GitOps for Homeservers (Part 1) — My Homeservers, Ansible, and the Pain Points
This is Part 1 of a 3-part series: “GitOps for Homeservers” Part 1: My Homeservers, Ansible, and the Pain Points (You are here) Part 2: Searching for the Right Tool — Komodo, Dockhand, and Beyond Part 3: ComposeFlux — A Lightweight GitOps Tool for Docker Compose Also read: How I Manage My Homeservers with GitOps and Docker Compose on Medium. Introduction I have been managing 2 homeservers and 5 virtual machines in the cloud for almost 2 years. As my enthusiasm grows to self-host software — both for fun and actual use — my docker-compose files and stacks keep growing too. Deploying and managing them became painful over time. ...