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Goodbye cloud VMs, hello laptop VMs

Local Launch free

Multipass lets you launch and run Ubuntu virtual machines, use cloud-init to configure the VMs, and prototype cloud launches locally in minutes.
cloud , Ubuntu , virtual machines
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Tools for automation in the cloud

Tried and Trusted free

Automation in the cloud does not require expensive new acquisitions when tools such as Ansible, Salt, Puppet, or Chef are already in use locally and can contribute to the automatic management and orchestration of cloud workloads.
Ansible , cloud , Puppet
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Automating network hardware

Plug and Go free

Automation of network devices can be accomplished in a number of ways: with the official approaches recommended by the manufacturers; by Cumulus Linux, an open network operating system; and with the Ansible automation platform, which can communicate with devices from any vendor.
automation , hardware , network
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Automate complex IT infrastructures with StackStorm

Causal Chain free

StackStorm is an open source, event-based platform for runbook automation.
automation , Open Source , tools
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Self-signed certificates with Jenkins

Handmade free

Convince Jenkins as a Docker container to recognize self-signed certificates, verify that the instance is connecting to the correct online service, and that your traffic is transmitted in an encrypted format.
automation , DevOps , Jenkins , Open Source
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IT automation with SaltStack

Always on Command free

SaltStack is a fast and reliable modular toolbox written in Python that contains ready-made modules for many configuration management purposes.
automation , AWS , Puppet
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Automate CentOS and RHEL installation with PXE

Pushbutton free

Red Hat delivers an installer that lets you automate the installation of RHEL and CentOS in a preboot execution environment.
Ansible , automation , CentOS , Puppet , Red Hat
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Automated compliance with Chef InSpec

Self-Regulating free

Chef InSpec is a practical tool for automated compliance monitoring with an intuitive, declarative scripting language.
Administration , automation , monitor , Open Source
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Setting up DevOps Orchestration Platform

Framed free

DevOps Orchestration Platform open source framework was developed in Golang and can be used to bootstrap an IT infrastructure dynamically or import details of an existing IT infrastructure locally on VirtualBox or in the Cloud.
DevOps , orchestration , Webserver
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CI/CD deliverables pipeline

Happy Coincidence free

Build a continuous integration pipeline by linking Git, Jenkins, Docker, and GitHub into a build chain that can be flexibly extended and modified.
automation , Docker , Jenkins , Linux , tools
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