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fieldju/cerberus-util-scripts — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-17 · repo last pushed 2017-11-11

Audience · ops devopsComplexity · 4/5DormantSetup · hard

tl;dr

Automates building AWS machine images for Cerberus (Nike's secrets management system) using Packer and Puppet.

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    What it does
      Builds AWS AMIs
      Automates Cerberus setup
      Uses Packer and Puppet
    Tech stack
      Packer
      Puppet
      AWS
      Ubuntu
    Use cases
      Deploy Consul Vault Gateway CMS
      Rebuild Cerberus infra
      Scale secret management
    Audience
      DevOps engineers
      Ops teams
    Setup
      Point Packer at AWS
      Build per component

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what do people make with this?

VIBE 1

Build a reusable AWS image for the Cerberus Vault secret-storage component.

VIBE 2

Automate setup of Cerberus's Consul, Gateway, and CMS pieces.

VIBE 3

Rebuild or scale a Cerberus deployment with consistent, repeatable images.

VIBE 4

Fork and customize the base images with extra monitoring or security tools.

what's the stack?

PackerPuppetAWSUbuntu

how it stacks up fr

fieldju/cerberus-util-scripts0verflowme/alarm-clock0xhassaan/nn-from-scratch
Stars——0
Language—CSSPython
Last pushed2017-11-112022-10-03—
MaintenanceDormantDormant—
Setup difficultyhardeasymoderate
Complexity4/52/54/5
Audienceops devopsvibe coderdeveloper

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how do i run it?

Difficulty · hard time til it works · 1h+

Requires an AWS account, Packer, and Puppet configured before building images.

The README does not state a license.

prompts (copy fr)

prompt 1
Show me how to use Packer with these scripts to build an AMI for the Cerberus Vault component.
prompt 2
Explain how these scripts set up Consul, Vault, Gateway, and CMS for Cerberus.
prompt 3
Help me customize this repo's Puppet scripts to add my own tooling before building an image.
prompt 4
How do I point Packer at my AWS account to build a Cerberus Gateway image?

Frequently asked questions

what is cerberus-util-scripts fr?

Automates building AWS machine images for Cerberus (Nike's secrets management system) using Packer and Puppet.

Is cerberus-util-scripts actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2017-11-11).

What license does cerberus-util-scripts use?

The README does not state a license.

How hard is cerberus-util-scripts to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated hard, with roughly 1h+ to a first successful run.

Who is cerberus-util-scripts for?

Mainly ops devops.

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