Registrations for #CfgMgmtCamp 2026 are open! While the main schedule is being finalized (we're still working on a few final acceptances due to a record number of proposals to review this year - thank YOU!), you can already register via this link & reserve your places in the workshops/fringes on Wednesday: https://registration.cfgmgmtcamp.org/ghent/2026/

There's a registration for Women's lunch on Feb 2 (Mon), if you're so inclined!

#opensource #configurationmanagement #configmanagement #inframanagement

@cfgmgmtcamp

Automation doesn't need to feel like wrestling a monster.

Rocinante is the simple, elegant configuration management tool made for FreeBSD.

If you value minimalism and speed in your scripts, you'll love it. Give lightweight automation a try!

#Rocinante #ConfigurationManagement #Automation #FreeBSD

@kevin if the stakes are low and it’s for personal use then your approach sounds lovely and fun.

(Edit: remove justfiles, you already mentioned them)

There’s @atuin with distributed runbooks that are an interesting alternative to traditional #configurationmanagement https://blog.atuin.sh/introducing-the-new-runbook-execution-engine/

Another one you may find interesting for syntax and no dependencies is https://mgmtconfig.com/ by @purpleidea

I also discovered that #debian do not build #libvirt #vagrant box anymore so there is no debian13 available :(
Of course I still can build one by hand, or use #packer or one of those two projects which wraps it: https://github.com/chef/bento or https://github.com/boxcutter/kvm (if I absolutely need to use vagrant)

#sysadmin #infrastructureascode #iac #configurationmanagement

Therefore it's time to evaluate #lima https://lima-vm.io/ which seems to be a direct #vagrant alternative and I found a #molecule driver https://github.com/filatof/molecule-lima.

#sysadmin #infrastructureascode #iac #configurationmanagement

What I had forgotten is that I need the integration with #ansible #molecule but there is no driver available. Of course I could test my ansible code in a completely different way but staying with the standard molecule tool is IMO better.
#pulumi is still quite interesting as an alternative to #terraform or #opentofu and their (awful?) HCL language, I'll look at it further later

#sysadmin #infrastructureascode #iac #configurationmanagement

ConfigBuddy: Công cụ mới quản lý biến môi trường & cấu hình đang được xây dựng! Hỗ trợ mã hóa, lịch sử phiên bản, CLI và nhiều môi trường. Nhà phát triển đang tìm kiếm phản hồi từ cộng đồng dev về cách họ quản lý config và những khó khăn gặp phải.

#ConfigBuddy #DevTools #EnvironmentVariables #ConfigurationManagement #PhátTriểnPhầnMềm #CôngCụDev #BiếnMôiTrường #CấuHình

https://www.reddit.com/r/SaaS/comments/1p8c513/building_configbuddy_a_lightweight_tool_for/

chat, is saltstack still viable or is it dead, expired, ceased to be, bereft of life and killed by broadcom?

and if not saltstack, then what?

(i know puppet, chef and ansible well, and am looking for a recommendation about a configuration management tooling of near-production quality that preferably isn't one of the three above)

#SaltStack #Puppet #Chef #Ansible #ConfigurationManagement #CMS

I'm now able to:
- create #btrfs subvolume
- Ensure entry in #fstab
- mount it
- create, init & enable #swapfile
- Ensure entry in fstab

\o/

#Ansible #ConfigurationManagement

I got two AI agents, Claude and Gemini, to help generate a doc for new developers on how to work with one of our services. In the end, I am quite pleased with what it did.

Example:
# Developer's Guide to the User-Profile Service

Welcome! This document is the comprehensive guide for developers working on the
User-Profile service. It outlines our architecture, established patterns, and
development workflow. Adhering to these conventions is key to maintaining a
clean, consistent, and scalable codebase.

## Table of Contents

1.  [**Getting Started: Your First 5 Minutes**](#getting-started-your-first-5-minutes)
2.  [**Core Architectural Principles**](#core-architectural-principles)
3.  [**Codebase Tour**](#codebase-tour)
4.  [**Quick Decision Guides**](#quick-decision-guides)
5.  [**The Golden Path: Adding a New Feature**](#the-golden-path-adding-a-new-feature)
6.  [**Deep Dive: Key Patterns & Conventions**](#deep-dive-key-patterns--conventions)
    - [The Data Layer (`stores/`)](#the-data-layer-stores)
    - [Event Handling (`event_consumer/`)](#event-handling-event_consumer)
    - [Command Handling (`command_consumer/`)](#command-handling-command_consumer)
    - [The API Layer (`webapi/`)](#the-api-layer-webapi)
    - [Error Handling Patterns](#error-handling-patterns)
    - [Testing (`*_test.go`)](#testing-_testgo)
    - [Long-Running Tasks (`temporal/`)](#long-running-tasks-temporal)
    - [Observability Best Practices](#observability-best-practices)
    - [Configuration Management](#configuration-management)
    - [Performance Considerations](#performance-considerations)
    - [Cross-Cutting Concerns](#cross-cutting-concerns)
7.  [**Development Cheatsheet**](#development-cheatsheet)
8.  [**Glossary of Terms**](#glossary-of-terms)

New Open-Source Tool Spotlight 🚨🚨🚨

Rudder is an open-source tool for automating system configuration while ensuring compliance in real-time. Its unique selling point? Policy-based management paired with detailed reporting, making it ideal for enterprise-scale environments. #DevOps #ConfigurationManagement

🔗 Project link on #GitHub 👉 https://github.com/Normation/rudder

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SCCM WQL Query - All Inactive Clients | https://techygeekshome.info/sccm-wql-query-all-inactive-clients/?fsp_sid=3529 | #Guide #Query #SCCM #SQL#SCCMInactiveClients, #WQLQuery, #SCCMQuery, #SystemCenter, #ConfigurationManagement, #SCCMAdmin, #ITPro, #MicrosoftSCCM, #SCCMTech, #SCCMClientManagement 
https://techygeekshome.info/sccm-wql-query-all-inactive-clients/?fsp_sid=3529

Creating Current User Registry Keys in a SCCM Package | https://techygeekshome.info/sccm-creating-current-user-registry-keys-in-a-package/?fsp_sid=2275 | #Guide #Microsoft #SCCM#SCCMPackage #RegistryKeys #UserRegistry #CurrentUsers #SystemCenterConfiguration #ConfigurationManagement #WindowsRegistry #ITManagement #SoftwareDeployment #TechSolutions 
https://techygeekshome.info/sccm-creating-current-user-registry-keys-in-a-package/?fsp_sid=2275

I see this every time I hear the phrase "eventual consistency". I'm looking at you, Global Load Balancer and Cloud Armour! #eventualconsistency #configurationmanagement #cloud #gcp #googlecloud

Check out my new post on how to manage multiple ssh hosts using #Sparrowdo and inventory files in an #Ansible way ( and probably cooler ;-) https://wp.me/p8gE3q-1a0 #ConfgMgr #ConfigurationManagement

Hey everyone, the very first release of #OpenVox has been released! It’s a drop in replacement for #Puppet and is ready for initial evaluation. Here’s a link to the blog post with more details via #HackerNews in hopes you’ll help vote it is so that even more people know what #VoxPupuli has accomplished 😁

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42786871

[ #OpenSource #ConfigurationManagement #ConfigMgmt ]

One thing that has been a game-changer for managing Kubernetes (K8s) is Jsonnet! 🛠️

I currently use Tanka, but it's not the only way to apply Jsonnet configurations. To be honest, though, it's probably the most practical one these days. Still, Tanka alone doesn’t offer as much as Jsonnet itself does. >>>

#Jsonnet #Tanka #Kubernetes #K8s #DevOps #ConfigurationManagement

It's amusing that I only just now learned about Babushka; it started in 2009 so roughly contemporaneous with the others in the wave of #Ruby ops tools. Clearly never got big enough to become a company that required an exit.

TBH that's another reason I'm so far just writing my own slightly-better-than-shell-scripts with my Python tools: it's all on me, so no worrying about getting rug-pulled (well. too badly.)

#ConfigurationManagement

Caveats that didn't fit into the toot:

- there are probably other examples out there I'm unaware of, or forgot (hmu!)
- obviously, the context here is for systems that either don't need/want containerization, or for managing the base layer of container/kubelet/etc hosts; otherwise you would just be using container build tools, kubernaughty/nice, etc.
- clear trend that the tools which got big, got eaten, & are now being run into the ground.

#ConfigurationManagement

Jeff's #ConfigurationManagement SotW 2024:

Puppet: internal dsl, ruby, ruined by corpothieves.
Chef: external dsl, ruby, ruined by corpothieves.
Salt: yaml, python, ruined by…yea.
Ansible: yaml, python, corpotheft status unclear but I hate the way it uses yaml.
CFengine: technically still exists but was old even in the late ‘00s.
mgmt: external dsl, golang, “newish”, has neat ideas?
babushka (#TIL): internal dsl, ruby, oops died 2021.
"just go back to fabric": internal dsl, python, it me.