How do you admin linux servers?

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  • Packer

    Packer is a tool for creating identical machine images for multiple platforms from a single source configuration.

  • For example, the cloud native way to apply updates is to not patch machines, but recycle all machines every X hours. Usually every 24 hours. They get all the latest patches from a pre-built and tested VM image. Images are typically pre-built by a provider, or customized with something like Packer.

  • OSQuery

    SQL powered operating system instrumentation, monitoring, and analytics.

  • For compliance monitoring, some people use tools like osquery and auditd.

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