I'm looking for useful, working but less known tools that I can introduce my clients too. Either commercial (hopefully, which I can partner with and sell) or free (that I can implement for my customers benefit).
I'm extra interested in tools that can be used on-prem, in disconnected environments, but don't limit yourself to those only.
Tell us about any tool or service that is useful for you, that we may not be familiar with and that we should. Thanks!
mcsniff4 months ago
Tailscale, and Headscale to fit your on-prem request.
I still run my own WireGuard server at home for getting on my internal LAN, but Tailscale for side projects is great.
linkdd4 months ago
Hurl ( https://hurl.dev ) for testing HTTP APIs.
And self-promotion a bit: https://github.com/link-society/flowg An easy to setup/use log processing facility:
Because OpenObserve didn't have the features I wanted
Because ELK is too heavy for my usecase
Because Splunk is too expensive
Because I wanted something KISScodegeek4 months ago
Not sure about lesser known but my top tools are:
- Caddy server (Auto SSL, Dead simple Reverse Proxy) [0]
- mkcert(local SSL) [1]
- AWS Global Accelerator [2] (Static IP, Route traffic based on location) [2]
iurisilvio4 months ago
Honeycomb. Amazing observability tool and reasonably cheaper/better than alternatives.
noop_joe4 months ago
Noop [0] is a cloud platform that runs entire application ecosystems (including edge routing) locally and deploys the same setups globally -- it's a departure from the plug and play paradigm of kubernetes, but it means a lot less integration work. Full disclosure, I work @Noop.
t_believ-er8734 months ago
GitProtect backup and DR for DevOps
SteveNuts4 months ago
I don’t think I could survive without Netbox
linkdd4 months ago
If you use Netbox, take a look at:
https://github.com/SaaShup/netbox-docker-plugin & https://github.com/SaaShup/netbox-docker-agent
I am one of the contributors, and we use it extensively at work. There are still a few quirks to iron out, but it's a really nice experience.
LogrBaron4 months ago
Aside from learning how to use it, is there any value for Netbox in a home lab?
zaatop4 months ago
Do you use the community edition or SaaS?
bithavoc4 months ago
Tailscale
Tailscale Subnet routers
Tailscale ACL
Pulumi
aborsy4 months ago
Tailscale, Caddy.
stephenr4 months ago
Don't you usually find tools to solve a problem, rather than the other way round? It sounds like you're literally asking for solutions looking for a problem.
cdaringe4 months ago
Totally fine to do. I have solutions for all sorts of stuff—doesn’t mean they’re good ones. Lets folks talk about stuff they’re stoked on.