Onctl – Cloud-Agnostic VM Management Tool with Ready-to-Use Templates
Hi HN, I'm excited to introduce onctl, a lightweight tool for provisioning and managing virtual machines/instances. It's designed to be cloud-agnostic, working seamlessly across cloud and on-prem environments without relying on cloud-specific solutions. Key highlights: VM-focused: Supports only VM management, keeping things simple and efficient. Uses simple SSH scripts: Under the hood, onctl operates using straightforward SSH scripts, making it easy to understand and customize. Ready-to-use templates: Start quickly with pre-defined templates for common use cases. Examples include: K3s…
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Onctl is a lightweight tool for provisioning and managing virtual machines across multiple environments, including AWS, Azure, GCP, and on-premises setups. It focuses solely on VM management while using simple SSH scripts for operations, making it easy to understand and customize. The tool comes with pre-built templates for common deployments like Kubernetes clusters, VPN servers, and cloud build agents, allowing users to get started quickly without relying on cloud-specific solutions.
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Hi HN, I'm excited to introduce onctl, a lightweight tool for provisioning and managing virtual machines/instances. It's designed to be cloud-agnostic, working seamlessly across cloud and on-prem environments without relying on cloud-specific solutions. Key highlights: VM-focused: Supports only VM management, keeping things simple and efficient. Uses simple SSH scripts: Under the hood, onctl operates using straightforward SSH scripts, making it easy to understand and customize. Ready-to-use templates: Start quickly with pre-defined templates for common use cases. Examples include: K3s cluster: onctl up -n qwe -a k3s/k3s-server.sh --download /tmp/k3s.yaml WireGuard VPN server: onctl up -n wg -a wireguard/vpn.sh Azure DevOps agents: onctl up -n agent1 -a azure/agent-pool.sh --dot-env .env.test Cloud-agnostic: Works across AWS, Azure, GCP, or on-prem setups with no cloud-specific dependencies. onctl is perfect for DevOps engineers looking for a straightforward way to manage VMs without unnecessary complexity. Repo: https://github.com/cdalar/onctl Templates Repo: https://github.com/cdalar/onctl-templates I'd love your feedback, suggestions, and ideas for additional templates or improvements. Let me know how onctl could fit into your workflows!
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