The terraform test command is now generally available and this comes with a significant change to how tests are written and executed.

The Vault CSI Provider enables pods to consume Vault secrets via CSI Secrets Store volumes while also synchronizing secrets to Kubernetes secrets to be used as environment variables. Is this, nevertheless, a recommended approach?

We previously discussed the many possibilities of using HashiCorp Vault in conjunction with Kubernetes. However, it is important we first and foremost understand the broader context, which includes figuring out how to get data directly from Vault via its HTTP API.

An overview of the methods for employing HashiCorp Vault and Kubernetes for managing sensitive data in a secure manner.

Terraform version 1.5.0-alpha20230504 introduced the import block type to allow the use of import functionality as a configuration-driven process.

Using check{} blocks in order to manage the dependencies of Helm releases when these are deployed using the helm Terraform Provider in comparison to using the depends_on argument.

WireGuard driver has been reintegrated into FreeBSD 13.2-RELEASE

The check{} block has been introduced in the latest pre-release of Terraform (v1.5.0-alpha20230405), thus allowing practitioners to define assertions based on data source values to verify the state of the infrastructure on an ongoing basis.

Packer is, without doubt, one of the tools that shouldn’t be missing from a DevOps Engineer’s ammo bag. We’ll talk about Infrastructure as Code, Immutable Infrastructure, how Packer fits in all this, Golden Images and we will also provide a demonstration by building a Virtual Machine image and a container image.

Using FreeBSD as Open Source Firewall to allow Hetzner Cloud Servers to reach the Internet and enable cloud and dedicated root servers to reach each other via their private network links.