashiCorp Vault for Dummies: Setup your 1st Vault with TLS (WSL)

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Intro Vault by HashiCorp is a powerful tool for managing secrets, credentials, and encrypted data. In this guide, you’ll learn how to set up a local Vault server using Raft storage and TLS in a WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) environment. Whether you’re just starting with secrets management, prepping for the Vault Associate exam, or …

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How to pass the CKA certification

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Intro The Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) exam is one of the most recognized Kubernetes certifications, proving your ability to manage, troubleshoot, and configure K8s clusters. But unlike traditional exams, CKA is 100% hands-on—no multiple-choice, just real-world challenges. In this post, I’ll break down:✅ Exam structure & key domains✅ How I prepared (resources, labs, and time …

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