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Resolving to a hostname in n AWS using a tag is eirksome though. MagicDNS on the other hand in Tailscale makes it easier. FWIW I use both SSM Port Forwarding a
by LilBytes 4y ago
Resolving to a hostname in n AWS using a tag is eirksome though. MagicDNS on the other hand in Tailscale makes it easier.
FWIW I use both SSM Port Forwarding and Tailscale but Tailscale is easier for both tech and non-tech users IMO.
- boredtofears 4y agoI wrote a ruby script that does tag lookup for me with an interactive prompt. Took about an hour. Sent it to my team so we all use it. Can't imagine subscribing to a service for something that is a minor devops task.
- aidos 4y agoI’m going to be that guy at point you in the direction of “that comment” on Dropbox https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8863 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8863
- LilBytes 4y agoThis was my comment re. AWS SSM and Tailscale just a few days ago. 'Installing the agent client side is no more or less tedious than installing the Tailscale client, IMO anyway. I made two scripts, one in .Net with a GUI for non-devs to grep a server hostname or tag:name in AWS that resolves to an instance ID for SSH or RDP. And another python script doing the same but without the GUI for the dev team. Works a treat. But you've already explained why it's a little tedious and now I've documented and understood why. Tailscale MagicDNS does all this nonsense for you. Yeah ok thanks for rubber ducking me I see your point now. :)'