Azure Design NotesFebruary 13, 20266 min readAzure NAT Gateway with Terraform: Designing Outbound Access for Private SubnetsPosted byMartin LinxfeldCategoriesAzure Design NotesDateFebruary 13, 2026Comments0 CommentTagsAzureAzure NAT GatewayAzure Networking+7READ MORE
Azure Design NotesFebruary 6, 20268 min readAzure NSG is not a firewall: Designing security boundaries with Terraform (NIC vs Subnet)Posted byMartin LinxfeldCategoriesAzure Design NotesDateFebruary 6, 2026Comments0 CommentTagsAzureazure design patternsAzure Networking+7READ MORE
Azure CloudDecember 29, 20256 min readAzure Virtual Machine Scale Sets with Load Balancer, Bastion and Terraform/OpenTofu (2026 Edition)Posted byMartin LinxfeldCategoriesAzure Cloud, opentofuDateDecember 29, 2025Comments0 CommentTagsAzure Autoscalingazure bastionAzure Load Balancer+7READ MORE
azureDecember 19, 20256 min readSecuring AKS Image Pulls with Azure Private Endpoints (using Terraform/OpenTofu)Posted byMartin LinxfeldCategoriesazure, opentofuDateDecember 19, 2025Comments0 CommentTagsAKSAzure Container RegistryAzure Networking+7READ MORE
azureDecember 18, 20257 min readDesigning Azure VNets with Purpose-Driven Subnets (using Terraform Module)Posted byMartin LinxfeldCategoriesazure, opentofuDateDecember 18, 2025Comments0 CommentTagsAKS networkingAzure ArchitectureAzure Networking+7READ MORE
AKS – Azure Kubernetes ServiceNovember 21, 20255 min readDeploying Container Images to AKS Using Azure Container Registry: Why It MattersPosted byMartin LinxfeldCategoriesAKS – Azure Kubernetes Service, Azure CloudDateNovember 21, 2025Comments0 CommentTagsACRACR BuildAKS+7READ MORE
Azure CloudOctober 27, 20254 min readDeploying Azure PostgreSQL Flexible Server with Terraform/OpenTofu — Private DNS, Subnet Delegation, and Lifecycle ControlPosted byMartin LinxfeldCategoriesAzure Cloud, DatabasesDateOctober 27, 2025Comments0 CommentTagsAzure DatabaseAzure PostgreSQLInfrastructure as Code+6READ MORE
Cloud AutomationOctober 25, 20256 min read🧱 What Is Infrastructure as Code (IaC)? A Practical Look with TerraformPosted byMartin LinxfeldCategoriesCloud Automation, multicloudDateOctober 25, 2025Comments0 CommentTagsAzure TerraformCloud AutomationDesired State+7READ MORE
multicloudOctober 23, 20254 min readOCI–Azure Interconnect with Terraform (Part 2): FastConnect + DRG on the OCI SidePosted byMartin LinxfeldCategoriesmulticloud, networkingDateOctober 23, 2025Comments0 CommentTagsBGPdrgexpressroute+4READ MORE
FoggyKitchen UpdatesOctober 19, 20255 min read🧭 FoggyKitchen Manifesto 2025 - Built by Humans. Enhanced by AI. Guided by Understanding.Posted byMartin LinxfeldCategoriesFoggyKitchen UpdatesDateOctober 19, 2025Comments0 CommentTagsAI in DevOpsCloud Automation PhilosophyCloud Engineering+8READ MORE
Infrastructure as CodeSeptember 29, 20256 min readOCI Private DNS with Terraform/OpenTofu — Refactoring for 2025Posted byMartin LinxfeldCategoriesInfrastructure as Code, networkingDateSeptember 29, 2025Comments0 CommentTagsInfrastructure as CodeOCI DNS ResolverOCI Networking+5READ MORE
databaseSeptember 20, 20257 min readCross-Region Data Guard in OCI with Terraform (2025 Update)Posted byMartin LinxfeldCategoriesdatabase, devopsDateSeptember 20, 2025Comments0 CommentTagsdata guarddisaster recoveryfailover+3READ MORE
Azure CloudAugust 15, 20256 min readCreating Azure Managed Disks with Terraform/OpenTofu — and How It Differs from OCIPosted byMartin LinxfeldCategoriesAzure Cloud, opentofuDateAugust 15, 2025Comments0 CommentTagsAzure Managed Diskazure managed disk terraformazurerm_managed_disk+6READ MORE
Azure CloudJuly 22, 20255 min readAzure Virtual Network (VNet) and Subnets with Terraform — The Foundation of Your Cloud NetworkPosted byMartin LinxfeldCategoriesAzure Cloud, multicloudDateJuly 22, 2025Comments0 CommentTagscloud networkingInfrastructure as CodeMulticloud+6READ MORE
opentofuJune 6, 20256 min readProvisioning OCI Block Volumes with Terraform/OpenTofu — and Why It’s Not Quite Like AzurePosted byMartin LinxfeldCategoriesopentofu, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)DateJune 6, 2025Comments0 CommentTagsInfrastructure as CodeiSCSIMulticloud+5READ MORE
kubernetesApril 18, 20256 min readYou've Deployed OKE – Now What? Deploying a Local Docker Image to OCI Kubernetes with TerraformPosted byMartin LinxfeldCategorieskubernetes, terraformDateApril 18, 2025Comments0 CommentTagsk8skubernetesoci+3READ MORE
clusterApril 15, 20256 min readProvisioning OCI Kubernetes Engine (OKE) with Terraform – The Right Way in 2025Posted byMartin LinxfeldCategoriescluster, containerDateApril 15, 2025Comments0 CommentTagsociterraformREAD MORE
devopsJanuary 15, 20255 min readEmbracing Deployment Agility: Canary and Blue-Green Deployments with OCI DevOps and TerraformPosted byMartin LinxfeldCategoriesdevops, ociDateJanuary 15, 2025Comments0 CommentTagsBlue-Green DeploymentsCanary DeploymentsContinuous Delivery+5READ MORE
opentofuNovember 6, 20244 min readOCI IAM Policies & Dynamic Groups — Let Your Functions Talk to Streaming and ADBPosted byMartin LinxfeldCategoriesopentofu, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)DateNovember 6, 2024Comments0 CommentTagsAPI GatewayDynamic Groupsfunctions+3READ MORE
Autonomous DatabaseAugust 29, 20244 min readStreaming Data into Oracle Autonomous Database with OCI FunctionsPosted byMartin LinxfeldCategoriesAutonomous Database, OCI StreamingDateAugust 29, 2024Comments0 CommentTagsEvent-driven architectureOCI Autonomous DatabaseOCI Functions Terraform+5READ MORE
OCI StreamingAugust 20, 20244 min readOCI Streaming with Terraform and Functions: Build Your First ProducerPosted byMartin LinxfeldCategoriesOCI Streaming, Serverless FunctionsDateAugust 20, 2024Comments0 CommentTagsEvent-driven architectureOCI FunctionsOCI Streaming+5READ MORE
databaseApril 24, 20246 min readCross-Region Autonomous Data Guard for OCI Autonomous Database (Serverless) with TerraformPosted byMartin LinxfeldCategoriesdatabase, devopsDateApril 24, 2024Comments0 CommentTagsAutonomous Data GuardCross-Region DROCI Autonomous Database+2READ MORE
ContainersMay 5, 20236 min read🐳 Deploying an OCI Container Instance with Ephemeral Public IP Using Terraform — and the Docker Push Trick You Shouldn’t Miss (Refreshed: October 2025)Posted byMartin LinxfeldCategoriesContainers, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)DateMay 5, 2023Comments0 CommentTagsdockerEphemeral Public IPImage Push+7READ MORE
storageJanuary 27, 20226 min readHow to Achieve High Availability with OCI Block Volume Replication and TerraformPosted byMartin LinxfeldCategoriesstorage, terraformDateJanuary 27, 2022Comments0 CommentTagsblockvolumeociOracle Cloud+2READ MORE
autoscaleSeptember 29, 20204 min readSchedule-based OCI Compute Autoscaling with TerraformPosted byMartin LinxfeldCategoriesautoscale, computeDateSeptember 29, 2020Comments0 CommentTagsautoscalingcronInfrastructure as Code+5READ MORE
Best PracticesSeptember 18, 20206 min readDon’t mix Terraform and manual deployments – three use-cases in OCIPosted byMartin LinxfeldCategoriesBest Practices, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)DateSeptember 18, 2020Comments0 CommentTagsBest PracticesociOracle Cloud+2READ MORE
OCI NetworkingFebruary 12, 20204 min readOCI Security Lists vs Network Security Groups — What to Use and When (Terraform Examples Included)Posted byMartin LinxfeldCategoriesOCI Networking, Terraform RecipesDateFebruary 12, 2020Comments0 CommentTagsFirewall RulesNetwork Security GroupsOCI Infrastructure+6READ MORE
computeJanuary 13, 20206 min readHow to Autoscale Your Webservers in OCI with Terraform/OpenTofu (refreshed in 2025)Posted byMartin LinxfeldCategoriescompute, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)DateJanuary 13, 2020Comments0 CommentTagsautoscaleautoscalingInfrastructure as Code+4READ MORE
devopsNovember 5, 20184 min readOCI NAT Gateway with Terraform — Updated for 2025!Posted byMartin LinxfeldCategoriesdevops, Infrastructure as CodeDateNovember 5, 2018Comments0 CommentTagsload balancernat gatewaynetworking+5READ MORE
devopsNovember 1, 20185 min readOCI Internet Gateway with Terraform — VCN, Subnet, Route Tables & Security Lists (2025 Edition)Posted byMartin LinxfeldCategoriesdevops, Infrastructure as CodeDateNovember 1, 2018Comments0 CommentTagsinternet gatewaynetworkingoci+3READ MORE
devopsOctober 28, 20184 min read🍳 FoggyKitchen Manifesto: Let’s Cook the Cloud InfrastructurePosted byMartin LinxfeldCategoriesdevops, foggykitchenDateOctober 28, 2018Comments0 CommentTagsAzureDevOps CultureFoggyKitchen Manifesto+5READ MORE