Okta SSO for Ansible Semaphore
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DevOps
Docker - Notes
Introduction to Containers Application and libraries compatibility with an underlying OS for creating application stacks is an issue. This compatibility matr...
Unattended Provisioning - Windows
Foreman can be configured to perform Windows provisioning in one of the two ways, either by using the wimaging scripts and modules created by the community o...
r10k - Code Manager for Puppet Open Source
r10k code manager can be used to push puppet code from a remote repository such as github. This way, the puppet code is maintained in a version control syste...
Puppet Notes
Puppet focuses on modelling infrastructure than on procedures. A configuration consists of different resources, users, and parameters.
Unattended Provisioning - CentOS Linux
Unattended Installation means Operating System installation without any user intervention. Foreman by default is shipped with all the things required to do a...
Foreman and Smart-Proxy Installation
Foreman is an open source project that helps system administrators manage servers throughout their life cycle, from provisioning and configuration to orch...
Foreman Architecture and Design
Components A complete Foreman Installation includes the following components:
Fortinet
Removing a Device from a FGT HA Configuration: Best Practices
Breaking a FGT HA and removing a device may be necessary in certain scenarios, but it is a critical process that should be approached with caution. Care must...
Configuring Reserved HA Management: How to Access a Secondary Device
The blog post discusses how to access a secondary device in a High Availability (HA) configuration. Typically, in an HA configuration, only the primary devic...
The Importance of FortiGate Session Table Flags in Network Troubleshooting
When troubleshooting network issues, it is often useful to review the session information on your FortiGate firewall to gain insight into what is happening o...
Exploring FortiGate’s Intervdom Links: A Comprehensive Guide
In this blog, we’ll explore the use cases for intervdom links, which are a powerful feature of Fortinet’s FortiGate firewall platform. Intervdom links allow ...
FortiGate Web Filter SNI
FortiOS Webfilter is a powerful tool used by network administrators to control and monitor web traffic on their networks. One of its key features is its abil...
Initial Checklist for FortiGate deployment in a Production Environment
In this blog post, we will discuss certain things that should be the first things you check before deploying a FortiGate device in a production environment. ...
Linux
Portainer - GUI Management Tool for Docker
Introduction Portainer is a lightweight management UI for Docker. It allows most of the features of Docker to be performed through the graphical web interfac...
Networking
WireGuard VPN Setup on AWS LightSail
WireGuard is an easy to use and secure VPN tunneling protocol. It utilizes UDP as it’s communication protocol. The overhead carried by WireGuard’s encryption...
AWS
Using AWS Parameter Store as a Configuration and Variable Store
AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store is a powerful tool that allows you to store and manage configuration data for your applications. With Parameter Store, yo...