Ansible
Ansible automates system configuration and deployment through declarative tasks typically executed over SSH or WinRM.
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Ansible Inventory
An Ansible inventory defines managed hosts, groups, connection parameters, and variables for automation runs.
View definitionAnsible Playbook
An Ansible playbook is a YAML document defining tasks and roles to execute against selected managed hosts.
View definitionAnsible Role
An Ansible role organizes reusable tasks, variables, handlers, templates, and files for configuring a service.
View definitionAnsible Vault
Ansible Vault encrypts sensitive variables and files so automation secrets need not be stored in plaintext.
View definitionBlue-Green Deployment
Blue-green deployment maintains two application environments and switches traffic to the new version after validation.
View definitionCanary Deployment
Canary deployment progressively exposes a release to a subset of users so its behavior can be observed before wider rollout.
View definitionChef
Chef automates server configuration and compliance through infrastructure code organized into recipes and resources.
View definitionContinuous Delivery (CD)
Continuous delivery automatically builds and tests deployable software while optionally retaining a manual production approval step.
View definitionFault Injection
Fault injection deliberately introduces controlled failures to test system resilience, recovery, and operational safeguards.
View definitionGitOps
GitOps treats version-controlled declarative configuration as the source of truth, with controllers reconciling the live environment.
View definitionInfrastructure as Code (IaC)
Infrastructure as Code provisions and manages computing resources through versioned configuration rather than manual changes.
View definitionKubernetes NetworkPolicy
A Kubernetes NetworkPolicy defines allowed network flows for selected pods when supported by the cluster networking plugin.
View definitionNexus Repository
Sonatype Nexus Repository stores and distributes software artifacts and dependencies including Maven packages, npm modules, and container images.
View definitionOpen Container Initiative (OCI)
The Open Container Initiative maintains open specifications for container image formats, distribution, and runtime behavior.
View definitionOpenTofu
OpenTofu is an open-source Infrastructure as Code tool for provisioning resources using declarative configuration and tracked state.
View definitionPulumi
Pulumi provisions infrastructure through familiar programming languages and provider integrations.
View definitionPuppet
Puppet enforces declared system configuration by comparing current and desired state and correcting differences.
View definitionSaltStack
SaltStack automates remote execution and configuration management across fleets of managed systems.
View definitionSite Reliability Engineering (SRE)
Site Reliability Engineering applies software engineering practices and service-level objectives to improve system reliability.
View definitionStorageClass Kubernetes
A Kubernetes StorageClass defines a storage class and provisioner used to create persistent volumes on demand.
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