Re:Ask HN: How many servers do you manage?
by brianwawok on Friday April 22, 2016 @10:47AM
(#11549578)
I would go one of two routes.
1) Learn ansible. Then you can manage a fleet of servers with 1 set of scripts. Have a single ansible stack for all of stuff, and you can do simple tasks easily. Consistency is key, try to minimize the number of special flowers. i.e. pick ubuntu 16.04, then use it everywhere. Not much benefit from half ubuntu half debian.
2) Pay for someone else to do the server stuff. Could be Google Container Engine or elastic beanstalk or Heroku.. You will pay more money, but need to learn less stuff.
The better choice depends on your tradeoff of learning to do things yourself vs just paying an easy tax.
Re:Ask HN: How many servers do you manage?
by tedmiston on Friday April 22, 2016 @08:51PM
(#11553567)
I'm currently using Fabric (with nothing else) but have eyeballed Ansible. Does it completely replace Fabric for you, or do you find yourself complementing it with something else?
1) Learn ansible. Then you can manage a fleet of servers with 1 set of scripts. Have a single ansible stack for all of stuff, and you can do simple tasks easily. Consistency is key, try to minimize the number of special flowers. i.e. pick ubuntu 16.04, then use it everywhere. Not much benefit from half ubuntu half debian.
2) Pay for someone else to do the server stuff. Could be Google Container Engine or elastic beanstalk or Heroku.. You will pay more money, but need to learn less stuff.
The better choice depends on your tradeoff of learning to do things yourself vs just paying an easy tax.