Cron AI: 7 Practical Ways to Automate Scheduled Workflows
Cron AI combines deterministic scheduling with AI-assisted planning, validation, monitoring, and optimization to make recurring workflows safer and more efficient.
How to Register a GitHub Actions Self-Hosted Runner on Ubuntu 24.04
GitHub Actions self-hosted runners let you run CI/CD workflows on your own infrastructure, giving you more control over hardware, software, and networking. This guide registers a self-hosted runner on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server A GitHub account and repository A user with sudo privileges Step […]
How to Set Up ArgoCD on Ubuntu 24.04
ArgoCD is a declarative GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes. It synchronises Kubernetes cluster state with Git repositories automatically. This guide installs ArgoCD on a Kubernetes cluster running on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server A running Kubernetes cluster (kubeadm or k3s) kubectl configured Helm installed […]
How to Install and Use Helm on Ubuntu 24.04
Helm is the package manager for Kubernetes. It uses Charts — collections of pre-configured Kubernetes resource files — to deploy applications consistently. This guide installs Helm on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and demonstrates deploying a chart. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server kubectl configured to access a Kubernetes cluster A […]
How to Install Ansible on Ubuntu 24.04
Ansible is an agentless IT automation tool that manages servers and deploys applications using simple YAML playbooks over SSH. This guide installs Ansible on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and demonstrates a basic playbook. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS control node SSH access to managed nodes A user with sudo privileges […]
How to Install Terraform on Ubuntu 24.04
Terraform is a popular Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool from HashiCorp that lets you provision and manage cloud resources using a declarative configuration language (HCL). This guide installs Terraform on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server A user with sudo privileges A cloud provider account (AWS, […]
How to Set Up a Git Server with Gitea on Ubuntu 24.04
Gitea is a lightweight, self-hosted Git service written in Go. It offers a GitHub-like interface with a tiny resource footprint — ideal for small teams and personal servers. This guide installs Gitea on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server MySQL 8.0 or PostgreSQL 16 installed A […]
How to Install Vagrant and VirtualBox on Ubuntu 24.04
Vagrant provides a consistent, portable development environment by automating the creation and provisioning of virtual machines. This guide installs Vagrant and VirtualBox on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS desktop or server CPU with hardware virtualisation enabled (VT-x/AMD-V) A user with sudo privileges Step 1 – Add […]
How to Install and Configure SonarQube on Ubuntu 24.04
SonarQube is an open-source platform for continuous code quality inspection, detecting bugs, vulnerabilities, and code smells. This guide installs SonarQube on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS with PostgreSQL 16. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server Minimum 2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended) Java 21 installed PostgreSQL 16 installed A user with […]
How to Install Jenkins on Ubuntu 24.04
Jenkins is the leading open-source automation server for CI/CD pipelines. This guide installs the latest LTS Jenkins on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS with Java 21 and configures it behind Nginx. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server Minimum 1 GB RAM (2 GB recommended) A user with sudo privileges Step 1 […]
