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Infrastructure as Code for Beginners

By : Russ McKendrick
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Book Image

Infrastructure as Code for Beginners

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By: Russ McKendrick

Overview of this book

The Infrastructure as Code (IaC) approach ensures consistent and repeatable deployment of cloud-based IaaS/PaaS services, saving you time while delivering impeccable results. Infrastructure as Code for Beginners is a practical implementation guide that helps you gain a clear understanding of the foundations of Infrastructure as Code and make informed decisions when implementing it. With this book, you’ll uncover essential IaC concepts, including planning, selecting, and implementing the right tools for your project. With step-by-step explanations and real-world examples, you'll gain a solid understanding of the benefits of IaC and the scope of application in your projects. You'll learn about the pros, cons, and best practices of different IaC tools such as Terraform and Ansible, and their use at different stages of the deployment process along with GitHub Actions. Using these tools, you'll be able to design, deploy, and secure your infrastructure on two major cloud platforms, Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services. In addition, you'll explore other IaC tools such as Pulumi, AWS CloudFormation, and Azure Bicep. By the end of this book, you’ll be well equipped to approach your IaC projects confidently.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
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Part 1: The Foundations – An Introduction to Infrastructure as Code
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Part 2: Getting Hands-On with the Deployment
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Part 3: CI/CD and Best Practices

Planning the Deployment

In this chapter, we will dive into the important stage of planning the deployment of our Infrastructure as Code workload. Before we can deploy our infrastructure, it is crucial to have an understanding of what we are deploying and how we want to approach the deployment process. This will ensure that our deployment is efficient, streamlined, and free of errors.

We will start by introducing the workload that we will be deploying in the following two chapters. This will give us a clear understanding of what we are trying to achieve and what resources we need to deploy.

Next, we will discuss how to approach the deployment of our infrastructure. This will include a step-by-step guide on how to plan and execute the deployment process in a smooth and effective manner. We will also discuss best practices and tips for ensuring a successful deployment.

Finally, we will examine the high-level architecture of our infrastructure. This will give us an overview of...