bosh

Deploy release

$ bosh -d [deployment] deploy [manifest.yml]

$ bosh deployments

$ bosh -d [deployment] ssh [instance]

$ bosh -d [deployment] logs [instance]

$ bosh update-cloud-config [cloud-config.yml]

bosh [options] command

bosh is the command-line interface for BOSH, a tool for release engineering, deployment, and lifecycle management of distributed systems. It's commonly used for deploying Cloud Foundry and other complex distributed applications.
The tool manages infrastructure provisioning, software deployment, and operational concerns across multiple cloud providers.

-d, --deployment name

Deployment name

Environment alias

Non-interactive mode

JSON output

Filter output columns

deployments

List all deployments

Create or update deployment

Delete deployment

SSH into VM

Fetch logs

List VMs

List tasks

Show cloud configuration

- Multi-cloud support (AWS, GCP, Azure, vSphere)
- Automated health monitoring
- Rolling updates
- Resurrection (automatic VM recovery)
- Snapshots and backups
- Configuration management
- Network isolation

Steep learning curve. Complex configuration. Requires dedicated infrastructure. Best suited for large deployments. Manifest syntax can be intricate. Debugging difficult without experience.

BOSH was created by VMware around 2010 for Cloud Foundry deployment, becoming an open-source project for managing complex distributed systems.

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