Hyperping vs. Better Stack vs. OneUptime for observability

Which one is better? Pricing is not the problem.

I am specifically interested in synthetic monitoring with playwright.

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Looking to get back into a DevOps role.

Looking for any tips on what I need to focus on when interviewing. I’ve worked in IT for 20+ years, I’ve been a team lead on Linux and Virtualization teams, have worked with most automation tools, and have sold some of these products. It’s been a while since I’ve sat in this role and looking for help on anything new in the market, what I should focus on now and what to expect from the interviews.

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Best way to sync a private GitHub repo to a shared remote machine without shared credentials?

My team and I have a remote desktop machine connected to a PLC, conveyor belt, and sensors. We need to clone and pull updates from our private GitHub repository to this machine. However, we’re stuck on how to do this efficiently without creating a shared user account on the machine (which would require sharing credentials).



Here’s the issue:

\- We can’t create a GitHub account for the machine because it doesn’t have an official organization email.

\- Sharing a single user account on the machine isn’t ideal and goes against best practices.

\- We need to be able to:

\- Clone and pull the latest changes to the machine.

\- Push changes made on the remote machine back to the repo using our individual GitHub credentials.



**Options we’re considering:**

1. Use tools like TeamViewer or SSH tunnels to transfer files between our local machines (which are already set up) and the remote machine.

2. Set up GitHub on the remote machine but deal with the inefficiency of constantly asking for user credentials to push changes.



What’s the best practice here? Are there tools or workflows (deploy keys, GitHub Actions?) designed for this kind of scenario? Any advice or recommendations would be greatly appreciated!

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Learning GCP and Terraform at the same time?

I'm confident at frontend development. I know the basics of Node and Postgres. But I'm weak on DevOps.

I've traditionally been a freelancer and used tools like Vercel and Supabase. However now I have a job with a startup and I need to learn GCP.

I've only spent 1/2 a day but I find using Google Cloud's website and `gcloud` in the terminal quite awkward.

Does it make sense to use something like Terraform from the start? I like the idea of a code-first approach, and being able to switch providers in the future is also nice (we're on GCP as we got a bunch of free credits).

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How Much Do You Spend on Databases? (2-Min Survey)

Hey all,

We’re doing a quick research study on **database costs & infrastructure**—figuring out how developers & companies use PostgreSQL, InfluxDB, ClickHouse, and managed DBaaS.

**Common problems we hear:**

* 💸 AWS RDS costs way more than expected
* 😩 Managing **high availability & scaling** is painful
* 🔗 Vendor lock-in sucks

🔥 If you run databases, we’d **love your insights!**

👉 **Survey Link (2 mins, no email required):** [https://app.formbricks.com/s/cm6r296dm0007l203s8953ph4](https://app.formbricks.com/s/cm6r296dm0007l203s8953ph4)

(Results will be shared back with the community!)

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What do you think of the idea your life partner is a DevOps engineer as well?

Any thoughts? Cons pros ?

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Roast my Resume!

Ok so, my contract at a startup ended a few weeks ago and I'm currently looking for my next adventure, the DevOps job market has been really tough lately, I've sent lots of CVs here and there, so far I made it to a couple interviews, second interviews, technical interviews but then I'm left in radio silence or the position just closes.

I come from a system administration and infrastructure background, not really much of a coder other than python automation scripts, terraform files and CI/CD configuration files.

I do not consider myself a senior engineer, I'm more like intermediate-level.

Roast my resume and let me know what should I improve/learn next in my career.

https://imgur.com/a/Y0ukRkM


Edit: I'm not from the US, so that could make it a little bit harder to get hired.

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Helping folks understand what EKS Auto Mode is and how to set it up in Terraform

Hi all. Purely as an educational tool for knowledge sharing, I created an all-in-one repo that deploys a Kubernetes cluster using Auto Mode enabled, and shows how Auto Mode is different than not using Auto Mode.



https://github.com/setheliot/eks\_auto\_mode



Let me know what you think of it? PR to improve it are always welcome.

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How do you handle downtime communication with your users?

Hey everyone,

I’m working on a simple tool that helps businesses display custom messages directly in their apps when things go wrong (e.g., API failures, server downtime) aka incidents.

The idea is to let you quickly toggle a message to your users without relying on a full status page or complex integrations. The main point is that this error status message is hosted outside your apps infrastructure and your client side can easily check the api regularly to see if there is any need to display the message.

If you run a SaaS, fintech, or e-commerce platform, I’d love to hear your thoughts:

How do you currently notify users when your services are down?
Would something like this be useful for your business?

Looking forward to hearing your feedback!

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Wednesday humor? Ops-abet Soup (Like alphabet soup)

During my last meeting someone mentioned in stand-up...

BreakOps
ClickOps
DevOps
EphemeralOps
HelpdeskOps
RebootOps

What else can we add to this list? lol

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Survey on multi factor authentication in cloud for academic

Hi everyone! 🙋‍♂🙋‍♀

I am working on a study about - usability and usage of Multi Factor Authentication systems in cloud and I would love your support. Your honest feedback will help us collect real data for meaningful analysis.

📝 The survey is quick and easy – it will only take 5-7 minutes!

👉 Click here to participate: https://forms.gle/qeszv1JER6TtEA5W9

Your participation means a lot to us. Thank you for your time and support!

 

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Brainstorming Ideas for University Final Year Project

Hello everyone,

I'm about to start my senior year at university and want to pursue a final-year project that blends DevOps and AI, (most likely a dev tool). With 2 years of experience in DevOps, my skill set includes automation, observability, IaC, Kubernetes, containerization, AWS, Azure, with strong emphasis on security.

I'm looking for project ideas that align with these strengths and also resonate with recent Y Combinator's Request for Startups. Would love to hear thoughts from this amazing sub, which has been super helpful throughout my career.

Thank you!

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Starting a Systems Specialist role Monday...any advice?

Hey all!

Hope everyone is well. So I am starting a new job this coming Monday. Title is 'System Specialist'. Currently a Junior SysAdmin at a health organization, dealing with a lot of Azure, O365, AD, Veeam, Wasabi administration, along with other technologies.

My new job is at a pharmaceutical 'start-up' but it appears they're successful enough to be past the 'start-up' stage. This job I've been told deals with Azure/AD for directory usage, and a bunch of Linux/AWS/Docker stuff with other projects. Super excited for the opportunity, as I've been trying to get into more Cloud/DevOps stuff the past year or so. Also a 60% salary increase compared to my current role.

My last day at my current employer is tomorrow, taking Friday off to clear the head and be fresh for Monday.

Pretty bittersweet, aside from the obvious pay upgrade and upgrade in technologies used, as I really enjoyed working with my IT team at my current place.

Anything I should be worried about? Any advice adjusting to the new job? Or just any advice in general? Getting first day anxiety at this point lol, just want to get started already.

Thanks all and have a blessed weekend!

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Integrating Fastlane Match with Azure Storage Container – Has Anyone Done This?

Hello everyone!

I've recently started automating iOS certificate and profile management at my new job using Fastlane Match, and it's been functioning quite well from an Azure DevOps Repo setup. I had done something like this at a previous job I worked at as well.

However, my superior wants to migrate this setup to Azure, possibly utilizing an Azure Storage Container. He specifically doesn't want it to run out of a repository even though it would be encrypted. From what I've researched, Fastlane Match's documentation suggests compatibility with Google Cloud Storage or an Amazon S3 bucket, but Azure is not mentioned.

I'm contemplating whether anyone in this community has experience or has tackled integration with Azure. Building custom scripts might be an option, but before I head down that route, I wanted to reach out and see if anyone else has successfully implemented this or explored the possibility.

Any insights or recommendations would be highly appreciated. Looking forward to your valuable input on this!

https://redd.it/1iij4p8
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Effective Usage of AI Code Reviewers on GitHub

The article discusses the effective use of AI code reviewers on GitHub, highlighting their role in enhancing the code review process within software development: How to Effectively Use AI Code Reviewers on GitHub

It outlines the traditional manual code review process, emphasizing its importance in maintaining coding standards, identifying vulnerabilities, and ensuring architectural integrity.

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What is the best platform for DevOps freelance?

Hello,

I started this week a new search for DevOps projects/part-time. I created an Upwork account and reactivated my Workana account. I have applied for a lot of jobs and I had zero interactions so far. Do you recommend another platform or any tips for new users?

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Looking to proxy-cache S3 requests in a CI/CD pipeline

Hey all, I'm trying to solve a interesting problem for work. We upload build artifacts to AWS S3, but that eats up 10-20 minutes of build time; I want to proxy-cache that locally so its faster. Seems like the S3 proxy solutions I can find either date back 7+ years ago with stale code, or only support read-caching via Nginx or other software. Anyone have any good tricks for accomplishing this? Thanks.

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recorded training video and want automated certificate to be sent

Ok, I have a 1 hr training video. I want to upload this video, and once someone has watched it (or most of it), the "system" will automatically send them a certificate of completion. Does someone do this?

O yeah, also want to do it for cheap - like <$20 a month total. probable 200 users a year.

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Certificate Ripper v2.4.0 released - tool to extract server certificates

\- Added system certificate extractor
\- Added help function
\- Added version provider
\- Added statistics for duplicate certificates
\- Added statistics for expired certificates
\- Bumped dependencies

\- Added support for Nix OS / nixpkgs (Linux/Mac package manager)
\- Added suppert for Chocolatey 🍫 (Windows package manager)
\- Added support for Scoop 🍨 (Windows package manager)

You can find/view the tool here: GitHub - Certificate Ripper

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Use cases for OIDC in GitHub Actions?

I wrote an article a while back about using OIDC for config management tools, but the GitHub Actions example is broadly applicable to any kind of workflow. If you've used OIDC-based workflows before, I'm curious what other use cases have worked well for you?


https://blog.gitguardian.com/how-to-handle-secrets-configuration-management-tools/

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Has anyone interviewed for a Capital One DevOps position and can give advice ?


Has anyone interviewed for a Capital One DevOps position and can give advice? Would really appreciate it.

I have a huge power day interview coming up with Capital One and am eager to prep as much as I can for this. I really want this role so could use as much help as I can.

It is explained to me that the interview will be 2 technical sessions of 1 hr each and 1 behavior and 1 case interview.

If anyone has insights on what kind of question to expect during the 2 technical sessions, please share. Specificity would be extremely appreciated.

Further more the case interview is something super new to me. I research on Capital Ones website and YouTube for sample DevOps case interviews and I can’t find anything relevant. Many case Interviews are more focused on business concepts and increasing profitability rather than on tech related or DevOps stuff. If any one has any recent info that would once again be so helpful.

Thanks in advance!

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