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Cheatsheet Links
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.
Architecture
Tagging
| Name | Source | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| MS Tagging Strategy | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-adoption-framework/ready/azure-best-practices/resource-tagging | This Microsoft cloud adoption framework article shows you how to create an effective tagging strategy that supports cost management, governance, and automation across your Azure environment. |
AWS
Documentation
| 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. |
Cloud Status Pages
| 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/ |
Kubernetes & Containers
| Name | Source | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Registry explorer | https://explore.ggcr.dev/ | Search in multiple registries for images |
Microsoft
Cloud
| 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. |
| Region abbreviations | https://github.com/claranet/terraform-azurerm-regions/blob/master/REGIONS.md | There is no official Microsoft region abbreviation list. This is a list of Azure regions as defined by terraform |
| 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. |
| Resource naming | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ cloud-adoption-framework/ready/azure-best-practices/resource-naming | Microsoft best practices for naming resources |
| Resource naming restrictions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ azure-resource-manager/management/resource-name-rules | A Microsoft summary of naming rules and restrictions for Azure resources. |
Networking
Design
| 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. |
DNS Info
| 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. |
Other
| Name | Source | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
ImprovMX https://app.improvmx.com/login | Fast & Reliable Email Forwarding, allows to forward an entire domain to a single email address (Login: cbwdh@cbwdh.com) | |
| Webhook tests | https://webhook.site/ | Allows you to create a temporary webhook and/or email address for testing purposes |
Security
| 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. |
System Engineer
| 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. |
Web Design
Design
| Name | Source | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Colors - Colorhunt | https://colorhunt.co/ | Good site for selecting and viewing color combinations |
| Colors - Material design color palette generator | https://www.materialpalette.com/ | Choose two colors and get a material design palette |
| Colors - W3Schools Color Names Supported by All Browsers | https://www.w3schools.com/colors/colors_names.asp | All 140 color names all modern browsers support, click on a color name, or a hex value, to view the color as the background-color along with different text colors |
| Fonts - Google fonts | https://fonts.google.com/ | |
| Fonts - BoxIcons | https://v2.boxicons.com/ | Free web icons with simple usage |
| Image Editor - pixlr | https://pixlr.com/editor/ | Free image editor |
| Images - Unsplash | https://unsplash.com/ | Royalty Free Images - License |
| Images - Pexels | https://www.pexels.com/ | Royalty Free Images - License |
| Symbols - Toptal overview | https://www.toptal.com/designers/ htmlarrows/symbols/ | Overview of all symbols with their html and unicode codes |
Management
| Name | Source | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Adsense | https://adsense.google.com/ | Login with personal google account |
| Analytics | https://analytics.google.com | Login with personal google account |
| Search console | https://search.google.com/u/1/search-console | Login with personal google account. To add properties, keep this in mind. |
SEO
| Name | Source | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Google Places | https://support.google.com/maps/answer/6320846 | Add your small business to google places |
| Google Lighthouse analyzer | https://pagespeed.web.dev/ | This is the analyzer for Google Lighthouse |
Site Enhancements
| Name | Source | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Minifier for JS and CSS | https://www.minifier.org/ | Make your website smaller and faster to load by minifying the JS and CSS code |
| Security txt | https://securitytxt.org/ | Add a security.txt file to your website |
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