Push Docker images to Amazon ECR using YAML based Azure Pipelines

March 30, 2022March 30, 2022 ~ sourav kundu ~ Leave a comment

When it comes to identifying a process to deliver continuous value to customers, CI-CD is the defacto standard. And container technology enables that by encapsulating an application and its dependencies into a package that can be hosted and scaled independently of other applications. So DevOps engineers and application developers merged these ideas to forge a … Continue reading Push Docker images to Amazon ECR using YAML based Azure Pipelines

Manage secure variables with Azure DevOps Library and Azure Pipelines

March 30, 2022March 29, 2022 ~ sourav kundu ~ 1 Comment

Quite often, I use secure variables in Azure Pipelines. However, though I want to use them, I do not intend on sharing the values of the variables in the code or logs due to security. Hence I required a variable store that was secure and, at the same time, easily accessible by Azure Pipelines. I … Continue reading Manage secure variables with Azure DevOps Library and Azure Pipelines

Getting started with Docker

February 22, 2022 ~ sourav kundu ~ Leave a comment

If you are getting started or are a seasoned IT professional dealing with building or deploying application code, you may have heard of containers. This is my note, along with a few links as I wrapped my head around the concept of a docker image, an image repository, and an image container. By the end … Continue reading Getting started with Docker

Create Azure DevOps iterations using PowerShell

December 26, 2021December 25, 2021 ~ sourav kundu ~ Leave a comment

The last two weeks of December are when I start planning for the following year. I use Azure DevOps to track my work -break down goals into features, features into user stories, which I map into sprints. Creating iterations and adding them to projects is something that anyone can automate. I learned that from Vinicius … Continue reading Create Azure DevOps iterations using PowerShell

Download AWS S3 bucket into an EC2 instance in 5 steps using user data and Terraform

December 17, 2021March 18, 2022 ~ sourav kundu ~ 2 Comments

I required a few files and folders on an EC2 instance as part of the provisioning process. So, the objective was to upload these files and folders into an AWS S3 bucket and download them from the EC2 instance with the assistance of the user data script and Terraform. Note: As a reader of this … Continue reading Download AWS S3 bucket into an EC2 instance in 5 steps using user data and Terraform

Install AWS CLI on a Windows EC2 instance using Terraform and user data

December 7, 2021 ~ sourav kundu ~ 2 Comments

In the last post, I discussed the steps involved in installing AWS.Tools module for PowerShell on AWS EC2 using user data and Terraform. This post lists the steps to install the AWS CLI on an AWS Windows EC2 instance. I used EC2 user data and Terraform to automate AWS CLI installation as part of the … Continue reading Install AWS CLI on a Windows EC2 instance using Terraform and user data

Install AWS.Tools module for PowerShell on AWS EC2 using user data and Terraform

November 19, 2021December 7, 2021 ~ sourav kundu ~ 2 Comments

I was under the impression that all AWS EC2 instances have the latest version of AWS CLI installed. So, I was in for a pretty shock when I discovered that is not always the case. However, I was required to use the AWS CLI, and since this was an EC2 with Windows OS, I proceeded … Continue reading Install AWS.Tools module for PowerShell on AWS EC2 using user data and Terraform

Manage sensitive variables in AWS EC2 user data with Terraform

November 17, 2021November 17, 2021 ~ sourav kundu ~ 2 Comments

If you have worked with EC2 user data, you'd have noticed a shortcoming in the approach -the inability to pass command-line arguments to the user data script at run time. Let me explain why I believe that to be a problem. User data is a capability associated with an AWS EC2 instance as part of … Continue reading Manage sensitive variables in AWS EC2 user data with Terraform

Attach IAM role to AWS EC2 instance using Terraform

November 16, 2021November 15, 2021 ~ sourav kundu ~ 4 Comments

I have a fair level of understanding about the relationship between AWS IAM policy, role, user, and group. I have also implemented the concept of assumed-role and the trusted and trusting account association. You can read more about that at -Creating IAM assume-role relationship between two AWS accounts. So, when I heard of EC2s being … Continue reading Attach IAM role to AWS EC2 instance using Terraform

Working with AWS EC2 user data and Terraform

November 7, 2021November 16, 2021 ~ sourav kundu ~ 4 Comments

User data is a feature that allows customization of AWS EC2 (virtual machine) when it is created and (if desired) also with each restart after they are provisioned.As we all know, AWS EC2 (virtual machines) is the legacy approach to hosting applications in the world of containers. Last year I attended a webinar sponsored by … Continue reading Working with AWS EC2 user data and Terraform