Static Limits & the Inventory Plugin Model
Why fleets need dynamic sources.
Static Files Go Stale
A static inventory is a hand-written list of hosts. The moment a server is created or destroyed in the cloud, that file is out of date.
Cloud Fleets Change Constantly
Auto-scaling groups add and remove instances by the minute. Keeping a static file in sync with a living fleet is a losing, error-prone battle. ☁️
All lessons in this course
- Static Limits & the Inventory Plugin Model
- The aws_ec2 Inventory Plugin
- constructed: Group Hosts by Tags
- Caching & Multiple Inventory Sources