July 03, 2025

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Welcome to this week’s CICD/DevOps huddle – your go-to source for the latest trends, industry insights, and tools shaping the industry. Let’s dive in! 🔥

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🐳 Run a Private Docker Registry – Your Own Container Hub!

Imagine having your own personal Docker Hub — a secure, private space to store, share, and manage Docker images without exposing them to the public internet. Sounds like a dream? Well, it’s totally achievable with a private Docker Registry. Let’s dive into how it works!

Why a Private Docker Registry?

A Docker Registry is where Docker images live. Public registries like Docker Hub or GitHub Container Registry are great for open projects, but they lack privacy and control. A private registry lets you:

  • Store and manage images securely.
  • Share with your team without third-party oversight.
  • Speed up workflows by avoiding public network latency.

Getting Started with Your Private Registry

Setting up a private registry is surprisingly simple. Here’s the breakdown:

Requirements:

  • Docker installed on your machine.

Steps:

  1. Run this command in your terminal: 
    docker run -d -p 5000:5000 --name my-registry registry:2

    🎉 You now have a Docker Registry running locally on port 5000!

  2. Push an existing image to your registry: 
    docker tag hello-world localhost:5000/my-image  
docker push localhost:5000/my-image

    ✨ Success! Your image is now in your private hub.

  3. Pull it back to test: 
    docker pull localhost:5000/my-image

    💪 You’re officially self-hosting Docker images.

Securing Your Registry

By default, your registry runs over HTTP. For production use, enable HTTPS to protect data in transit. Need a guide on securing your registry? Let me know — I’ll walk you through it!

Browse Images via Web UI

Want to explore your registry via a browser? Check out this tool for a web interface.

Running a private registry is like building your own Docker cloud. It’s a game-changer for solo devs and teams alike. Whether you’re streamlining workflows or boosting security, it’s just one command away! 🙌

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Prompt Stability Checklists

Prompt stability is a nuanced topic, but one that’s worth mastering. The article opens with a bold statement: “Every prompt is code.” While this might sound exaggerated, it’s a clever way to highlight the duality of prompts. Casual questions, like “What’s the weather today?” or “Tell me a joke,” are clearly not code. But when prompts feed structured workflows—like decision engines or analytics pipelines—they become critical components of systems. The key takeaway? If your output matters, your prompt environment must be controlled.

The article introduces a Prompt Stability Checklist to help users transition from “vibe” to “viable.” Here’s how to determine if a prompt crosses into code territory:

  • Curiosity Mode: For learning, riffing, or exploration. Output is ephemeral and not reused.
  • Structured Mode: When the result drives workflows, analytics, or decision-making. Output is reusable and mission-critical.

The piece emphasizes balancing conversation and computation, ensuring prompts are both functional and reliable. It’s a must-read for anyone working at the intersection of AI and operational systems.

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Why Quality Code Matters and How To Achieve It

Quality code isn’t just about functionality—it’s the backbone of reliable, scalable, and sustainable software systems. Poorly written code can lead to expensive outages, frustrated teams, and even critical failures like the 2023 NOTAM system incident, where 1,300 flights were canceled due to accidental file deletions during a database update. This highlights the real-world impact of technical debt, which accumulates over time, much like financial debt, and becomes increasingly costly to resolve.

  • Bad code includes hardcoded secrets, overly complex functions, missing tests, and unclear documentation. It often leads to bugs, vulnerabilities, and cognitive strain for developers.
  • Good code is maintainable, efficient, and clear. It reduces maintenance costs, improves team productivity, and fosters collaboration.
  • Best practices like clean code, refactoring, and tools like SonarQube help enforce quality and reduce technical debt.

Consistently applying these principles isn’t just a best practice—it’s a commitment to building better software.

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🛠️ Tool of the Week

OpenTofu, is an open-source version of Terraform that will expand on Terraform’s existing concepts and offerings. It is a viable alternative to HashiCorp’s Terraform, being forked from Terraform version 1.5.6..

🤯 Fun Fact of the Week

RedGate conducted a survey of over 3,200 enterprises to compile its State of DevOps report. The findings revealed that nearly three-quarters of organizations had adopted DevOps practices for development in some form, a significant increase from 47% five years ago. Moreover, the report highlighted the rise in the use of cross-platform databases.The report also attributed the surge in DevOps adoption to the pandemic, stating that IT thinking had progressed more rapidly and permanently than ever before.

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