From b6aa20a0ee2cc19e42ef496e4027f17de669ba06 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Khue Doan <mail@khuedoan.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2022 23:59:03 +0700
Subject: [PATCH] docs(external): list some alternatives

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 external/README.md | 8 +++++++-
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/external/README.md b/external/README.md
index 1ab330c2..15d11216 100644
--- a/external/README.md
+++ b/external/README.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 > These resources are optional, the homelab still works without them but will lack some features like trusted certificates and offsite backup
 
 Although I try to keep the amount of external resources to the minimum, there's still need for a few of them.
-Below is a list of external resources and why we need them.
+Below is a list of external resources and why we need them (also see some [alternatives](#alternatives) below).
 
 - Terraform Cloud:
   - Workspace to store the state for external resources
@@ -61,3 +61,9 @@ Apply Terraform (you will be prompted to login to Terraform Cloud and enter API
 ```sh
 make
 ```
+
+## Alternatives
+
+- Terraform Cloud: any other [Terraform backends](https://www.terraform.io/language/settings/backends)
+- Cloudflare Tunnel: you can build a small VPS in the cloud and route traffic via it using Wireguard and HAProxy. 
+- Backblaze B2: any S3 compatible object storage, such as S3 Glacier, Minio...