news​

• DEF CON was canceled. It’s now un-canceled.
• Cloudflare Breach: Nation-state hackers access source code and internal docs.
• Apple introduces Pkl, a programming language for configuration (like Cue).
• New resource: aws_controltower_landing_zone (merged!) - added to the aws provider v5.36.0 milestone.
• Cloud native container management platform Weaveworks (makers of Flux) shuts its doors . HackerNews post.
• 37signals (Makers of Basecamp and HEY) release Campfire - $299 unlimited self-hosted slack alternative.
• Apple's official 'jailbroken' iPhone for security researchers
• Terraform Docs may be in need of maintainers.

tooling​

• chalk captures metadata at build time and adds to artifacts, so they can be identified in production.
• 'Chat' with your terraform state.
• tap: patch Terraform resource.

news​

• Spacelift releases native Kubernetes WorkerPool operator: Technical Overview.
• OpenTofu CNCF Sandbox Application and discussion on if Atlantis merge with OpenTofu.

tooling​

• tenv: OpenTofu / Terraform / Terragrunt version manager
• Octoherd: a toolset for manipulating lots of GitHub repositories at once.
• TypeSpec: a language for describing APIs and generating other API description languages, client and service code, documentation, and other assets.
• Prodzilla: a synthetic monitoring tool.
• seabird: new Native Kubernetes desktop client (Lens alternative).
• k8studio: A Cross-Platform IDE To Manage Kubernetes Clusters
• Ubicloud: Managed runners for GitHub Actions, 10x Cheaper (with ARM support).
• inkdrop-visualizer creates diagrams to visualize your Terraform configurations and visualize dependencies.
• terravision creates Professional Cloud Architecture Diagrams from your Terraform code automatically. Supports AWS, Google and Azure.

news​

• Weaveworks is in trouble.

• OpenTofu v.1.6.1 release.

tooling​

• chalk: captures metadata at build time, and can add a small ‘chalk mark’ with that information to any artifacts (like compiled binaries or container images).

• dynamic-environment: rapidly spins up custom testing/dev environments for complex microservices architecture, streamlining workflow and boosting team agility. A blog about dynamic-environment.

• Kener: Open-source Status Page System

• terrac: another minimal private terraform module registry supporting cloud storage.

news​

• GCP: Removing data transfer fees when moving off Google Cloud.
• GitHub-hosted runners: Double machine size to 4-vCPU for open source projects
• cloudposse's Atmos v1.54.0 released.

tooling​

• pgxman: package manager for PostgreSQL extensions.
• AWS Region Comparison Tool.
• atuin: Atuin replaces your existing shell history with a SQLite database, and records additional context for your commands.
• e1s: easily manage AWS ECS resources in terminal (~k9s for ECS).
• vanna: Accurate Text-to-SQL Generation via LLMs.
• repository of modules for CI tool Dagger.

news​

• AWS:
  • Monitor hybrid connectivity with Amazon CloudWatch Network Monitor
  • How to record resource configuration changes periodically with AWS Config
  • Amazon EKS now surfaces cluster health status details
  • AWS to Shut down Aurora Serverless v1, their sole relational database with scaling capacity to zero.
• Map of GitHub projects
• 'everything' blocks devs from removing their own npm packages
• OpenTofu 1.6.0 stable release.
• Major IT, crypto firms exposed to supply chain compromise via new class of CI/CD attack
• Android: warning As 1Password, DashLane, LastPass and 3 others leak passwords