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Summary

This PR adds a new blog post announcing the Torrust Tracker Deployer project.

Content Overview

The blog post covers:

  • Project motivation: Automating the manual deployment tutorial
  • Design philosophy: Simplicity over flexibility (99% of use cases)
  • Who should use it: Docker-based VM deployments with average infrastructure knowledge
  • Development journey: Three iterations (Bash PoC → Perl PoC → Rust production)
  • Architecture: DDD approach for infrastructure (domain-driven design)
  • AI-assisted development: First Torrust project developed entirely with AI agents
  • Current status: Near completion with detailed roadmap progress
  • Deployment options: Hetzner Cloud, LXD (testing), pre-provisioned VMs
  • Scope and limitations: Single-use deployment tool, not ongoing management
  • Documentation: Comprehensive internal and user-facing docs
  • Prerequisites: OpenTofu, Ansible, provider credentials
  • Error handling: Fast recovery by destroying and redeploying

Key Messages

  • Project is work in progress but close to completion (~1 month to release)
  • Both LXD and Hetzner providers are fully working
  • Deployment takes under 2 minutes (vs hours with manual process)
  • Code is 100% AI-generated but carefully reviewed and tested
  • Serves as living documentation of tracker infrastructure requirements

Files Changed

  • New blog post: src/routes/blog/introducing-the-torrust-tracker-deployer/
  • Updated blog metadata: static/blogMetadata.json
  • Cover image: static/images/posts/introducing-the-torrust-tracker-deployer/torrust-tracker-deployer.png

Notes

  • Post is scheduled for December 22, 2025

@josecelano josecelano requested review from cgbosse and da2ce7 December 21, 2025 20:01
@josecelano josecelano force-pushed the blog/tracker-deployer-announcement branch 2 times, most recently from eb6be2c to fd0e733 Compare December 21, 2025 20:16
- New blog post announcing the Torrust Tracker Deployer project
- Covers project motivation, design philosophy, and current status
- Details three-phase development journey (Bash, Perl, Rust PoCs)
- Explains DDD architecture approach for infrastructure
- Highlights AI-assisted development methodology
- Includes comprehensive sections on:
  - Who should use the deployer
  - Deployment options (Hetzner, LXD, pre-provisioned VMs)
  - Current progress and roadmap
  - Documentation and error handling
  - Prerequisites and getting started
- Emphasizes work-in-progress status (near completion, ~1 month to release)
@josecelano josecelano force-pushed the blog/tracker-deployer-announcement branch from fd0e733 to 64986cf Compare December 21, 2025 20:49
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@josecelano josecelano merged commit 2310c7a into develop Dec 21, 2025
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