Time to get into the internal guts of HashiCorp Vault by discussing its architecture. This is the third video for that objective. We're going to talk about Vault clustering, high availability, and replication. Vault Cert Guide - https://leanpub.com/vault-certified/ Day Two Cloud podcast - https://daytwocloud.io
We are going to take a set of Raspberry Pi's running the new EXSi ARM Fling and get them joined to a vCenter server. Along the way I learned a few things about NTP and certificate issues.
HashiCorp introduced Waypoint at HashiConf last week, and I wasn't going to do a video about it, but more than one person asked me to. It's a developer-centric tool and I'm not a developer. That being said, I do work with things like SCM, CI/CD, and IaC. So maybe there's something in Waypoint for little old me. Check out the project here: https://www.waypointproject.io/
Over the next two videos, I am going to dive into Boundary's Terraform provider. In this video, we'll talk a little about what Boundary is, how Terraform can assist with it, and go through an example of how to create resources on Boundary using Terraform. In the next video, we will build out a Boundary architecture in Azure using Terraform. And then we will add hosts and grant access to those hosts also using Terraform. Should be fun! Check ...
Holly Lehman, Program Manager at Microsoft and all around incredible human being joined me to share her thoughts on build a tech career from the outside. Her tips are: - Embrace your impostor syndrome and challenge it - Focus on the unique things you bring to the table - Participate in a mentorship program - Get out of your comfort zone You can find her excellent YouTube channel, Head in the Cloud, Heart in the Community her...
Time to get into the internal guts of HashiCorp Vault by discussing its architecture. This is the second video for that objective. We're going to talk about the storage backend of Vault! It's pretty exciting stuff, especially with integrated storage in 1.4. HashiConf Digital - https://hashiconf.com/ Vault Cert Guide - https://leanpub.com/vault-certified/
VMware recently released their Fling for running ESXi on ARM-based CPUs and that includes Raspberry Pis. Let's walk through the process of getting ESXi installed on a Raspberry Pi in my home lab. Here's the fling page where you can get the official bits for yourself: https://flings.vmware.com/esxi-arm-edition
At HashiConf Digital today, HashiCorp revealed one of two new products. Called Boundary, it is a secure access management solution aimed at providing on-demand access to dynamic infrastructure environments leveraging multiple authentication methods. You can read more about the project here: https://www.boundaryproject.io/
You can use the Terraform Kubernetes Operator to deploy Terraform configurations using Kubernetes constructs like ConfigMaps, Secrets, and the custom resource Workspaces. In this video, I'll walk through what's involved with using the Terraform Operator and what it actually does. GitHub Page: https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-k8s Setup Instructions from HashiCorp: https://www.terraform.io/docs/cloud/integrations/kubernetes/index.html Terraform Tuesdays GitHub: https://github.com/ned1313/ter...
The amazing Tanya Janca joined me to talk about some of the best career advice she ever received, including such highlights as: - Do more of what you want and less of what you should - Don't let guilt or money stand in your way - Consider the worst case scenario - Take the leap! You should go check out Tanya's new company: https://wehackpurple.com AND you should go pre-order her book! https://www.amazon.com/Alice-Bob-Learn-Application-Security/dp...
Time to get into the internal guts of HashiCorp Vault by discussing its architecture. This is going to be the first of several videos on the objective. We're going to start with how data is encrypted in Vault, and how the seal and shamir secret plays into that. HashiConf Digital - https://hashiconf.com/ Vault Cert Guide - https://leanpub.com/vault-certified/
I bought a Cisco 3560-X switch for my home lab. Here's how I set up my networking, and also how I ran into a bit of an issue. Hint: home WiFi routers are not very smart. Here's the router I bought: https://www.ui.com/edgemax/edgerouter-10x/
On October 6th, Pure Storage presented at Tech Field Day Extra for VMworld. There were two big takeaways for me: FlashStack shows HCI isn't all that and Port Worx was a really good idea. Tech Field Day presentation: https://techfieldday.com/appearance/pure-storage-presents-at-tech-field-day-extra-at-vmworld-2020/ Pure Cloud Block Storage post: https://nedinthecloud.com/2019/05/17/going-cloud-native-with-pure-storage-purity/
Terraform 0.14 is in alpha, but I've been tracking some features, you can see them here: https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/tree/v0.14.0-alpha20200923 There also some interesting stuff with Terraform for CDK and Kubernetes Terraform for CDK - https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-cdk/ Terraform for CRD let's you deploy a Terraform config using a Terraform operator and custom resource definitions Which one do you want to see? Let me kno...
Time to tackle some basics with the Vault API using our good friend curl. We are going to review how to authenticate, access a vault secret, and navigate the API in general. Objective 8: Be aware of the Vault API 8A: Authenticate to Vault via Curl 8B: Access Vault secrets via Curl Certification Guide: https://leanpub.com/vault-certified/
I recently purchased some new Supermicro servers for my homelab. This video will show how to install components into a Supermicro SYS-E200-8D server, including RAM, SSD, and NVMe storage. And it will show how to install the rail kit for this 1U mini-server. Server on MITXPC: https://mitxpc.com/products/vm-epm-012i4l - You can get 2% off your purchase with the code: VIRTUALLYGHETTO2OFF 32GB DIMMs: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DTJ8EU6 1 TB SSD: htt...
VMware announced Project Monterey yesterday during the keynote at VMworld 2020. Let's talk about what the project is, how different networking vendors are involved, and how ARM factors into it. Summary: https://www.oaoa.com/news/business/vmware-unveils-project-monterey-re-imagining-hybrid-cloud-architecture-to-support-next-generation-applications/article_e0c651fb-5b2b-5d8e-b66f-085478d838ac.html Pensando PR: https://pensando.io/pensando-vmware-and-project-monterey/...
I'm working on a project to use Terraform with Google Cloud. It's complicated! Things I learned: 1. Google does not have a native MongoDB service 2. Everything lives in a project 3. APIs are NOT enabled by default How to create a Terraform Service Account to create Google Cloud projects: https://cloud.google.com/community/tutorials/managing-gcp-projects-with-terraform Terraform cert guide: https://leanpub.com/terraform-certified/ Vault cert guide: htt...
Jeremy Morgan joins me today to share his three H's of career advancement: stay hungry, stay honest, and stay humble.
We are going to cover how to use the Vault UI to do some common tasks. Check out my new Vault Certification guide: https://leanpub.com/vault-certified
After doing a bunch of Raspberry Pi things, I've been consider what I want to do with my home lab and what I want to get out of it. Here's what I've come up with. Let me know what you want to see in the home lab! I'm going to be building, configuring, and all kinds of other 'ings. Power to the Polls!: https://www.powerthepolls.org/ These are not referral links: - SuperMicro SYS-E200-8D server: https://mitxpc.com/products/vm-epm-012i4l - Server Monkey ...
The highlights for me are around Azure Arc, Azure Stack, and Azure VMware Service. In this video I'll explore each on in turn and explain why each one matters for Microsoft and the larger tech ecosystem.
You don't have to use a version control system to get in on Terraform Cloud! In this video, I'll show you how to get start with Terraform Cloud from the CLI.
Keith Townsend joins me today to share what the best career advice he ever got was and how it changed his life. Keith's BCAE moments? 1. It takes 10 years to get 10 years of career experience 2. You don't like management 3. Remove every excuse others will use to stop you
We're going to wrap up the topic by looking at enabling and configuring secrets engines, and checking out Vault environment variables.
SD cards have a pretty high failure rate on Raspberry Pi's. The Raspberry Pi 4 recently started supporting boot from a USB mass media device. Here's a little tutorial on how to get started. FYI - the boot from USB 100% worked after the video. It grabbed the same IP address and I was able to SSH into it.
With the acquisition of Portworx by Pure, it got me thinking about the evolution of storage for Kubernetes and what the landscape looks like.
Terraform Cloud is free for up to five users and it has some pretty cool features. In this video, we'll see how it can be integrated with GitHub to create your infrastructure automagically!
David Davis joins me today to share what the best career advice he ever got was and how it changed his life. 1. Stay hungry 2. Don't be complacent 3. CANEI - Constant and Never Ending Improvement
We are going to continue our little journey into the Vault CLI by focusing on configuring authentication methods and policies. GitHub Repo: https://github.com/ned1313/vault-fridays/
