Best open source tools for DevOps engineers
DevOps is a practice that bridges the gap between development and operations, fostering a culture of collaboration. It heavily relies on a variety of tools to streamline tasks, making the process more efficient and effective.
In the DevOps environment, open source tools have carved a niche for themselves. They are known for their accessibility and flexibility, making them indispensable in this fast-paced domain. These tools support a wide range of tasks, including: Continuous Integration, Delivery and Monitoring.
DevOps engineers leverage these open source tools for multiple tasks such as building, testing, deploying, and monitoring applications. In this section, we will take a quick glance at some of the best open source DevOps tools.
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Continuous integration (CI) tools
Jenkins
Robust Plugin Architecture:
tailors CI/CD process
vast array of plugins available
integrates with numerous tools, technologies, and services
Parallel Execution:
Optimize build time
Enhance efficiency in CI pipelines
Distributes tasks across multiple nodes
Accelerate the build and test process
Extensive Integration:
Integration supports various version control systems, build tools, and testing framework
Provides compatibility with various development environments
Distributed Builds:
Enables build tasks across multiple nodes
optimize utilization of resources
Enhance throughput
Faster build
Faster delivery
Community Support:
fosters collaboration
continuous improvement
robust CI/CD solutions
streamline software development processes
adopt agile CI/CD practices
Travis CI
Parallel Builds
Customizable Environments
Multi-language Support
GitHub Integration
Continuous Testing
Community Collaboration
User-Friendly Interface]
GitLab CI
Integrated CI/CD Pipelines
Auto DevOps
Container Registry
Environment and Review Apps
CI/CD Configuration as Code (YAML)
Version Control Tools
Git
Apache Subversion (SVN)
Configuration management tools
Ansible
Configuration management capabilities:
Automation use cases
Community and modules
Chef
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Chef cookbooks and recipes
Adoption in DevOps workflows
Containerisation and orchestration tools
Docker
Containerisation fundamentals
Docker Compose
Integration with CI/CD
Kubernetes
Container orchestration basics
Kubernetes features
DevOps applications in Kubernetes
Community and ecosystem
Monitoring and logging tools
Prometheus
ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)