Found 113 results
Search Tips:
To OR search terms: "terraform aws"
To AND search terms: "+terraform +aws"
To filter or reject search terms: "-aws"
kubectl autocompletion
October 20, 2021
Shows you how to set up kubectl autocompletion and a demonstration of how it works.
Links:
GitHub: boltops-learn/kubernetes-tips autocompletion
2:40
free lesson
k alias for kubectl
October 20, 2021
One of my favorite aliases. Spares you from typing kubectl over and over.
We'll cover the bash and zsh shell setup.
Links:
GitHub: boltops-learn/kubernetes-tips k-alias
1:03
How to Create a Google GKE Cluster with Console or CLI
October 23, 2021
Shows you how to create a GKE Cluster following the Google Docs Console instructions. This is a good place to start if you're starting off with GKE for the first time. Getting familiar with the Google Console helps establish fundamentals.
Relevan...
17:03
free lesson
Setting up Jenkins on GKE
November 12, 2021
We'll create a GKE cluster and set up Jenkins via helm.
Links:
Google Cloud Docs: Setting up Jenkins on Google Kubernetes Engine
8:53
Jenkins Test Freestyle Project
November 12, 2021
Will show you how to create a simple Test Freestyle Project. This is the simplest Jenkins job you can create.
2:02
free lesson
Terraspace: Google Network with google_compute_network Terraform Resource
November 16, 2021
We'll build a Google Network with basic terraform resource components.
Links:
GitHub: boltops-learn/terraspace-google-network
terraform google_compute_network
terraform google_compute_subnetwork
terraform google_compute_router_nat
8:16
Terraspace Google Network with the Terraform Registry Module
November 16, 2021
We'll build a Google Network with the popular Terraform Network Module
Links:
GitHub: boltops-learn/terraspace-google-network-registry
5:11
free lesson
The eksctl Docs Walkthrough
November 18, 2021
We'll walk through the eksctl Docs. The eksctl tool is a powerful way to create and managed EKS clusters. There's a lot more to the tool than the AWS docs can cover. By walking through the docs site, you'll learn where you'll need to go to use the...
7:46
Terraform Registry EKS Module Code Review and Summary
November 20, 2021
We'll review and quickly figure out what the Terraform Registry EKS module creates by using grep.
Useful greps
grep '^resource' modules/fargate/*.tf
grep '^resource' modules/node_groups/*.tf
grep '^resource' *.tf
grep '^module "' *.tf
Links:
T...
3:54
free lesson
Using Good Kubernetes Namespaces and App Naming Conventions
November 24, 2021
This is a common question that comes up. How should we name our Kubernetes namespaces and app names.
Will show my opinion on this and how to best manage and organize your application in Kubernetes namespaces. I walk through the evolution process ...
18:12
Terraspace Google Managed Instance Group with the Terraform Registry Module
November 26, 2021
We'll build a Google Managed Instance Group with the Terraform Registry module. One of the few times, where couldn't find a good module on the registry so rolled my own for the demo.
Links:
Terraform Registry Module: boltops-tools/instance-grou...
6:26
Terraspace Azure Network with the Terraform Registry Module
November 28, 2021
We'll build an Azure Network with a module from the Terraform Registry.
Links:
Terraform Registry Module: boltops-tools/network
Github Repo: boltops-tools/terraform-azure-network
6:09
free lesson
Terraspace Azure Linux Virtual Machine with the Terraform Registry Module
November 29, 2021
We'll build an Azure Linux Virtual Machine with a module from the Terraform Registry.
Links:
Terraform Registry Module: boltops-tools/linux-virtual-machine
Github Repo: boltops-tools/terraform-azure-linux-virtual-machine
6:07
free lesson
Terraspace Azure MySQL Database with azurerm_mysql_server Terraform Resource
November 29, 2021
We'll build an Azure MySQL Database with Terraspace and the azurerm_mysql_server Terraform resource. We'll build the project from scratch.
Links:
Terraform Docs: azurerm_mysql_server
Github Repo: boltops-learn/terraspace-azure-mysql-database
7:54
free lesson
Terraspace Docker Installation
December 6, 2021
In this "Getting Started with Terraspace and Docker" video, we'll show you to use Terraspace within a Docker container. This provides you an isolated environment to try out Terraspace.
Links:
Terraspace Docs: Docker Install
4:04
Azure az config Set Default Resource Group
December 12, 2021
Covers a nice tip that sets the resource group default for all the az commands. This saves precious finger-typing energy :)
Commands:
az group list -o table
az config set defaults.group=demo
az network vnet list -o table
az config set defaults.gr...
1:43
How to Find Current AWS EC2 Spot Market Prices
December 13, 2021
We'll show you how to find current AWS EC2 Instance spot prices. There are several ways, we'll go through 6 of them!
Links:
Blog Post: How to Find the Current AWS EC2 Spot Market Price
Amazon EC2 Spot Instances Pricing
Spot Instance Advisor
EC2...
5:20
AWS Spot Instance with the EC2 Console
December 13, 2021
We'll show you how to launch a spot EC2 instance.
There are different Spot Request Types. We'll also review and explain them.
Request Type
Persistence
instance
one-time
instance
persistent
fleet
request
fleet
maintain
7:29
free lesson
AWS EKS vs Azure AKS vs Google GKE
December 13, 2021
We'll cover the 3 different Kubernetes offerings from AWS, Azure and Google. We'll walk through each of their consoles, website interfaces, and explore how they work and compare.
Repos used to create the 3 different clusters:
https://github.com...
15:34
The Best Terraform Statefile Approach Recommendation
December 14, 2021
Explain why think the best Terraform state file approach is a stack-env scoped approach. We'll go over the evolution process, IE: pain and suffering, that folks usually go through before arriving at the same conclusions.
This approach is actually...
5:38
Terragrunt to Terraspace: The Step by Step Migration Guide
December 14, 2021
We'll take you through a full migration of a simple Terragrunt project to a Terraspace project. You'll be able to run terragrunt apply and terraspace up and see no changes. This allows you to test things out incrementally.
This unique approach o...
13:47
AWS Launch Templates Pros vs Cons and Theory vs Practice: How to Use Them in the Real World
December 15, 2021
We'll introduce AWS Launch Templates and explain what they do. More importantly, we'll talk about the Theory vs Practice of using Launch Templates. How to actually use them in practice.
What Settings Can We Change at Launch Time?
Launch Templa...
10:13
AWS VPC Fundamentals: CIDR Ranges, Subnets, Route Tables, IGW, NAT, Network ACL, Security Groups
December 16, 2021
We'll explain how AWS VPCs work and cover their fundamental building components. The VPC is a highly available design. This is essential if you need to build VPCs. It's also very useful when you need to debug VPC networks. We'll cover:
CIDR rang...
11:39
Terragrunt to Terraspace: The Migration Concepts
December 17, 2021
Covers essential concepts you'll need to know if you're considering going to Terraspace from Terragrunt. Understanding these concepts is the key to helping you migrate.
Links:
Terraspace Docs: Terraspace vs Terragrunt
Community post: Migrating ...
6:05
Google Network Fundamentals: AWS vs Google
December 18, 2021
We'll cover how Google Networks work. They are global. We'll compare them to AWS VPCs to help emphasize how they are global instead of regional, which are what most people are used to when thinking about Virtual Networks.
5:10
BoltOps Tools
-
Terraspace: The Terraform Framework
It provides an organized structure, conventions over configurations, keeps your code DRY, and adds convenient tooling. Terraspace makes working with Terraform easier and more fun.
-
Jets: The Ruby Serverless Framework
Ruby on Jets allows you to create and deploy serverless services with ease, and to seamlessly glue AWS services together with the most beautiful dynamic language: Ruby. It includes everything you need to build an API and deploy it to AWS Lambda. Jets leverages the power of Ruby to make serverless joyful for everyone.
-
AWS CodeBuild Tool
Cody is a AWS CodeBuild management tool. Cody simplifies creating and managing AWS CodeBuild projects. Comes with a powerful DSL.
-
Lono: The CloudFormation Framework
Building infrastructure-as-code is challenging. Lono makes it much easier and fun. It includes everything you need to manage and deploy infrastructure-as-code.
-
Kubes: Kubernetes Deployment Tool
Kubes is a Kubernetes Deployment Tool. It builds the docker image, creates the Kubernetes YAML, and runs kubectl apply. It automates the deployment process and saves you precious finger-typing energy.