Hands-On DevOps with Vagrant


Book Description

Vagrant is a tool used to build and manage virtualized environments with ease. Vagrant as a tool has evolved over time from support to virtualization to managing end to end DevOps and infrastructure management. Through this book, you’ll be able to quickly install and configure Vagrant to perfectly suit your DevOps and infrastructure needs.




Hands-on DevOps with Linux


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Manage Linux Servers on-premises and cloud with advanced DevOps techniques using Kubernetes Ê KEY FEATURESÊÊ _ Detailed coverage on architecture of Web Servers, Databases, and Cloud Servers. _ Practical touch on deploying your application and managing cloud infrastructure using Docker and Terraform. _ Simplified implementation of Infrastructure as Code with Vagrant. _ Explore the use of different cloud services for better provisioning, scalability, and reliability of enterprise applications. DESCRIPTIONÊ Hands-on DevOps with Linux brings you advanced learnings on how to make the best use of Linux commands in managing the DevOps infrastructure to keep enterprise applications up-to-date. The book begins by introducing you to the Linux world with the most used commands by DevOps experts and teaches how to set up your own infrastructure in your environment. The book covers exclusive coverage on production scenarios using Kubernetes and how the entire container orchestration is managed.Ê Throughout the book, you will get accustomed to the most widely used techniques among DevOps Engineers in their routine.Ê You will explore how infrastructure as code works, working with Vagrant, Docker and Terraform through which you can manage the entire cloud deployment of applications along with how to scale them on your own. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN _ Create Infrastructure as Code to replicate the configuration to your infrastructure. _ Learn best methods and techniques to build continuous delivery pipeline using Jenkins. _ Learn to Distribute and scale your applications using Kubernetes. _ Get insights by analyzing millions of server logs using Kibana and Logstash. WHO THIS BOOK IS FORÊÊ This book is best suited for DevOps Engineers and DevOps professionals who want to make best use of Linux commands in managing the DevOps infrastructure daily. It is a good handy guide for Linux administrators and system administrators too to get familiar with the use of Linux in Devops and advance their skillset in DevOps. Ê TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Getting started with Linux 2. Working with Bash 3. Setting up a service 4. Configuring a reverse proxy with Nginx 5. Deploying your application using Docker 6. Automating your Infrastructure as Code 7. Creating your infrastructure using cloud services 8. Working with Terraform 9. Working with Git 10. Continuous integration and Continuous Delivery using Jenkins 11. Deploying and scaling your application using Kubernetes 12. Logs with open source Tools




Vagrant: Up and Running


Book Description

Discover why Vagrant is a must-have tool for thousands of developers and ops engineers. This hands-on guide shows you how to use this open source software to build a virtual machine for any purpose—including a completely sandboxed, fully provisioned development environment right on your desktop. Vagrant creator Mitchell Hashimoto shows you how to share a virtual machine image with members of your team, set up a separate virtualization for each project, and package virtual machines for use by others. This book covers the V1 (1.0.x) configuration syntax running on top of a V2 (1.1+) core, the most stable configuration format running on the latest core. Build a simple virtual machine with just two commands and no configuration Create a development environment that closely resembles production Automate software installation and management with shell scripts, Chef, or Puppet Set up a network interface to access your virtual machine from any computer Use your own editor and browser to develop and test your applications Test complicated multi-machine clusters with a single Vagrantfile Change Vagrant’s default operating system to match your production OS Extend Vagrant features with plugins, including components you build yourself




DevOps for the Desperate


Book Description

DevOps for the Desperate is a hands-on, no-nonsense guide for those who land in a DevOps environment and need to get up and running quickly. This book introduces fundamental concepts software developers need to know to flourish in a modern DevOps environment including infrastructure as code, configuration management, security, containerization and orchestration, monitoring and alerting, and troubleshooting. Readers will follow along with hands-on examples to learn how to tackle common DevOps tasks. The book begins with an exploration of DevOps concepts using Vagrant and Ansible to build systems with repeatable and predictable states, including configuring a host with user-based security. Next up is a crash course on containerization, orchestration, and delivery using Docker, Kubernetes, and a CI/CDpipeline. The book concludes with a primer in monitoring and alerting with tips for troubleshootingcommon host and application issues. You'll learn how to: Use Ansible to manage users and groups, and enforce complex passwords Create a security policy for administrative permissions, and automate a host-based firewall Get started with Docker to containerize applications, use Kubernetes for orchestration, and deploycode using a CI/CD pipeline Build a monitoring stack, investigate common metric patterns, and trigger alerts Troubleshoot and analyze common issues and errors found on hosts




Practical DevOps


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Harness the power of DevOps to boost your skill set and make your IT organization perform better About This Book Get to know the background of DevOps so you understand the collaboration between different aspects of an IT organization and a software developer Improve your organization's performance to ensure smooth production of software and services Deploy top-quality software and ensure software maintenance and release management with this practical guide Who This Book Is For This book is aimed at developers and system administrators who wish to take on larger responsibilities and understand how the infrastructure that builds today's enterprises works. This book is also great for operations personnel who would like to better support developers. You do not need to have any previous knowledge of DevOps. What You Will Learn Appreciate the merits of DevOps and continuous delivery and see how DevOps supports the agile process Understand how all the systems fit together to form a larger whole Set up and familiarize yourself with all the tools you need to be efficient with DevOps Design an application that is suitable for continuous deployment systems with Devops in mind Store and manage your code effectively using different options such as Git, Gerrit, and Gitlab Configure a job to build a sample CRUD application Test the code using automated regression testing with Jenkins Selenium Deploy your code using tools such as Puppet, Ansible, Palletops, Chef, and Vagrant Monitor the health of your code with Nagios, Munin, and Graphite Explore the workings of Trac—a tool used for issue tracking In Detail DevOps is a practical field that focuses on delivering business value as efficiently as possible. DevOps encompasses all the flows from code through testing environments to production environments. It stresses the cooperation between different roles, and how they can work together more closely, as the roots of the word imply—Development and Operations. After a quick refresher to DevOps and continuous delivery, we quickly move on to looking at how DevOps affects architecture. You'll create a sample enterprise Java application that you'll continue to work with through the remaining chapters. Following this, we explore various code storage and build server options. You will then learn how to perform code testing with a few tools and deploy your test successfully. Next, you will learn how to monitor code for any anomalies and make sure it's running properly. Finally, you will discover how to handle logs and keep track of the issues that affect processes Style and approach This book is primarily a technical guide to DevOps with practical examples suitable for people who like to learn by implementing concrete working code. It starts out with background information and gradually delves deeper into technical subjects.




Vagrant Virtual Development Environment Cookbook


Book Description

If you are a software developer or administrator who wishes to create simple, reusable environments using Vagrant, this book is the perfect choice for you. Whether you are a system administrator with extensive experience in virtualization or a developer wishing to create development scripts for cloud deployment, you will find easy-to-follow recipes and techniques in this book that will allow you to create robust and reproducible virtual environments.




Ansible for DevOps


Book Description

Ansible is a simple, but powerful, server and configuration management tool. Learn to use Ansible effectively, whether you manage one server--or thousands.




The DevOps Handbook


Book Description

Increase profitability, elevate work culture, and exceed productivity goals through DevOps practices. More than ever, the effective management of technology is critical for business competitiveness. For decades, technology leaders have struggled to balance agility, reliability, and security. The consequences of failure have never been greater―whether it's the healthcare.gov debacle, cardholder data breaches, or missing the boat with Big Data in the cloud. And yet, high performers using DevOps principles, such as Google, Amazon, Facebook, Etsy, and Netflix, are routinely and reliably deploying code into production hundreds, or even thousands, of times per day. Following in the footsteps of The Phoenix Project, The DevOps Handbook shows leaders how to replicate these incredible outcomes, by showing how to integrate Product Management, Development, QA, IT Operations, and Information Security to elevate your company and win in the marketplace.




The DevOps 2. 0 Toolkit


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Automating the Continuous Deployment Pipeline with Containerized MicroservicesAbout This Book* First principles of devops, Ansible, Docker, Kubernetes, microservices* Architect your software in a better and more efficient way with microservices packed as immutable containers* Practical guide describing an extremely modern and advanced devops toolchain that can be improved continuouslyWho This Book Is ForIf you are an intermediate-level developer who wants to master the whole microservices development and deployment lifecycle using some of the latest and greatest practices and tools, this is the book for you. Familiarity with the basics of Devops and Continuous Deployment will be useful.What You Will Learn * Get to grips with the fundamentals of Devops* Architect efficient software in a better and more efficient way with the help of microservices* Use Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, Ubuntu, Docker Swarm and more* Implement fast, reliable and continuous deployments with zero-downtime and ability to roll-back* Learn about centralized logging and monitoring of your cluster* Design self-healing systems capable of recovery from both hardware and software failuresIn DetailBuilding a complete modern devops toolchain requires not only the whole microservices development and a complete deployment lifecycle, but also the latest and greatest practices and tools. Victor Farcic argues from first principles how to build a devops toolchain. This book shows you how to chain together Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, Ubuntu, and other tools to build the complete devops toolkit.Style and approach This book follows a unique, hands-on approach familiarizing you to the Devops 2.0 toolkit in a very practical manner. Although there will be a lot of theory, you won't be able to complete this book by reading it in a metro on a way to work. You'll need to be in front of your computer and get your hands dirty.




Hands-On Linux Administration on Azure


Book Description

Develop a solid understanding of cloud computing, Linux virtual machine, container virtualization, and other fundamental concepts to create and manage your Linux workload in Azure Key FeaturesDeploy and manage virtual machines in the Azure environmentExplore open source tools to integrate automation and orchestrationImplement Linux features to create and manage containersBook Description Thanks to its flexibility in delivering scalable cloud solutions, Microsoft Azure is a suitable platform for managing all your workloads. You can use it to implement Linux virtual machines and containers, and to create applications in open source languages with open APIs. This Linux administration book first takes you through the fundamentals of Linux and Azure to prepare you for the more advanced Linux features in later chapters. With the help of real-world examples, you’ll learn how to deploy virtual machines (VMs) in Azure, expand their capabilities, and manage them efficiently. You will manage containers and use them to run applications reliably, and in the concluding chapter, you'll explore troubleshooting techniques using a variety of open source tools. By the end of this book, you'll be proficient in administering Linux on Azure and leveraging the tools required for deployment. What you will learnGrasp the fundamentals of virtualization and cloud computingUnderstand file hierarchy and mount new filesystemsMaintain the life cycle of your application in Azure Kubernetes ServiceManage resources with the Azure CLI and PowerShellManage users, groups, and filesystem permissionsUse Azure Resource Manager to redeploy virtual machinesImplement configuration management to configure a VM correctlyBuild a container using DockerWho this book is for If you are a Linux administrator or a Microsoft professional looking to deploy and manage your workload in Azure, this book is for you. Although not necessary, knowledge of Linux and Azure will assist with understanding core concepts.