# DevOps **URL:** https://forum.mergetb.net/c/devops/14.md [Latest](https://forum.mergetb.net/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.mergetb.net/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.mergetb.net/tags.md) --- ## [About the DevOps category](https://forum.mergetb.net/t/about-the-devops-category/34)
**Author:** [@isi-pchandler](https://forum.mergetb.net/u/isi-pchandler)\ **Replies:** 0
Discussions of “devops” related concerns for the development of the MergeTB ecosystem itself. --- ## [MergeTB VTE Pipeline, Current state and Future Goals](https://forum.mergetb.net/t/mergetb-vte-pipeline-current-state-and-future-goals/170)
**Author:** [@ahusted](https://forum.mergetb.net/u/ahusted)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 9:51pm UTC](https://forum.mergetb.net/t/mergetb-vte-pipeline-current-state-and-future-goals/170 "2026-09-11T21:51:57Z")
MergeTB VTE Pipeline, Current state and Future Goals This post serves as a summary for anyone in the future seeking to understand the design choices I made and how to continue where I left off. A working familiarity wit… --- ## [MAMBA (NetBox Automation Tool) Design](https://forum.mergetb.net/t/mamba-netbox-automation-tool-design/169)
**Author:** [@kbresnan](https://forum.mergetb.net/u/kbresnan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2026, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.mergetb.net/t/mamba-netbox-automation-tool-design/169 "2026-08-22T17:06:16Z")
MAMBA: Netbox ETL pipeline design notes \*this post assumes at least a bit of familiarity with the NetBox UI First: local repo organization Repo should currently contains two folders: scripts and tests Once this re… --- ## [Packaging so far](https://forum.mergetb.net/t/packaging-so-far/166)
**Author:** [@bnguyen](https://forum.mergetb.net/u/bnguyen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2026, 10:59am UTC](https://forum.mergetb.net/t/packaging-so-far/166 "2026-08-07T10:59:26Z")
packaging path: state of the work and why it’s shaped the way it is This is a consolidated writeup of the deb/rpm packaging work to date: what exists now, the decisions that shaped it, and the alternatives that were cons… --- ## [MergeTB Debian packaging](https://forum.mergetb.net/t/mergetb-debian-packaging/165)
**Author:** [@bnguyen](https://forum.mergetb.net/u/bnguyen)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 9:57pm UTC](https://forum.mergetb.net/t/mergetb-debian-packaging/165 "2026-08-06T21:57:31Z")
This discussion topic is about how we chose to name and version our Debian packages and lay out the repo. The work that was done was I investigated whether our .deb’s actually diverge per Debian version. Added an md5sum… --- ## [SPHERE Stats Needed](https://forum.mergetb.net/t/sphere-stats-needed/163)
**Author:** [@glawler](https://forum.mergetb.net/u/glawler)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2026, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.mergetb.net/t/sphere-stats-needed/163 "2026-04-29T18:04:01Z")
This is a post to list the needed stats/history for SPHERE. --- ## [Local Container Registry](https://forum.mergetb.net/t/local-container-registry/157)
**Author:** [@edward\_chan](https://forum.mergetb.net/u/edward_chan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2025, 3:17pm UTC](https://forum.mergetb.net/t/local-container-registry/157 "2025-09-04T15:17:05Z")
Due to Bitnami removing containers a local container caching system needs to be implemented to preserve containers and act as a caching mechanism. Install researching shows that Harbor is a promising solution with Docke… --- ## [HOWTO Install Wireguard on Secure Boot Centos 8](https://forum.mergetb.net/t/howto-install-wireguard-on-secure-boot-centos-8/100)
**Author:** [@glawler](https://forum.mergetb.net/u/glawler)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2021, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.mergetb.net/t/howto-install-wireguard-on-secure-boot-centos-8/100 "2021-05-28T16:15:01Z")
I needed to install wireguard on my laptop for remote connection to my dev workstation. The laptop has secure boot enabled and kernel modules need to be signed to be loaded. These are the steps I took to install and sign… --- ## [Portal V1 Testing Environment](https://forum.mergetb.net/t/portal-v1-testing-environment/94)
**Author:** [@ry](https://forum.mergetb.net/u/ry)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2021, 8:20pm UTC](https://forum.mergetb.net/t/portal-v1-testing-environment/94 "2021-02-27T20:20:04Z")
This post describes how to get set up with a Portal v1 testing environment. Setup OpenShift Code Ready Containers Start here https://cloud.redhat.com/openshift/install/crc/installer-provisioned this requires a RedHat… --- ## [Migration to Debian style releases via the APT ecosystem](https://forum.mergetb.net/t/migration-to-debian-style-releases-via-the-apt-ecosystem/36)
**Author:** [@isi-pchandler](https://forum.mergetb.net/u/isi-pchandler)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2020, 5:13pm UTC](https://forum.mergetb.net/t/migration-to-debian-style-releases-via-the-apt-ecosystem/36 "2020-06-22T17:13:16Z")
Introduction At the time of this writing, MergeTB software is packaged as deb packages and are released in a single APT style repository. But due to the need to sustain a development cadence that accommodates for long t… --- ## [Keeping Images Current](https://forum.mergetb.net/t/keeping-images-current/51)
**Author:** [@ry](https://forum.mergetb.net/u/ry)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2020, 2:30pm UTC](https://forum.mergetb.net/t/keeping-images-current/51 "2020-05-15T14:30:22Z")
Something were most network testbeds fail fairly miserably is keeping images up to date. We have basic CI infrastructure set up to crank out images whenever we need to update them for a particular reason. However, were n… --- ## [Refactoring current GitLab practices and tooling in light of new Gold subscription](https://forum.mergetb.net/t/refactoring-current-gitlab-practices-and-tooling-in-light-of-new-gold-subscription/50)
**Author:** [@isi-pchandler](https://forum.mergetb.net/u/isi-pchandler)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.mergetb.net/t/refactoring-current-gitlab-practices-and-tooling-in-light-of-new-gold-subscription/50 "2020-05-08T17:49:32Z")
Background Now that @ry has acquired a “Gold” license for MergeTB’s hosted GitLab, we need to revisit our approach to leveraging GitLab for MergeTB. While we did get the gold license for free because we are open source … --- ## [Keeping up with upstream projects](https://forum.mergetb.net/t/keeping-up-with-upstream-projects/49)
**Author:** [@ry](https://forum.mergetb.net/u/ry)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2020, 1:53pm UTC](https://forum.mergetb.net/t/keeping-up-with-upstream-projects/49 "2020-05-03T13:53:06Z")
Overview This morning I resumed work on a new service I’ve been working on for CPS support in Merge. As a brand new service, when I create the protobuf definitions and surrounding code go mod will grab all the dependenci… --- ## [MergeTB 1.0 Spec](https://forum.mergetb.net/t/mergetb-1-0-spec/40)
**Author:** [@ry](https://forum.mergetb.net/u/ry)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 10:42pm UTC](https://forum.mergetb.net/t/mergetb-1-0-spec/40 "2020-04-29T22:42:04Z")
MergeTB 1.0 This RFC will define all the capabilities that will be in the MergeTB 1.0 release. For MergeTB 1.0 each capability must have end-to-end testing that asserts its functionality. These tests will be hashed out i… --- ## [Core Infrastructure Code Stress Tests](https://forum.mergetb.net/t/core-infrastructure-code-stress-tests/39)
**Author:** [@ry](https://forum.mergetb.net/u/ry)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2020, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.mergetb.net/t/core-infrastructure-code-stress-tests/39 "2020-04-22T15:19:01Z")
Core Infrastructure Code Stress Tests We need stress tests that can pound on our core infrastructure code without having to construct a full fidelity VTE to do so. For example, in DCompTB we need to be able to scale up t…