How to Build a Grafana OSS Observability Stack (Prometheus, Loki, Tempo) on Ubuntu 24.04
Deploy Prometheus, Loki, Tempo and Grafana with Docker Compose, instrument a demo app to emit metrics, logs and traces, and correlate all three signals from a …
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How to Run RustFS (S3-Compatible Object Storage) on Linux
Install and configure RustFS as an S3-compatible object store on Ubuntu 24.04, set credentials, create buckets, upload/download objects, verify integrity, and …
How to Create Rocky Linux Template in vSphere - using Packer
Automating a Rocky Linux 9 template for vSphere with Packer and the vSphere plugin, driven by a kickstart file.
How to Create Images/Templates/VMs in vSphere - using Packer
A reference of the Linux, Windows, and ESXi builds covered in this Packer series, and the HCL file structure they share.
How to Setup OpenTofu
Installing OpenTofu from the GitHub release RPM and walking through the write, plan, and apply workflow.
How to Setup Packer
Installing Packer on Rocky Linux from the HashiCorp RPM repository, including the cracklib conflict that breaks the default package.
How to Install and Configure Ansible AWX on Rocky Linux 8
Deploying the AWX operator into a K3s cluster with Kustomize, then creating an AWX instance as a NodePort service.
How to Install and Configure K3S
Install and configure K3s, the lightweight CNCF-certified Kubernetes distribution, with its built-in local storage provider, Traefik ingress, and packaged …
How to Create a Rocky Linux Server Template in VMware - Manual
Create a reusable Rocky Linux server template in VMware Workstation manually, choosing the right virtual hardware, installing and updating the OS, and preparing …