--- title: "Pits (@oppapits) | Hashnode" description: "Pits (@oppapits) writes on Hashnode. Read their latest articles and follow their work." url: "https://hashnode.com/@oppapits" --- @oppapits # Pits @oppapits · Joined June 2025 ### [Understanding Ansible, Puppet, and Chef: A Beginner’s Guide to Configuration Management](https://p-it-s.hashnode.dev/understanding-ansible-puppet-and-chef-a-beginners-guide-to-configuration-management?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Managing servers and applications can be tricky, especially when you have many machines to handle at the same time. Configuration management tools help make this easier. Tools like Ansible, Puppet, and Chef let you automate tasks, so you don’t have t... 8 min read · [p-it-s.hashnode.dev](https://p-it-s.hashnode.dev/understanding-ansible-puppet-and-chef-a-beginners-guide-to-configuration-management?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Aug 25, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/understanding-ansible-puppet-and-chef-a-beginners-guide-to-configuration-management/68ac63e8bdbc339e9a3ec499) ### [Understanding Software Defined Networking (SDN)](https://p-it-s.hashnode.dev/understanding-software-defined-networking-sdn?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Software Defined Networking, or SDN, is changing the way networks are built and managed. Traditional networks rely heavily on physical devices like routers and switches, each making its own decisions. SDN separates the network control from the device... 9 min read · [p-it-s.hashnode.dev](https://p-it-s.hashnode.dev/understanding-software-defined-networking-sdn?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Aug 25, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/understanding-software-defined-networking-sdn/68ac5c38c300cced8294e82e) ### [Understanding REST APIs in Networking: A Beginner’s Guide](https://p-it-s.hashnode.dev/understanding-rest-apis-in-networking-a-beginners-guide?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) In networking, managing devices and monitoring networks can be complex. REST APIs, which stands for Representational State Transfer Application Programming Interfaces, provide a way for network devices and management tools to communicate with each ot... 11 min read · [p-it-s.hashnode.dev](https://p-it-s.hashnode.dev/understanding-rest-apis-in-networking-a-beginners-guide?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Aug 25, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/understanding-rest-apis-in-networking-a-beginners-guide/68ac1f1d3655f0a7b7c38ef6) ### [JSON, XML, and YAML: Understanding the Basics](https://p-it-s.hashnode.dev/json-xml-and-yaml-understanding-the-basics?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) When working with data, you’ll often come across different formats that help store and share information between systems. Three of the most common ones are JSON, XML, and YAML. At first glance, they may look similar since all of them are used to orga... 8 min read · [p-it-s.hashnode.dev](https://p-it-s.hashnode.dev/json-xml-and-yaml-understanding-the-basics?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Aug 25, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/json-xml-and-yaml-understanding-the-basics/68ac1bcda20fadaec16987e2) ### [Getting Started with Network Automation](https://p-it-s.hashnode.dev/getting-started-with-network-automation?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Imagine managing hundreds of network devices by typing commands into each one, day after day. It works, but it’s slow, repetitive, and leaves a lot of room for human error. Now think about having a way to tell all those devices what to do at once, wi... 15 min read · [p-it-s.hashnode.dev](https://p-it-s.hashnode.dev/getting-started-with-network-automation?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Aug 25, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/getting-started-with-network-automation/68ac134f3420264997c4ed05)