Richard.Bailey

Terraform

Pre-Commit for Terraform: A Step-by-Step Guide

Terraform is a powerful tool for managing your infrastructure as code, but mistakes can happen. Wouldn’t it be great to catch those errors before they even reach your infrastructure? That’s where pre-commit comes in. This handy utility lets you run checks (like formatting, linting, and validation) on your Terraform code...

Terraform

5 Proven Terraform State Management Hacks to Avoid Costly Mistakes

Terraform state is a critical component of infrastructure as code (IaC) management with Terraform. It acts as a snapshot of your deployed resources, enabling Terraform to track and manage changes effectively. Let’s delve deeper into the intricacies of managing Terraform state. #1: Default Local Backend Please note that Local Backend...

The Battle of the Web Browsers: Chrome, Edge, Brave, Firefox, Safari and Opera

Web browsers are our gateway to the vast expanse of the internet. They are essential tools that shape our online experiences, from simple web browsing to complex tasks like online shopping, gaming, and web development.  With countless options available, choosing the right web browser can be a daunting task. Reports...

AWS EC2 Fundamentals for SysOps

Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) forms the core of many AWS deployments. As a SysOps administrator, having a solid understanding of EC2 is essential for effective cloud management. This article breaks down the fundamental concepts you need to know. Instance Types EC2 offers various instance types, each optimized for specific...

Linux Networking 101: Solve Connection Problems Now

This guide provides a comprehensive approach to troubleshooting network connectivity issues on Linux systems, with specific guidance for Red Hat, Ubuntu, and Debian users. It covers common problems and offers practical solutions for restoring network functionality. While the guide emphasizes these distributions, the techniques, and commands often apply to other...

PHP 8

Complete Guide to Installing PHP 8.x on Linux

PHP is a widely used open-source general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for web development. Regularly updating to the latest PHP versions ensures access to new features, performance improvements, and the most recent security patches. PHP 8.1 and newer introduce significant enhancements, such as: This guide focuses on installing...

How to Build a MediaWiki Site on AlmaLinux (Fast & Easy)

MediaWiki is a powerful and versatile open-source platform known for powering some of the world’s largest collaborative websites, including Wikipedia. This comprehensive guide will provide a detailed procedure for creating your own MediaWiki site, covering installation, configuration, data population, and optimization strategies to make it a valuable resource. Part 1:...

How to Fix AWS Control Tower has failed to decommission your landing zone.

Here is the error I got when decommissioning a legacy landing zone. It looks a bit like this: When you hit the RETRY button the error persists. Step 1 – Check CloudTrail for any obvious warnings I first checked AWS CloudTrail and found the entry that the delete was accepted,...

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