Summary: This is a list of technical links meant for people like system administrators and devops engineers that are useful in day-to-day work.
Date: 8 December 2024
Note: Always also show the source url, this makes it easier to search.
| Name | Source | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| tree.nathanfriend.com | https://tree.nathanfriend.com/ | Tree is a tool to create a visual representation of a directory structure. I use this to create a visual representation of a directory structure for documentation. |
| Name | Source | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| AWS Account Issues | https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/home#/account/dashboard/open-issues | Requires AWS Console login |
| AWS Health | https://status.aws.amazon.com/ | |
| Azure DevOps | https://status.dev.azure.com/ | |
| Azure service health events | https://azure.status.microsoft/en-gb/status | |
| Microsoft Cloud Status | https://status.cloud.microsoft | |
| SonarQube | https://status.sonarqube.com/ | Incidents are usually communicated through the Community |
| GitHub | https://www.githubstatus.com/ |
| Name | Source | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Registry explorer | https://explore.ggcr.dev/ | Search in multiple registries for images |
| Name | Source | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Azure Cloud Shell | https://shell.azure.com | Azure Cloud Shell is an interactive, authenticated, browser-accessible terminal for managing Azure resources. It provides the flexibility of choosing the shell experience that best suits the way you work, either Bash or PowerShell. |
| Azure Graph Explorer | https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/graph-explorer | The Azure Graph Explorer is a visual tool to explore the Microsoft Graph API. It is useful to test queries and see the results. You can login to test the queries against your own data. |
| Resource Changes | https://portal.azure.com/#view/Microsoft_Azure_OneInventory/ ResourceChangesOverview.ReactView | See which resources have been changed in the cloud. Allows for filters. Very useful for troubleshooting unexpected and weird events |
| Health Issues | https://portal.azure.com/#view/Microsoft_Azure_Health/ AzureHealthBrowseBlade/~/serviceIssues | Health Issues in Azure, also very useful when troubleshooting past issues |
| Service Retirement | https://portal.azure.com/#view/AppInsightsExtension/ UsageNotebookBlade/ComponentId/Azure%20Advisor/ConfigurationId/ community-Workbooks%2FAzure%20Advisor%2FAzureServiceRetirement/ WorkbookTemplateName/Service%20Retirement%20(Preview) | See what services are being retired in Azure and what resources will be impacted by that |
| Private DNS zone values | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ private-link/private-endpoint-dns | When using private dns zones in the Azure Cloud, you need to create the correct private DNS Zones for your resource name resolution. |
| Resource abbreviations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ cloud-adoption-framework/ready/azure-best-practices/resource-abbreviations | Microsoft best practices for abbreviations for cloud resources. |
| Name | Source | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Subnet mask cheat sheet | https://dnsmadeeasy.com/support/subnet | The Subnet Mask Cheat Sheet is a quick reference to see the subnet mask for a given CIDR notation. |
| Visual subnet calculator | https://visualsubnetcalc.com | The visual subnet calculator lets you play around with subnetting and see the results visually. It is useful to understand how subnetting works. You can add comments and share the results. |
| Name | Source | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| DNS Info | https://viewdns.info/dnsrecord/?domain=getshifting.com | Check for DNS records for a domain. It is useful to check if changes records have been propagated yet. |
| Name | Source | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Webhook tests | https://webhook.site/ | Allows you to create a temporary webhook and/or email address for testing purposes |
| Name | Source | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| One Time Secret - Share passwords secure | https://onetimesecret.com/ | The One Time Secret website allows you to share passwords securely. You can set a password and an expiration time. The recipient can only see the password once. |
| Name | Source | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| TLDR commands | https://tldr.inbrowser.app/ | A short explanation of the most common bash, windows and powershell commands. Shows usage and most used options. |