AWS Tools for PowerShell module in GitHub Actions

April 23, 2023April 23, 2023 ~ sourav kundu ~ Leave a comment

Previously, I wrote a note on using AWS Tools for PowerShell in Azure Pipelines, and in this note, I show how to use that in GitHub Actions. If you are new to AWS Tools for Powershell, I recommend reading about that at AWS Docs. The process can be broken down into three steps: 1. Configure … Continue reading AWS Tools for PowerShell module in GitHub Actions

Automate Azure Boards iteration using PowerShell and Azure Pipelines

December 29, 2022 ~ sourav kundu ~ 1 Comment

I start planning for the following year in the last two weeks of December. I use Azure DevOps to track my work -break down goals into features, and features into user stories, which I map into sprints. Creating iterations and adding them to projects is something that anyone can automate. Last year I used the … Continue reading Automate Azure Boards iteration using PowerShell and Azure Pipelines

Install and use AWS tools for PowerShell on Azure DevOps Pipelines YAML

September 18, 2022March 20, 2023 ~ sourav kundu ~ 2 Comments

Often while working on automation, I am required to interact with AWS cloud resources. For example, when using my laptop, I use the AWS CLI; I have the latest version installed. However, I prefer AWS Tools for Powershell if I automate the process into a build pipeline. If you are new to AWS Tools for … Continue reading Install and use AWS tools for PowerShell on Azure DevOps Pipelines YAML

Push Docker images to Amazon ECR using YAML based Azure Pipelines

March 30, 2022March 14, 2023 ~ 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

Create Azure DevOps iterations using PowerShell

December 26, 2021December 29, 2022 ~ sourav kundu ~ 1 Comment

I start planning for the following year in the last two weeks of December. I use Azure DevOps to track my work -break down goals into features, and 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

Terraform Remote State -Part 2: Using Azure

March 25, 2021 ~ sourav kundu ~ 2 Comments

This note is in continuation to the previous one -Terraform Remote State -Part1: Using AWS, where I've covered the what and how of a terraform remote state. So that we are all on the same page, I'll list down a few important points related to that: -the current state of infrastructure as referred to by … Continue reading Terraform Remote State -Part 2: Using Azure

Exploring Azure Pipelines, Terraform, and Powershell

February 25, 2021March 13, 2023 ~ sourav kundu ~ Leave a comment

As of this writing [Feb 2021], if you've used the Terraform extension from Microsoft DevLabs, you'd have noticed that there is support for only a tiny set of Terraform commands out of the box. These are init, validate, plan, validate and apply, and destroy. But Terraform has many commands: fmt, import, output, show, taint, workspace, … Continue reading Exploring Azure Pipelines, Terraform, and Powershell