Cloud Essentials

A high-octane collection of tools, roadmaps, and gear to master the modern cloud landscape.

The Architect's Stack

Infrastructure & IaC

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Terraform
Industry standard for Infrastructure as Code.
 📜
AWS CDK
Define cloud resources using familiar languages.
 ⚙️
Pulumi
Universal IaC for any cloud provider.
 🍱
OpenTofu
The open-source fork of Terraform.

Deployment & CI/CD

🚀
GitHub Actions
Automate your workflow from GitHub.
 📐
Vercel
The platform for frontend developers.
 🦊
GitLab CI
Robust CI/CD for enterprise DevOps.

Observability

🔥
Prometheus
Open-source monitoring and alerting.
 📈
Grafana
The open observability platform.
 🛡️
Zabbix
Enterprise-class network monitoring.
 📊
Datadog
Cloud-scale monitoring and security.
 🎯
Sentry
Application monitoring and error tracking.

Log Management

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ELK Stack
Search, analyze, and visualize log data.
 🔍
Grafana Loki
Like Prometheus, but for logs.
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Graylog
Centralized log management for security.

IT Ops & Asset Management

🎫
Zammad
User-friendly open-source helpdesk.
 🏷️
Snipe-IT
Powerful IT asset management system.
 📦
NetBox
The source of truth for network info.

Security & Identity

🦅
Wazuh
Unified XDR and SIEM protection.
 🔑
Keycloak
Modern identity and access management.
 🔐
Vault
Manage secrets and protect sensitive data.

Open Source Awesomeness

Curated high-value projects for Linux enthusiasts and power users.

🌐
OSWasm

lifo

Linux-like OS in the browser. Zero cloud sandbox required.

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🌐
NetworkingRust

trippy

A network analysis tool combining traceroute and ping with a TUI.

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🐳
DockerVirtualization

webtop

Full desktop environments running in Docker accessible via browser.

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🎮
GraphicsRust

3D Terminal Renderer

Rust-powered 3D graphics engine designed for the terminal.

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📅
UtilityTUI

Calcol

A colorized calendar display utility for the terminal.

Explore Project →
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MonitoringData

elastop

Terminal-based dashboard for real-time Elasticsearch monitoring.

Explore Project →

CLI & Productivity

💻

Warp

The AI-powered terminal for the 21st century.
☸️

K9s

The best Kubernetes CLI dashboard.
🐚

Oh My Zsh

Framework for managing your Zsh config.
⭐

Starship

The minimal, blazing-fast terminal prompt.

Quick Commands

The "I always forget these" list for modern cloud engineers.

AWS CLI
aws configure Configure AWS credentials and region.
aws s3 ls List all S3 buckets in account.
aws ec2 describe-instances List all EC2 instances and status.
aws lambda list-functions List all Lambda functions.
aws sts get-caller-identity Check current active IAM identity.
Docker
docker ps -a List all containers (running and stopped).
docker build -t name . Build an image from a Dockerfile.
docker run -p 80:80 name Run a container with port mapping.
docker exec -it ID sh Open an interactive shell in container.
docker system prune Remove unused data (images, networks).
Terraform
terraform init Initialize workspace and download providers.
terraform plan Show changes required by current config.
terraform apply Create or update infrastructure.
terraform destroy Destroy all managed infrastructure.
terraform fmt Reformat configuration files.
Kubectl
kubectl get pods List all pods in the current namespace.
kubectl logs -f name Stream logs from a specific pod.
kubectl describe pod name View detailed resource information.
kubectl apply -f config.yaml Apply a configuration to a resource.
kubectl port-forward name 80 Forward a local port to a pod.
Linux Essentials
ls -al List all files in long format including hidden files.
uname -a Show all system information (kernel, hostname).
uptime Show how long the system has been running.
free -m Show free and used memory in MB.
df -h Show disk space usage in human-readable format.
top Display live system processes and resource usage.
IP Networking
ip addr show Display all network interfaces and IP addresses.
ip link set eth0 up Enable a specific network interface.
ip route show View the system routing table.
ping -c 4 google.com Send ICMP echo requests to test connectivity.
ss -tunlp Show listening ports and associated processes.
Cron Scheduling
crontab -e Edit the current user's cron table.
crontab -l List all scheduled cron jobs for the user.
# * * * * * cmd Format: Min, Hour, Day, Month, Weekday.
@reboot [cmd] Run a command once at system startup.
@daily [cmd] Shortcut to run a command every day at midnight.
Curl & Web
curl -I [url] Fetch only the HTTP headers from a URL.
curl -O [url] Download a file and save it with its remote name.
curl -v [url] Verbose mode: show full request and response.
curl -u user:pass [url] Send basic authentication credentials.
curl -X POST -d 'data' [url] Send a POST request with data.
Archives (Tar)
tar -cvf archive.tar [dir] Create a new uncompressed tar archive.
tar -xvf archive.tar Extract files from a tar archive.
tar -czvf archive.tar.gz [dir] Create a gzip-compressed tar archive.
tar -xzvf archive.tar.gz Extract a gzip-compressed tar archive.
gzip [file] Compress a single file into .gz format.

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