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Running a Full Framework ASP.NET IIS application in Habitat
First and foremost, we will not be creating Habitat packages for the .NET framework or IIS. We are going to let our configuration management or provisioning system of choice ensure that the...

A journey with Habitat on Amazon ECS, part 1
The reason that I chose ECS for this project is that it provides an elegant solution to running data persistence services (Postgres, Elasticsearch, etc) in the AWS RDS and Elasticsearch...

The latest releases

Habitat 0.27.0 Released
We are happy to announce the release of Habitat 0.27.0. We have a number of new features as well as bug fixes, so please read on for all the details. If you just want the binaries, head on...

Habitat boshrelease
So you have familiarized your self with habitat but your tired of spinning up docker containers manually and just want to use bosh to handle it all? Well that's why I have build a generic...

Habitat.sh on the chef.io blog

A Habitat Operator for Kubernetes - Chef Blog
For the last several months, our friends over at have been working on a Habitat operator for Kubernetes. This operator lets you easily stand up Habitat built containers on Kubernetes, and...

Habitat Integration for VSTS in the Visual Studio Marketplace - Chef Blog
We are pleased to announce the first release of Habitat Integration for Visual Studio Team Services, released to the Visual Studio Marketplace . This extension brings the power and...

Building Developer Services with Habitat - Chef Blog
Something we often talk about in the arena of DevOps is the need for cultural or organizational change. One thing that's often missing from the conversation is the virtuous cycle that tends...

InSpec, Habitat, and Continuous Compliance - Chef Blog
In my last post, I talked about some of the benefits of containers, how containers can complicate compliance requirements, and how InSpec can help. InSpec provides a human-readable...

Agile Testing CI/CD Bootcamp

Run your tests on autopilot with CI/CD pipelines.

Terraform Foundations

Introduction to modern infrastructure provisioning.

Cloud Native Essentials

This is an introduction to Kubernetes, an open-source system for automating deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications.

Paul Strebenitzer | 18.12.2024 Devops

AI for DevOps Engineers - Part 1: The Building Blocks of DevOps AI

DevOps is a key success factor for modern software development and we have most definitely come across AI in one way or another. The intersection of AI and

Matthias Theuermann | 14.11.2024 Devops

Understanding DevOps and Cloud Maturity Models: A Guide to Elevating Your IT Strategy

In today’s fast-paced technological landscape, DevOps and Cloud practices are integral to accelerating software delivery and optimizing cloud resources. But as

Martin Buchleitner | 04.11.2024 Devops, IAC

Efficient Testing Environments with Vagrant and Ansible: Simplifying Automation

Setting up consistent testing environments is essential for development, and Vagrant combined with Ansible is a powerful, flexible solution for automating this

Martin Buchleitner | 17.10.2024 Infrastructure as Code, Devops, HashiCorp, Packer, Vault, Mondoo

Github Action to Build Golden Images with HashiCorp Packer

In previous posts we have already shown multiple ways to use HashiCorp Packer to build Golden Images. In this post we will show how to automate the process with

Martin Buchleitner | 16.10.2024 Infrastructure as Code, Devops, HashiCorp, Consul

Automating DNS Updates from Kubernetes - HashiCorp Style

In dynamic Kubernetes environments, managing DNS records can be a challenge. As services scale, redeploy, or change IP addresses, ensuring that DNS records