Platform & Infrastructure
Platform and Infrastructure
| Tool | Useful for |
|---|---|
| Talos Linux | Immutable Kubernetes nodes |
| Kubernetes | Container orchestration |
| Proxmox VE | Virtualization |
| Ceph | Distributed storage (RBD, CephFS) |
| Terraform | Infrastructure as code |
| Ansible | Configuration management |
| Packer | Image building |
Cloud Platforms
| Platform | Useful for |
|---|---|
| Azure | AKS, Microsoft-centric Cloud Services |
| AWS | EKS, Amazon-centric Cloud Services |
| GCP | GKE, Google-central Cloud Services |
| Digital Ocean | Lightweight hosting and managed Kubernetes (DOKS) |
Networking and Edge
| Tool | Useful for |
|---|---|
| HAProxy | Load balancing, TCP routing |
| Traefik | Reverse proxy, dynamic routing |
| Nginx | TLS termination, HTTP routing |
| Keepalived | VRRP failover |
| Smallstep | Private CA, certificate automation |
| WireGuard | VPN / secure tunnels |
| stunnel | Legacy TLS wrapping |
Delivery and Automation
| Tool | Useful for |
|---|---|
| ArgoCD | GitOps delivery |
| Jenkins | CI/CD pipelines |
| n8n | Workflow automation |
| cert-manager | Certificate management |
Related
- On-Premise Kubernetes Platform — Where most of these tools run in production
- Skills — All skills by domain