Projects sharing features with Ansible Os Hardening

Pigsty is a comprehensive database infrastructure orchestration platform designed to automate the full lifecycle of high-availability PostgreSQL clusters. It functions as an infrastructure-as-code framework that manages cluster coordination, node provisioning, and service discovery through idempotent playbooks. By integrating distributed consensus mechanisms, the platform ensures automated failover and consistent state enforcement across diverse environments, including bare metal and virtualized infrastructure. The platform distinguishes itself through a robust suite of operational capabiliti

This project is a web application security standard and vulnerability framework. It provides a comprehensive list of the most critical security risks facing web applications, paired with technical guidance and a structured methodology for identifying and mitigating these flaws. The framework functions as a secure coding guide and a risk assessment methodology, offering a standardized approach to prioritizing vulnerabilities based on their potential impact and likelihood of exploitation. It defines architectural patterns and technical recommendations to help developers implement defense in dep

This project serves as an educational resource for mastering automated infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and container orchestration. It provides structured learning paths and hands-on exercises designed to teach the principles of defining and managing server environments through version-controlled configuration files. The repository distinguishes itself by offering specific, practical tutorials for industry-standard automation tools. It covers the deployment of cloud resources through declarative configuration files, the automation of server setup and software maintenanc

Ansible Interactive Tutorial is a learning platform and command-line training utility that runs interactive configuration management exercises inside pre-configured Docker containers. It provides an isolated multi-container sandbox environment featuring a control node and target hosts configured with pre-shared SSH keys for practicing infrastructure automation step by step. The platform guides users through structured, sequential learning paths from fundamental to advanced configuration management concepts. It supports volume-mounted local workspaces that bind host directories directly into r

This project is an Ansible role and configuration framework designed to automate the installation and provisioning of network attached storage and self-hosted services. It functions as a home server orchestration tool for deploying media servers, cloud storage, and home automation tools on private hardware. The system includes a dynamic DNS configuration suite to expose local network services to the internet using custom hostnames. It allows for the deployment of interconnected application stacks and preconfigured service suites that are coordinated to achieve specific operational goals. The

Talos is a minimal, immutable Linux distribution designed specifically for deploying and managing Kubernetes clusters. It functions as an API-driven infrastructure manager that replaces traditional shell access with a declarative gRPC interface to control operating system state and configuration. The system is distinguished by its use of a read-only root filesystem and a security-hardened kernel, which removes standard GNU utilities to reduce the attack surface. It ensures environment consistency by distributing the operating system as versioned, signed images and utilizes TPM-backed verified

This repository is a comprehensive educational resource covering the full spectrum of DevOps practices, including continuous integration and delivery, containerization, orchestration, configuration management, and infrastructure as code. It provides structured content that walks through automating the build, test, and deployment lifecycle using multi-stage pipelines with Jenkins and Azure DevOps. The material covers declarative server configuration and state management through automated Ansible playbooks, enabling consistent system environments across machines. It also addresses container lif

This project is a Linux server security guide and system administration manual designed to harden the operating system and kernel. It functions as an OS hardening checklist and a collection of instructions for reducing the server attack surface to protect against intruders. The guide covers the establishment of a server security baseline and the reduction of the network attack surface. It provides practical guidance for managing system permissions and network configurations to maintain a secure environment. The content is organized as a series of step-by-step procedural layouts and topic-cat

The Operator SDK is a framework for building, packaging, and managing custom controllers that extend the Kubernetes API. It serves as a toolset for defining new API types and implementing reconcile loops to automate the lifecycles of complex applications. The project provides specialized support for creating operators based on Helm charts or Ansible playbooks, allowing users to maintain a desired cluster state using existing automation tools. It includes a dedicated system for packaging controllers into standardized container image bundles for distribution via the Operator Lifecycle Manager.

Internet-pi is a network appliance configuration for Raspberry Pi that provides automated network provisioning, telemetry tracking, and DNS-based sinkhole services. It functions as a home network gateway and monitoring station. The project integrates a DNS sinkhole for network-wide advertisement and tracking blocking, alongside local DNS resolution for connected devices. It includes an internet performance monitor to track connection uptime, ping statistics, and bandwidth speed tests over time. The system further incorporates an IoT device dashboard for collecting and visualizing real-time m

DetectionLab is a reproducible Windows Active Directory security lab designed for testing detection capabilities. It uses an automation framework based on Vagrant and Packer to provision virtualized networks across multiple hypervisors and cloud platforms. The project utilizes Ansible for the declarative installation and configuration of domain services and endpoint security tools. It incorporates a browser-based remote access interface via Apache Guacamole to manage laboratory hosts without requiring standalone remote desktop clients. The environment includes a telemetry pipeline that aggre

This project is a comprehensive Linux server hardening guide and infrastructure documentation resource. It provides a set of validated security baselines and step-by-step instructions for implementing security controls and configuration best practices to protect production environments. The guide focuses on aligning systems with industry-standard security benchmarks, specifically those provided by the Center for Internet Security and Security Technical Implementation Guides. It includes a framework for using OpenSCAP to scan system configurations, verify compliance against reference profiles,

Semaphore is a centralized web-based platform designed for the orchestration and execution of Ansible automation. It provides a unified control plane to manage infrastructure operations, allowing teams to organize inventories, environment variables, and playbooks into reusable templates. The platform supports multi-tenant governance by isolating resources into projects, ensuring clear separation between different teams and infrastructure segments. The system distinguishes itself through a distributed task runner architecture that offloads automation workloads to independent nodes, enabling sc

This project provides a collection of optimized configuration boilerplates and templates for Nginx web servers. Its primary purpose is to provide a standardized foundation for server performance tuning, security hardening, and the deployment of virtual hosts. The suite includes specific directives to mask server identity, protect sensitive system files, and secure communication. It also features predefined templates for managing multiple secure and non-secure website hosts using a modular directory structure. Broadly, the project covers server resource tuning through worker process adjustmen

This project is a Linux system administration question bank designed to evaluate knowledge of server management. It serves as a technical reference and study guide through a collection of curated questions and answers. The resource provides targeted preparation for technical interviews and professional exams. It specifically covers DevOps interview preparation, including containerization, continuous integration, and version control. The knowledge base spans several core competency areas, including system internals, kernel architectures, and the Linux boot process. It also includes materials

This project is an infrastructure as code framework and library of reusable playbooks designed for server configuration and DevOps workflow automation. It provides a Linux server configuration suite and specialized tools for provisioning multi-node Kubernetes clusters to support containerized applications. The library enables the automation of infrastructure tasks and the orchestration of multi-server workflows. It includes specific logic for deploying containerized workloads and managing application environments across different hosting platforms. The codebase covers broad capability areas

linux-exploit-suggester is a diagnostic utility and vulnerability scanner designed to identify potential kernel exploits on Linux systems. It functions as a privilege escalation auditor by matching system information and kernel versions against a database of known security flaws. The tool differentiates itself by filtering and ranking exploits based on specific system properties and runtime security configurations. It evaluates kernel hardening settings, such as memory protection mechanisms, to discard inapplicable exploits and prioritize candidates by their probability of success. The softw

pyinfra is an agentless infrastructure automation framework that turns declarative Python code into idempotent shell commands to manage servers, containers, and local machines over SSH without requiring any pre-installed software on target hosts. It operates by comparing the desired state of a system against its current state, using a dry-run simulation mode to preview changes and a fact-based conditional execution engine to gather host attributes at runtime and control which operations run. The tool compiles Python operations into optimized shell commands and executes them in parallel across

ModSecurity is an open-source web application firewall and security engine. It functions as an HTTP traffic inspector and intrusion detection system that filters incoming web requests and responses against a set of security rules to block threats and prevent attacks on web servers. The project provides a modular framework for implementing restrictive security policies and custom filtering logic. It identifies and blocks common injection attacks, such as cross-site scripting and SQL injection, while hardening web applications to reduce their overall attack surface. Its broader capabilities in

Packer is a machine image build tool and multi-platform image orchestrator. It functions as an infrastructure as code image builder that produces identical machine images across multiple platforms from a single source configuration to ensure environment consistency. The tool enables the creation of a golden image pipeline by generating compatible system images for different cloud providers and on-premises hypervisors. It includes an image lifecycle registry to store metadata for tracking the versioning and status of generated images. The system manages the automation of machine image creatio

This project is a PowerShell-based post-installation automation suite and configuration manager designed to optimize Windows 10 and Windows Server deployments. It functions as a system optimization tool that applies idempotent tweaks to ensure an operating system reaches a specific desired state after a fresh installation. The tool distinguishes itself through the use of preset-based task orchestration and a modular tweak library. It allows for the definition of custom setup presets via external files and supports the extension of its capabilities through the import of custom modules. Every s

Rocky is an open-source enterprise operating system designed for server and cloud infrastructure. It is a community-maintained Linux server distribution that provides a platform focused on stability and security. The project is fundamentally a Red Hat Enterprise Linux compatible operating system, maintaining bug-for-bug binary compatibility to ensure identical software behavior. This allows it to serve as an enterprise-grade platform without proprietary licensing. The distribution covers a broad range of system administration capabilities, including package management via modular repository

Firejail is a Linux application sandbox and kernel security wrapper that isolates untrusted applications from the host system. It uses kernel namespaces and seccomp filters to restrict filesystem access, drop kernel capabilities, and limit the system attack surface. The project is distinguished by its use of predefined security profiles to automatically apply filesystem restrictions and syscall limits based on the executable being launched. It provides specialized isolation for portable packages such as AppImages and implements X11 display isolation via proxy servers to prevent keyboard loggi

BaoTa is a web-based Linux server control panel and system administration dashboard designed for managing hosting environments and system resources. It provides a graphical interface to translate administrative actions into system-level configurations, allowing users to manage Linux servers and web hosting stacks without relying solely on the command line. The platform distinguishes itself through AI-driven server operations, utilizing artificial intelligence for performance analysis and the execution of maintenance tasks via natural language commands. It supports multi-node orchestration, en

itpol is a framework for cryptographic key management, digital signature policies, and security hardening. It provides an IT policy template library and infrastructure access frameworks to establish organizational security guidelines and governance. The project focuses on cryptographic identity management through the use of PGP and SSH keys, alongside a security hardening guide for workstations. It defines standards for software supply chain security, specifically regarding the signing of code commits and software releases to ensure provenance. The system covers a broad range of security cap

GOAD is an Ansible-based automation tool and infrastructure orchestrator used to deploy pre-configured networks of vulnerable Windows virtual machines. It serves as a security training environment for practicing Active Directory penetration testing, privilege escalation, and lateral movement across various cloud platforms and local virtualization hypervisors. The project distinguishes itself through a multi-provider infrastructure model and a system of infrastructure recipes that simulate intentional security misconfigurations. It supports the deployment of varied attack scenarios, including

Gixy is a static configuration analyzer and security auditor for Nginx. It functions as an infrastructure-as-code security scanner and web server configuration linter designed to identify vulnerabilities and misconfigurations in server definitions before deployment. The tool focuses on detecting high-risk security flaws, including host header spoofing, server-side request forgery, and path traversal. It specifically audits Nginx configurations for risks such as HTTP splitting, multiline header issues, and unauthorized third-party access resulting from incorrect Referer or Origin header patter