AI chat agent to manage your public cloud


Cloud AI Agent for GCP Management
AI agent using Google’s Gemini API to interpret user requests and automate GCP infrastructure management through GitHub Actions workflows.
**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ocUjlUrU\_w**
https://medium.com/@rasvihostings/ai-chat-agent-to-manage-your-public-cloud-51c66c013138

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How to do SQLite migrations in an embedded application?

First of all I thought of incorporating the migration files together with the already compiled application, but this takes up space and the end user can read it if he knows what he is doing.

So I thought of this sequence:

1. The app is compiled with the latest version of the schemas.
2. On app start check if the user_version is lower than the one it was compiled with, if it is, make a request asking for the last missing versions of migrations in a list and apply them.

How would you do it?

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Multi-Cloud Secure Federation: One-Click Terraform Templates for Cross-Cloud Connectivity

Tired of managing Non-Human Identities (NHIs) like access keys, client IDs/secrets, and service account keys for cross-cloud connectivity? This project eliminates the need for them, making your multi-cloud environment more secure and easier to manage.

With these end-to-end Terraform templates, you can set up secure, cross-cloud connections seamlessly between:

* **AWS ↔ Azure**
* **AWS ↔ GCP**
* **Azure ↔ GCP**

The project also includes demo videos showing how the setup is done end-to-end with just one click.

Check it out on GitHub: [https://github.com/clutchsecurity/federator](https://github.com/clutchsecurity/federator)

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Should python be dependency for a MELT solution?

Im integrating a MELT solution for my client using the Grafana+Prometheus stack. I'm using locust to generate the load testing, so I have to use a venv like poetry.

Problem is now i'm thinking how much of a pain it would be for team members who don't have poetry to run all the scripts i've written for testing and running docker compose. This made me re-think the entire project. If all of my services are containerized, should python be even a dependency?

I'm trying to think of a way where teammates can run shell scripts in a more agnostic manner and I need some tips. Right now I have a docker compose that I run with a shell script written in a `scripts.py` that gets called via poetry run <script_name:scripts.py:script_function>.

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Is it possible for an Sap consultant like me to move to devops?

Hi guys!! I'm an Sap SD consultant. Before coming to Sap I used to work as a system engineer for a year at a very small company. Then I had been a SD consultant for 2 years for a MNC company. I've a degree in computer engineering and I'm planning to move to Devops reason being its not a full fledged coding job(I mean I know you need to learn basic coding but nothing like Full stack developer). I've recently been planning to enroll in KODECLOUD DevOps program. And want to show my previous 3.5 years experience as DevOps to break into the field. Do you think it's possible if I learn via Udemy KODECLOUD and do some project?

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Git Quick Stats – Simple and Efficient Git Statistics Tool

Hey u/devops! 👋

I wanted to share a tool to incredibly useful for quickly analyzing Git repositories: Git Quick Stats.

🔗 GitHub Repo: https://github.com/git-quick-stats

It's a lightweight, one-command solution to get instant insights into your Git repo, without the hassle of complicated setups or configurations. With just one command, you can access a range of statistics and visuals, like:

Commit count and history
Top contributors
Most active days/times
Contributions by date range
File change summaries

Why I love it:

Super fast: You get all your repo stats in seconds.
Easy to use: No complex commands – perfect for when you want insights quickly.
Visual and clean: Outputs are formatted nicely, so it’s easy to see what's going on.

Whether you’re maintaining a personal project or managing a team repo, Git Quick Stats helps you keep track of contributions, identify bottlenecks, and see your project’s progress at a glance.



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OAuth2 Proxy container triggers auth to all endopints

Hello, I hope there are some oauth2-proxy experts!

I have an issue that when i deploy oauth2-proxy into K8S environement and add Ingress route to prefix it with "/oauth2-proxy" then all my endpoints even "/ping" and "/ready" suddenly start triggereing auth cycle.

Do you have any idea why? Locally in docker i can call ping and ready without being auth, same image same version same settings.

name: oauth2-proxy
image: bitnami/oauth2-proxy:7.7.0
path: /oauth2-proxy
replicas: 1
ports:
- 4180
command: "oauth2-proxy"
args: ["--upstream=https://myhost.com/some-service/", "--http-address=0.0.0.0:4180"]
env:
OAUTH2_PROXY_COOKIE_NAME: "_oauth2_proxy"
OAUTH2_PROXY_CLIENT_ID: "123123"
OAUTH2_PROXY_CLIENT_SECRET: "secret"
OAUTH2_PROXY_COOKIE_SECRET: "secret_cookie"
OAUTH2_PROXY_SESSION_STORE_TYPE: "cookie"
OAUTH2_PROXY_PROVIDER: "keycloak-oidc"
OAUTH2_PROXY_OIDC_ISSUER_URL: "https://login.myhost.com/auth/realms/master"
OAUTH2_PROXY_SCOPE: "openid"
OAUTH2_PROXY_EMAIL_DOMAINS: "*"
OAUTH2_PROXY_CODE_CHALLENGE_METHOD: "S256"
OAUTH2_PROXY_REVERSE_PROXY: "true"
OAUTH2_PROXY_COOKIE_DOMAINS: ".myhost.com"
OAUTH2_PROXY_WHITELIST_DOMAINS: ".myhost.com"
OAUTH2_PROXY_REDIRECT_URL: "https://myhost.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2/callback"
OAUTH2_PROXY_SKIP_PROVIDER_BUTTON: "true"

Ingress rule

apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
kind: Ingress
metadata:
name: ingress-oauth2-proxy
namespace: some-namespace
spec:
rules:
- host: myhost.com
http:
paths:
- path: /oauth2-proxy
pathType: Prefix
backend:
service:
name: oauth2-proxy
port:
number: 4180
tls:
- secretName: ssl-certificate

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Can you help me define if I did an okay job?

Hello, I know this isnt strictly devops, but its something I would like to ask this community. I started a job 2.5 years ago and they wanted me to start a qa automation framework on their apps. One wpf and one web.

All in all, alone, in 2.5 years, I went from nothing to building an automation framework that runs automated tests on a wpf app (with around 85 tests) and a web app (with around 15 tests). I built a jenkins in a docker container from scratch without having done so ever before and built deployment and smoke test pipelines on windows VMs. I really had trouble with a few things, but since nobody had expertise on this, I was alone all the way. I struggled a lot with the way they were compiling their multiple libraries since they hardcoded their library paths in a powershell script and used the same script for both apps. I also struggled with jenkins as the connection to the windows agent wasn't something very intuitive, and the resolution made it so the tests on the web app were failing because it was too small. I had to change the connection method three times.

I wanna know if you think this is a reasonable timeframe or was I way too slow?

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Finally out: from devops burnout to life in the woods

hey,

After more than a decade in the tech grind, I am finally out. And by "out," i mean no more Kubernetes clusters, CI/CD pipelines, or 2 a.m. incidents. i’ve walked away from devops, and the relief is real.

It all started with a Linux sysadmin role at my local university, juggling cron jobs and small network fixes, earning around 25k€/year. Over time, I climbed the ladder (from small teams to the grand "bigcorp"), where my day-to-day transformed into designing pipelines and managing infra for high-stakes projects. On paper, it was success. I was hitting six figures (not by a great margin, bit still), but in reality, I was on the fast track to burnout.

Despite the paycheck, I was exhausted. everything about the industry felt... relentless. Bosses who didn't get the strain of 24/7 operations, product owners who thought a pipeline redesign was "just a quick tweak," and users who had no idea what really went into keeping things running. Eventually, the grind and demands took their toll.

So, I did something drastic. I started preparing civil service exams for a role as a forest guard. After relentless prep and a ton of doubt, I actually landed a permanent position in my region. Now, I make less than half of what I was in Devops, but I’m out there every day, surrounded by trees instead of dashboards. No customers, no endless Jira tickets, just fresh air and open trails.


I wanted to share this in case any of you are feeling trapped or on the brink of burning out. It is possible to get out and start fresh (even at the age of 35). I can only hope that if you're in a rough spot, you’ll eventually find your own way out.

Cheers!

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book or other source to kick off a devops journey

I have multiple teams using a lot of legacy workflows. We need to get the sysadmins and developers on board doing something more modern. Is anyone aware of good sources to start to have people read so we can ease into this and start to get some small wins? deploying anything shouldn't be a series of phone calls between sysadmins and developers doing everything manually

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Interview for Tech Support Engineer role?

A couple of days ago, a recruiter sent me an invitation for an interview for this role:

AWS Cloud Support Analyst
Assist users with login issues, including password resets and account lockouts.
Verify user credentials and ensure secure access to the system.
Maintain and update login access policies and procedures.
Create and configure new user accounts based on requests.
Ensure proper user roles and permissions are assigned per product management directives and approvals.
Maintain accurate records of account creation and modifications.
Capture detailed information about technical issues reported by users.
Perform basic troubleshooting to identify the nature of the problem.
Document and categorize issues for efficient tracking and resolution.
Forward complex issues to the development team with all relevant details.

I already work with infrastructure operations. I set up monitoring tools likes Grafana dashboards with elasticsearch and prometheus, provide L3 tech support on call to solve production breaking issues and deal with day-to-day technical operations, such as restoring lost passwords to users, helping colleagues with technical issues, making performance presentations for clients, etc.

Reading the job description, this looks more like a L1 or L2 tech support job, which would technically be a downgrade of what I do currently. It's nice that I'll get to work with AWS, which is a highly sought skill in the job market, but going by the descriptions, looks like I'll be limited to only using IAM for user permission management and will not be setting up infrastructure or anything like that.

What you guys think of this role? Will I even learn something that I don't already know?

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Looking for CTO / co-founder for pre-seed Finance-related AI startup Remote

Hi, I am a non-technical founder (but lack of a CTO is making me more and more technical).

Looking for: a co-founder CTO (or just a CTO) to help design/build/maintain the system, and help develop my startup's demo website.

Startup status: boostrapping a MVP to get first clients and do a SEED round in 1Q25 or 2Q25 (post Revenue).

What we do: AI for stock/investment research (Hedge Funds). My cofounder and I both work in Hedge Funds.

Current team = me + a really non-technical biology PhD (who knows perfectly our "target clients"). My cofounder and I both work in Hedge Funds.

Location: we are both based in the NYC area. Being around here is a + but interactions are expected to be remote (Slack/Discord/Zoom).

More details on tech and on responsibilities: Ideally I would want to keep the backend in Elixir/Phoenix and use LiveView for the website (because that's how it is right now), but this is not a hard request. There's also going to be many other languages/tools involved (rabbitmq queues, databases, python for processing, AI LLMs, etc). In terms of responsibilities, I don't see them differing much. The need is to find someone who can help me with the high-level design of the system (I already have a starting draft that I drew myself )... and with the actual hands-on spinning up of the environment / tech architecture (which in the meanwhile I am doing on my own... I am not the type that will stop/pause or going to be stuck). Ideally, this person should also be responsible for some parts of the system working in a certain way

How I think about the roles: a co-founder CTO should accept a lower (or even zero) pay for a short period of time (until the SEED round is completed) but with a material equity (comparable to other 2 cofounders ) ... while a non-founding CTO would be someone primarily on payroll, with a smaller equity package.

Please DM me with your resume/linkedin if you would like to learn more!

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What is your biggest secret trick in devops?

Secret, trick, hack, etc... What knowledge do you keep close to your heart and only share once you know someone for a while.

Obviously looking for some great advice but I am expecting a few "I have automated my whole job and everything I do is scripted".

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AWS Account Vending strategies?

Just read Scott Piper’s take on AWS Account Vending vs. Landing Zone strategies...interesting stuff. He argues that account vending is a must as you scale beyond a few dozen accounts. Anyone else agree with this approach? Thoughts on benefits or challenges? How does it fare in practice?

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Advice on Integrating DevOps Practices in a Traditional Ops Environment?


Hey all,

I’m working at a large energy utility company. It’s a pretty traditional environment with no real DevOps culture yet, and most workflows are manual and siloed, with few automation practices in place. It’s a challenge, but I’m really interested in finding ways to improve the workflow and bring in some DevOps ideas where I can.

About Me:
I’m in IT operations and mostly focused on monitoring systems—specifically Splunk—and doing a fair bit of scripting in Python and shell to streamline tasks where possible. My day-to-day includes managing monitoring for incidents, pushing updates, and handling deployment and maintenance across a Linux environment. At the moment, a lot of what I do is still manual, like deploying scripts to multiple search heads, and I’ve just started exploring Ansible to speed that up.

Why I’m Here:
Since DevOps isn’t something widely practiced here, I’d love to learn what daily tasks and routines you all typically handle in more DevOps-oriented roles. Any insights on tools or frameworks you’ve found useful for automating repetitive tasks in similar setups would be great. And if you have any advice on introducing DevOps principles gradually into a traditional ops environment, I’m all ears.

Thanks a lot for any tips or experiences you can share—hoping to pick up some ideas to bring back and try out here!

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New to devops, unable to learn anything just because there is so much to learn

Switched to devops a year ago. And now I feel I am kinda stuck in terms of knowledge. There is so much to learn that my daily work requires like GCP, kubernetes, Jenkins, terraform, istio, argo etc

I learned jenkins and all and that was super easy

But I realized that even though 12 months have passed, I am fairly BEGINNER in kubernetes. Unable to increase my technical knowledge, probably a productivity issue not sure. Tried few courses but left all in between.


Any tips for a noobie here?

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Is infra team's whole job just running migrations?

I've so run many migrations in my career. This year I think I'm basically just running migrations.. no feature work at all.

* raw terraform to standardized terraform module to managed platform and migrate back and forth in between these options
* cloud migration: this is probably the only migration in my opinion that's worth the work.
* logging platforms, data warehouses : done so many of these migrations in my career even in startup

I wrote down some thoughts [here](https://jarrid.xyz/articles/2024-10-24-never-ending-migrations-path-to-platform-adoption) that most migrations are probably not worth it. I think there's easier ways to do it but we somehow don't really explore it. Curious about people's experience and thoughts on this. Is organic adoption hard because we we build very bad toolings or it's simply too slow and we just end up doing migration. At the same time, I can't imagine any engineering teams are "excited" by migrations.

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What are some of the governance tools you use and are you happy with it?

I am looking for tools specifically in Security, Cost, Performance, Reliability and Operation side.

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Is anyone feeding their server or application logs to AI?

Either using some paid service, burning API credits or self hosting an LLM? I'm about to start experimenting.

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Serverless vs Serverful

Hi all,

Novice full-stack dev here. I need your opinion regarding the tech stack + deployment of a greenfield, multi-tenant web app for which I have 2 interested customers (payment plan pending) whose pain points are resolved, with hope to have many in the future but not more than 10k users globally.

My initial impulse is to have zero deployment costs, with a dockerized monolith backend (hosted on an always-free Oracle cloud VM), an Angular frontend hosted per Netlight / Cloudflare, and database hosted on Supabase. The reasoning is that “if” I’ll have an increased demand, I’ll simply scale these services vertically, and maybe even go cloud-native in the future.

Competing with this thought are my AWS cloud skills from work, which push me to going completely serverless and using managed services to speed up development and not think about infra scaling and security down the line. However, if I do it right, with API GW, WAF, etc. I’ll incur costs from the get go (even with free tier) without having seen a single payment from the customer(s).

In your experience, which option would you recommend in such scenarios? Would you recommend I disregard the minimal costs from AWS and go cloud-first to prevent future headaches when I’m focusing on delivering features / adapting business logic, or should I experiment with all-free services to wait until I have enough customers that support putting in effort/costs to go cloud-native (given that all code needs to be refactored / changed anyway)?

The application needs a REST API to perform CRUD operations on multiple related tables in a PostgreSQL DB, and start many task queue operations per user.

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the ui testing debate hasn't gone anywhere

still so hard to decide what the best framework is for ui-testing. here are my learnings.

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