Your first PyPI package - Python

In last month I worked on a side project, which is Netbox dynamic inventory script for Ansible.

After I finished 85% of unittest coverage, I moved forward to

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Update htpasswd if changed only - SaltStack

SaltStack has a lot of states and modules, an each one has different options, but some times the state/module doesn't support a certain function, so you have to use another

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Mimic "now + time" in schedule state - SaltStack

SaltStack has a schedule state that allows you to manage scheduled jobs on client (Minion), and it's very handy to manage cron style job.

But sometimes you could need to run a job once, in other words,

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Creating SaltStack modules - Python

One of things I like in SaltStack is his modules system. It's as simple as Ansible modules.

All what you need is creating a module with

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Resolve redirection internally from upstream - Nginx

For a reason or another, you maybe have a situation where you need to resolve redirection internally from upstream in Nginx. i.e when you request a

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Run NetBox on Rancher - Docker Compose

If you manage many of dedicated servers and networks, you will need a "Source of Truth" to do that efficiently. From time to time I try to find a better solution to do that.

So I decided to give "NetBox" a try! But what is NetBox?

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Monitor processes with Telegraf/InfluxDB/Kapacitor - Python

Recently I needed to monitor some system processes in a "blackbox" way! I just need to make sure they are up and running, and number of each process. e.g. if "sshd" process is running or not, and how many of it is running.

I think even you do monitor and collect performance metrics (whitebox monitoring), you also need

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Key value array in shell scripts! - Bash

I really believe if you need key-value (aka associative array) in your script, then you need to move to a real language which most probably will be Python or so.

But for some reasons, you maybe need it in one of your bash scripts. And of course will not rewrite the script just for that part!

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Add a new host to Opsview via API - Python

Once a wise man said: "You can't manage, what you don't measure!" (and this one of my favorite quotes btw). That's why monitoring is an essential part of any system administration.

For that reason, Nagios was a good solution and had a good market share for a long time. But Nagios

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