Following on from my previous blog post which looked at installing Terraform, I am now going to look at using Terraform to deploy an AWS EC2 instance. Terraform uses Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and so it needs a terraform file containing the details of what the expected infrastructure should be. Note: To follow along with … Continue reading Terraform – Introduction: TF files / First Run
In this blog post I am going to introduce Terraform and install it. What’s Terraform? Terraform is a tool to help build infrastructure from code, i.e. it takes a terraform file and then creates / destroys infrastructure as required. Terraform was created by Hashicorp, the same company behind Vagrant and Packer. Terraform is written in … Continue reading Terraform – Introduction: Installation
I have written a few blog posts about setting up an ELK (Elastic Logstash Kibana) stack but have not really touched on the power of Logstash. In this blog post I am hoping to resolve this by looking at using Logstash to get logs from an AWS S3 bucket and place them into Elastic. To … Continue reading AWS – Using Logstash to Ingest Logs From S3 Bucket Into Elastic
If you have multiple Linux devices (e.g. Raspberry Pis) you may find it helpful to set up an apt cache to help with updates, especially if you have a poor internet connection or limited data allowance. An apt cache works by caching (i.e. saving) all the updates on one device so that other devices can … Continue reading Using A Raspberry Pi As An Apt Cache (Raspberry Pi)
When learning about new systems, applications or trying new settings I find the best way to learn is with a hands-on approach. However, learning hands-on doesn’t always end well and the last thing anyone wants is to have to reinstall their computers operating system (host OS) after it was destroyed due to misconfiguration of a … Continue reading Virtual Box (Mac OS X / Linux)
I regularly use SSH (Secure Shell) to control the various Raspberry Pis that I have set up as none of them are connected to a monitor / keyboard / mouse and it provides easy access from my laptop. Note: The first piece of advice when using SSH with Raspbian is to make sure the default account … Continue reading Changing SSH Port (Raspberry Pi)
I can’t remember the last time I did a blog entry just about me and not a program/code that I’ve been working on. November 2018 has been quite a month, so I have decided to do one now. Training I’ve spent most of it hitting up LinkedIn Learning to increase my knowledge in various subjects. … Continue reading November_2018 = document.getElementById(‘Update’)
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