Best of DevOps — July 2025

1
Article
Community Picks·44w
An open source alternative to Heroku
Canine is an open source deployment platform designed as a cost-effective alternative to Heroku. It offers GitHub integration, one-click deployments, automatic SSL certificate management, and Kubernetes simplification. The platform supports over 200 cloud providers to avoid vendor lock-in, includes autoscaling capabilities, and can deploy over 10,000 open source projects at no additional cost. Users can either self-host Canine or use the hosted version, with the core platform being free and open source.
458
19
2
Video
TechWorld with Nana·42w
Bash Scripting Tutorial for Beginners
A comprehensive beginner's guide to bash scripting that transforms manual command execution into automated scripts. Covers fundamental concepts like variables, arrays, loops, and conditionals through a practical log analysis example. Shows how to create a script that automatically scans log files for errors, generates reports, and provides intelligent alerts when issues exceed thresholds. Demonstrates the progression from basic command execution to advanced automation techniques that save time and ensure consistency in DevOps workflows.
148
4
3
Article
Nick Janetakis·42w
Why I Like Using Docker Compose in Production — Nick Janetakis
A developer shares 10+ years of experience using Docker Compose in production environments, addressing common concerns about scalability and deployment. The post covers successful real-world deployments including multi-million dollar businesses, explains vertical scaling capabilities, and demonstrates a git-based deployment workflow. Key points include Docker Compose's production readiness, cost-effective scaling options, and simplified deployment processes across different application stacks.
118
2
4
Article
Hacker News·44w
stan-smith/OpenFLOW: Make beautiful isometric infrastructure diagrams
OpenFLOW is an open-source Progressive Web App for creating isometric infrastructure diagrams that runs entirely in the browser. Built with React and TypeScript, it features auto-save functionality, offline support, privacy-first local storage, and import/export capabilities. The tool allows users to drag and drop components, create connections, and customize diagrams with colors and labels. It supports keyboard shortcuts, works across modern browsers, and can be deployed to any static hosting service.
106
4
5
Article
Spacelift·42w
10 Most Popular GitHub Actions Alternatives for CI/CD
Compares 10 popular CI/CD alternatives to GitHub Actions, including Spacelift, Jenkins, CircleCI, GitLab CI/CD, Azure DevOps, and others. Each tool offers unique advantages like cost efficiency, customization, scalability, or compliance features. The comparison covers key features, licensing, and use cases to help teams choose the right CI/CD solution based on their specific requirements, infrastructure preferences, and ecosystem integration needs.
105
3
6
Article
gitconnected·42w
Docker Containers and Images : Part 1
Docker images are snapshots or manifests of containers, while containers are running instances of Docker images. During the image build process, Docker creates intermediate containers for each Dockerfile command, executes the command, and commits the result as a new layer. The key difference between images and containers is that containers have an additional thin read/write layer on top of the image layers.
96
7
Article
freeCodeCamp·44w
Top Application Monitoring Tools for Developers
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) tools help developers detect issues before users report them. Five key tools are compared: New Relic offers comprehensive full-stack observability with real-time metrics and traces; Datadog excels in cloud-native environments with seamless integrations and powerful alerting; Prometheus + Grafana provides open-source flexibility with custom dashboards and PromQL querying; Sentry specializes in error tracking with detailed stack traces and breadcrumbs; PostHog combines product analytics with session recording and feature flags. For small teams, start with Sentry for errors and Prometheus for metrics, then consider unified solutions like Datadog or New Relic as you scale.
92
1
8
Article
JetBrains·44w
10 Remote Development Best Practices
Remote development involves running development environments on remote infrastructure rather than local machines. Key best practices include avoiding pixel-streaming solutions like RDP/VNC, implementing offline-capable clients, using enterprise-grade orchestration platforms, adopting short-lived disposable environments, enforcing zero-trust security, and monitoring meaningful metrics. Modern solutions like CodeCanvas, GitHub Codespaces, and Gitpod provide automated provisioning, cost control, and security features that manual SSH setups cannot match. AI agent support is becoming essential for future-proofing remote development workflows.
90
9
Article
Nick Cosentino·42w
This never happens
83
4
10
Video
YouTube·40w
DevOps Full Course 2025 | DevOps Tutorial For Beginners | Intellipaat
A comprehensive DevOps tutorial covering the complete journey from basics to advanced concepts. The course explains DevOps methodology, lifecycle stages (continuous development, integration, testing, deployment, monitoring), and essential tools including Git, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and monitoring solutions. It provides a structured roadmap spanning 10-14 months with practical examples, real-world scenarios, and step-by-step guidance for becoming job-ready. The content covers automation, containerization, cloud platforms, infrastructure as code, and the cultural shift from traditional development-operations silos to collaborative DevOps practices.
82
3
11
Video
Awesome·40w
Modern deployment the right way
Manual infrastructure setup doesn't scale for modern web applications. Docker solves this by containerizing applications into portable, versioned units that run consistently across environments. For complex multi-service applications, orchestration tools like Kubernetes manage containers automatically, handling scaling, restarts, and traffic routing through a declarative infrastructure-as-code approach.
78
12
Article
KodeKloud's Squad·41w
Mastering Linux: 10 Daily Commands You Can’t Ignore
Essential Linux command-line tips for developers and system administrators, covering command chaining, file operations, automation with cron, shell customization, and safety practices. Includes practical advice on using aliases, history search, terminal editors, and combining commands for efficient workflows.
75
5
13
Article
selfh.st·42w
Self-Host Weekly (18 July 2025)
Weekly newsletter covering self-hosted software updates and community discussions. Features Subtrackr, a new self-hosted subscription manager with Docker deployment, and highlights ongoing debates about AI-generated projects in the self-hosting community. Includes mentions of Homelab Launchpad guides for beginners and Dashix for Docker Compose assistance.
53
14
Article
All Things Open·42w
26 tools, one local development environment
DDEV is an open-source local development tool that supports 26 different frameworks and CMSs through a unified Docker-based environment. Unlike framework-specific tools that require learning new setups for each stack, DDEV provides a consistent experience across technologies like Laravel, WordPress, React, and Drupal. Built in Go and running on all major operating systems, it includes essential tools like npm, yarn, composer, mail services, and Traefik out of the box without freemium restrictions. The tool functions like lightweight virtual machines with dedicated containers for routing, SSH, web server, and database, allowing developers to focus on coding rather than DevOps configuration.
52
15
Article
Nordic APIs·42w
10 Top API Testing Tools For 2025
A comprehensive review of 10 leading API testing tools for 2025, including Postman, Katalon Studio, SoapUI, Apache JMeter, Rest Assured, Karate DSL, Sauce Labs, Tricentis Tosca, Assertible, and ACCELQ. Each tool is analyzed with its benefits and drawbacks, covering different use cases from simple manual testing to enterprise-grade automation. The guide emphasizes that tool selection should align with team needs, codebase complexity, and development direction as the API testing landscape continues to evolve.
45
16
Article
The New Stack·43w
Kubernetes Finally Solves Its Biggest Problem: Managing Databases
Kubernetes operators have finally solved the challenge of managing stateful workloads like databases by extending the reconciliation loop pattern to stateful resources. The article demonstrates how CloudNativePG and Atlas operators enable declarative PostgreSQL cluster management and schema migrations on Kubernetes, eliminating the need for manual scripts and bringing database operations into GitOps workflows. This approach transforms database management from imperative, error-prone processes into autonomous, self-healing systems that maintain desired state continuously.
43
2
17
Article
MetalBear·44w
Stop Deploying Just To Test!
Traditional staging environments create bottlenecks when developers deploy every small change for testing. Remocal testing (remote + local) offers an alternative by connecting local applications directly to staging environments without deployment. Tools like mirrord enable this by intercepting network traffic, mirroring environment variables, and proxying requests between local processes and Kubernetes clusters. This approach maintains production-like testing conditions while eliminating build-deploy cycles, reducing feedback loops from hours to minutes, and keeping developers focused on code rather than pipeline management.
43
13
18
Article
Spacelift·41w
Blue/Green Deployments With Terraform & Kubernetes
Blue/green deployments enable zero-downtime application updates by maintaining two identical environments - one serving production traffic (blue) and another for testing new versions (green). This comprehensive guide demonstrates implementing blue/green deployments in Kubernetes using Terraform, covering the complete workflow from initial deployment through traffic switching and rollback procedures. The tutorial includes practical examples with a Flask application, Docker containerization, and Kubernetes resource management, plus best practices for automation, testing, and handling stateful applications with database considerations.
33
19
Article
Community Picks·44w
stan-smith/FossFLOW: Make beautiful isometric infrastructure diagrams
FossFLOW is an open-source Progressive Web App for creating isometric infrastructure diagrams. Built with React and TypeScript, it offers offline support, auto-save functionality, and privacy-first local storage. The tool allows users to drag and drop components, create connections, and export diagrams as JSON files. It can be installed as a native app and works entirely in the browser without requiring server connectivity.
33
20
Video
Programmers are also human·42w
Senior DevOps engineer
A humorous and satirical take on the daily struggles of senior DevOps engineers, highlighting common pain points like unreliable cloud infrastructure, complex monitoring systems, infrastructure-as-code challenges, multi-region deployments, and the gap between development practices and operational reality. The piece touches on familiar DevOps frustrations including Terraform unpredictability, monitoring alert fatigue, dependency management, and the complexity of modern CI/CD pipelines.
22
21
Article
Hacker News·42w
Let's Encrypt Status
Let's Encrypt is experiencing service disruptions affecting both production and staging ACME API endpoints, as well as OCSP responders. The production API (acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org), staging API, and related infrastructure components are currently experiencing issues, while the website and Certificate Transparency logs remain operational.
21
4
22
Article
Faun·43w
The Platform Engineer Starter Kit
Platform engineering teams build and operate Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs) that serve as self-service infrastructure for development teams. They focus on developer experience by creating golden paths, abstracting complexity, providing reusable building blocks, and measuring success through developer happiness and velocity. Unlike traditional ops roles, platform engineers act as product managers for internal tools, designing feedback loops and working closely with SREs while maintaining the balance between abstraction and flexibility.
21
23
Article
HashiCorp·43w
AI is making developers faster, but at a cost
Google's 2024 DORA report reveals that AI coding tools increase code review speed by 3.1% and quality by 3.4%, but cause a 7.2% reduction in delivery stability. The instability stems from AI's limited understanding of broader system context, reinforcement of outdated patterns, and security vulnerabilities like hardcoded secrets. Organizations can mitigate these issues through platform engineering practices including secure infrastructure modules, centralized secrets management, unified visibility systems, and golden images with pre-approved workflows.
21
4
24
Article
Faun·40w
Serverless Cost-Efficient CI/CD with Jenkins on AWS Fargate: Dynamic Agents and Persistent Storage with EFS
A comprehensive guide for setting up Jenkins on AWS Fargate with dynamic agent provisioning and persistent storage using EFS. The tutorial covers creating ECS clusters, configuring task definitions for both Jenkins master and agents, setting up dual load balancers (ALB for web UI and NLB for agent communication), and implementing cost-efficient CI/CD pipelines that automatically scale agents based on workload demand.
19
25
Article
freeCodeCamp·41w
VPS vs PaaS: How to Choose a Hosting Solution
VPS (Virtual Private Server) offers full control and customization with dedicated resources, requiring manual setup and maintenance but providing flexibility for experienced developers. PaaS (Platform as a Service) abstracts infrastructure management, enabling rapid deployment and automatic scaling through Git integration, ideal for teams focused on coding rather than server administration. VPS suits projects needing specific configurations or consistent performance, while PaaS works better for applications with variable traffic and teams prioritizing development speed over infrastructure control.
19

See all DevOps archives