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Shailendra Singh

Shailendra Singh

@mechcloud.io

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Founder of MechCloud | IIT Roorkee | Building AI tools to help Cloud/Software Architects and Engineers achieve 10x productivity. Visit: https://mechcloud.io

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Shailendra Singh @mechcloud.io · 3d

🚀 🚀 Stateless IaC (no state files) with support for Amazon Web Services (AWS) and real-time pricing will be landing in MechCloud over this weekend.

Why to deal with state files, object storage, encryption and other things for IaC (Infrastructure as Code) when you can live without all these.

Shailendra Singh @mechcloud.io · 3d

Key highlights -
💥 No state files and so no object storage and encryption
💥 No expensive credentials vault
💥 We don't store any AWS API keys in MechCloud
💥 No headache of upgrading Terraform/OpenTofu and a provider code as everything works seamlessly from the browser

Shailendra Singh @mechcloud.io · 3d

Anyone provisioning cloud infrastructure, who (e.g. Developers) is not paying for it, will think about optimizing it only when pricing is shown in real-time and that too before provisioning the cloud infrastructure. That is the reason we are launching it with real-time pricing.

Shailendra Singh @mechcloud.io · 3d

🚀 🚀 Stateless IaC (no state files) with support for Amazon Web Services (AWS) and real-time pricing will be landing in MechCloud over this weekend.

Why to deal with state files, object storage, encryption and other things for IaC (Infrastructure as Code) when you can live without all these.

Shailendra Singh @mechcloud.io · 7d

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Beyond Terraform & OpenTofu: A Stateless IaC with Real-Time Pricing

State files are the biggest headache in IaC tools like Terraform and OpenTofu. Discover MechCloud's new stateless engine that eliminates drift, shows real-time AWS/GCP costs in your plan, and uses a d...

Shailendra Singh @mechcloud.io · 9d

If you are currently managing cloud infrastructure using an IaC tool and interested in this implementation then please join the MechCloud discord server using the below link for updates around this implementation and to provide feedback -

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Join the MechCloud Discord Server!

Check out the MechCloud community on Discord – hang out with 28 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.

Shailendra Singh @mechcloud.io · 9d

Initial implementation will focus on AWS only followed by GCP at a later stage.

Shailendra Singh @mechcloud.io · 9d

- Managing a public cloud infrastructure without using any state files unlike any other IaC tool out there.
- Calculating price for all the resources managed under a context ( roughly equivalent of a k8s namespace) in real-time.

Shailendra Singh @mechcloud.io · 9d

We are actively working on stateless IaC and planning to do a full beta release by the end of this year. This implementation will focus on two major things -

Shailendra Singh @mechcloud.io · 18d

So unless I am missing something very basic, it looks strange to me why various platforms don't implement such a basic feature which can let people learn even the most expensive platforms without any fear of huge bills.

Shailendra Singh @mechcloud.io · 18d

Every day we see one or more stories on reddit where people report huge bills due to leaked api keys.

Shailendra Singh @mechcloud.io · 18d

A number of software or cloud engineering folks make this mistake where they accidently check the api keys into git and then these land in the hand of hackers causing financial loss and stress to these people.

Shailendra Singh @mechcloud.io · 18d

Even if we supported api keys, very first thing which we will implement is restricting api keys to certain IPs so that these keys become useless unless the request originates from a trusted system (e.g. your laptop, dev or prod environment etc).

Shailendra Singh @mechcloud.io · 18d

We don't have support for api keys in MechCloud yet because that will open the gates for all kind of attacks similar to supply chain attacks which we have seen on npm ecosystem (shai-hulud is the latest example) recently.

Shailendra Singh @mechcloud.io · Sep 5

🚀 DevOps is evolving.
IaC gave us automation.
Agentic AI promises adaptability.

Is it time for engineers to move beyond YAML & IaC? 🤔
🎥 Watch the debate: youtu.be/9c9tMUHidVM?...

#DevOps #AgenticAI #IaC #CloudComputing #Automation

Agentic AI vs IaC: The Future of DevOps

YouTube video by MechCloud Academy

Shailendra Singh @mechcloud.io · Apr 29

Are you building, testing, or experimenting with Kubernetes workloads locally? You're not alone—but choosing the right tool can be overwhelming.

📖 Read the full comparison:
👉 dev.to/mechcloud_ac...

#Kubernetes #DevOps #Minikube #K3s #MicroK8s #k0s #DeveloperTools #MechCloud

Choosing Your Local Kubernetes Companion: A Developer's Guide to Minikube, k0s, k3s, and MicroK8s

The adoption of Kubernetes as the standard for deploying and orchestrating containerized applications...

Shailendra Singh @mechcloud.io · Apr 29

You need 360 degree view of an application infra spread across systems in order to understand/troubleshoot it faster.

MechCloud dashboards deliver these in seconds using only natural language queries.

dev.to/mechcloud/ho...

#DEVCommunity #devops #platformengineering #sre

📊 How to Create Stunning Dashboards for Your SaaS and Cloud Apps Infrastructure

During my time as a Solutions/Cloud Architect, it was quite challenging to get a complete view of the...

Shailendra Singh @mechcloud.io · Apr 28

Control your local kubernetes clusters right from the browser - dev.to/mechcloud/ho...

This feature of MechCloud Systems Agent is free to use for local development environments.

#DEVCommunity #Kubernetes

Shailendra Singh @mechcloud.io · Apr 8

Discover why a single MCP server might be all you need. Explore the complexities of function calling, token management, and integration challenges. Learn how MechCloud's REST API agent minimizes token waste and simplifies authentication. #MCP

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Why a Single MCP Server is All You May Need

In my two decades of career, I never saw a hype which has been created around MCP (Model Context...

Shailendra Singh @mechcloud.io · Apr 7

Tired of complex Nginx authentication? 🌐 Switch to Cloudflare Snippets for a streamlined, efficient process! Reduce latency, centralize concerns, and simplify your dev life. #Cloudflare #Authentication #SoftwareDevelopment

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Simplify Authentication by Replacing Nginx Auth with Cloudflare Snippets

We have been using Nginx-based authentication to validate JWT tokens and SSO session cookies for a...

Shailendra Singh @mechcloud.io · Apr 6

Discover the power of @cloudflare.social for developers! From free DDoS protection and no egress charges to innovative tools like Cloudflare Workers and Turnstile, this platform is a game-changer for startups and businesses of all sizes. #Cloudflare #WebSecurity

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Why Every Developer Should Learn About Cloudflare

This post is the first in a series where we will discuss why every developer should know about...

Shailendra Singh @mechcloud.io · Mar 30

Want to integrate @cloudflare.social Turnstile into a Vue.js application? Read our step-by-step article on dev.to:
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Integrating Cloudflare Turnstile into a vuejs application

Introduction In a blog post here, we explained how to integrate hCaptcha into a Vue.js...

Shailendra Singh @mechcloud.io · Mar 28

🚀 Manage AWS infra effortlessly with PromptOps 🚀

Resource ID aliases simplify tracking, while portable prompts let you reuse commands across environments. No IaC needed.

dev.to/mechcloud/pa... #AWS #PromptOps #infrastructureascode #devops

Part 2 - Manage AWS infrastructure Easily with PromptOps: No IaC Needed

This is the second post in a series where we will explore how PromptOps makes managing AWS...

Shailendra Singh @mechcloud.io · Dec 20

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Kubernetes: Moving from Ingress to Gateway API

Learn transitioning from Kubernetes Ingress to Gateway API, exploring differences, advantages, and use cases for better traffic management

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Shailendra Singh @mechcloud.io · Dec 20

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Terraform, Crossplane, Pulumi: Pricing Comparison

Compare pricing models and features of Terraform, Crossplane, and Pulumi to make informed Infrastructure as Code tool decisions for your organization

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Shailendra Singh @mechcloud.io · Nov 19

Released a general purpose REST API chatbot with support for querying and updating data in a @cloudflare.social account.

This chatbot does NOT require storing any kind of Cloudflare api token in our SaaS application.

youtu.be/3FTUApc7b7c?...

Managing a Cloudflare account using REST API chatbot

YouTube video by MechCloud