Practical guides to Git, CI/CD, Ollama, and Azure
Before starting to create Service Account: Required roles: Permissions that you need to create and delete service account keys, you the Service Account Key Admin (roles/iam.serviceAccountKeyAdmin) IAM role on the project. Using GCP Console: Navigate to the GCP Console: Select your Project:… Read moreCreating a GCP Service Account and Key: Step-by-Step Guide
GitLab CI/CD allows you to streamline your continuous integration and continuous deployment processes using a configuration file, typically named .gitlab-ci.yaml. In this blog post, we’ll explore how to organize your GitLab CI/CD configuration by utilizing templates and extends for better… Read moreGitLab CI/CD Configuration using Templates and Extends
Introduction This document provides a comprehensive overview of setting up a GitLab CI/CD pipeline to deploy resources in Azure using Terraform. The pipeline automates the infrastructure provisioning process, ensuring consistency, reliability, and efficiency in your Azure environment. Prerequisites Before you… Read moreDeploying Azure Resources with GitLab CI/CD and Terraform
A service principal is the identity an app, script or CI pipeline uses to sign in to Azure. You create one by registering an application in Microsoft Entra ID (the new name for Azure Active Directory), giving it a credential,… Read moreCreating a Service Principal in Azure Portal: Step-by-Step Guide
Introduction Infrastructure as Code (IaC) has become an integral part of modern cloud computing, enabling developers and operations teams to define, manage, and version infrastructure in a declarative manner. In the Microsoft Azure ecosystem, two primary tools for IaC are… Read moreAzure Bicep vs ARM Templates vs Terraform: Comparison
Introduction In the dynamic world of cloud infrastructure, securing your Terraform code is paramount. Static code analysis tools like Checkov, tfsec, and Terrascan play a crucial role in ensuring the security and compliance of your infrastructure-as-code (IaC) projects. This blog… Read moreTerraform Security Tools – Checkov vs. tfsec vs. Terrascan
Introduction: Prerequisites Before diving into the GitLab CI/CD YAML configuration, ensure that you have the following in place: You can find the source code and the complete GitLab repository at gcp_terraform_demo. YAML Configuration for GitLab CI/CD with Terraform Understanding the… Read moreAutomating Terraform Deployments with GitLab CI/CD: GCP
Introduction Elevate your development workflow by automating code testing and deployment with GitLab CI/CD. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll walk you through creating a GitLab CI/CD configuration file (gitlab-ci.yml). This configuration file executes different jobs based on whether the code… Read moreSetting Up GitLab CI/CD for Different Branches
HashiCorp Sentinel is the policy-as-code engine built into HCP Terraform (the product formerly called Terraform Cloud) and Terraform Enterprise. It is not a standalone CLI tool you install next to Terraform — it only runs inside those two platforms, as… Read moreEnforcing Policies in Terraform with Sentinel (and What to Use on OpenTofu)
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