Ideas for getting involved in FI-Apprentice projects

[Jon Mosco]

On 04/27/2014, Amitakhya Phukan wrote:
> Hi Tristan,
> 
> On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 2:55 AM, Tristan Santore <
> tristan.santore at internexusconnect.net> wrote:
> 
> >  On 26/04/14 21:57, Amitakhya Phukan wrote:
> >
> >   Hi group,
> >
> >  Over a period of time, I have been thinking of how to get more involved
> > in FI-Apprentice and with FI. It seems that my skills fall short even on
> > the easy tickets. :) Maybe I am the only person who doesn't know these
> > technologies. I have no idea of Puppet/Ansible or anything that is so much
> > discussed around.
> >
> >  I had a very brief discussion with Kevin some time ago and I had this
> > idea that perhaps we could have a few servers where in we can "learn" a few
> > of the technologies that are bring used by Fedora and then feel more
> > comfortable to contribute.
> >
> > At that time, I brought out the topic of maybe we can rent a few servers
> > from Digital Ocean/GoDaddy etc. Turns out they are quite heavy on my
> > budget. :)
> >
> >  Is it possible for Fedora to let a few servers dedicated for training ?
> > Moreover, is there some one like me who would like to join me learn so that
> > the contributions to FA/FI-Apprentice group could be more satisfactory ?
> >
> >  Please guide and sincere apologies to any and all who think this mail
> > fall in "junk". It is never my intention to disturb you.
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Amitakhya Phukan
> >
> >
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> >
> >  You can run puppet and ansible on a local machine without problems! there
> > is no need for a server!
> >
> > Just install it, run it, set it up, start configuring and developing for
> > your CMS.
> >
> >
> Puppet is one example of the many things that I want to learn. But yes,
> that is the first thing I would like to learn. If I need to install, run,
> configure Puppet/Ansible on my local machine, where do I test it?
> 
> 
Puppet actually provides an excellent 'learning' VM for that very task.
Also, you could try out Vagrant as well.  Both are excellent resources
for learing Puppet, and Vagrant has provisioners for Ansible as well.

http://vagrantup.com
http://puppetlabs.com/download-learning-vm

> > Further, I see security issues in allowing anyone to do whatever on FI
> > machines. There are development units for actual testing, but still. The
> > less access the merrier.
> >
> 
> Agreed. That is why I wanted to know if "dedicated" training servers is a
> possibility. Or maybe, I can try to get involved in building one for
> starters ? Is that possible ?
> 
> 
> >
> > Regards,
> > Tristan
> >
> > --
> >
> > Tristan Santore BSc MBCS
> > TS4523-RIPE
> > Network and Infrastructure Operations
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> >
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> >
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> 
> 
> -- 
> Best regards,
> Amitakhya Phukan

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