Infrastructure as Code

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) is a DevOps practice that involves managing and provisioning computing infrastructure through machine-readable definition files, rather than physical hardware configuration or interactive configuration tools. It enables developers and operations teams to automate the setup, configuration, and management of infrastructure components like servers, networks, and storage using code. This approach ensures consistency, repeatability, and version control for infrastructure deployments.

Also known as: IaC, Infrastructure as Code Tools, Infrastructure Automation, Infrastructure Provisioning, Infra as Code

Why learn Infrastructure as Code?

Developers should learn Infrastructure as Code to automate and standardize infrastructure deployments, reducing manual errors and speeding up provisioning in cloud environments like AWS, Azure, or GCP. It is essential for implementing DevOps practices, enabling scalable and reproducible infrastructure setups for applications, and is widely used in scenarios such as continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, multi-cloud management, and disaster recovery.

Learning Resources

• docs: Terraform Documentation
• course: Infrastructure as Code: A Comprehensive Guide on Coursera
• video: Ansible Tutorial for Beginners by TechWorld with Nana
• book: Infrastructure as Code: Managing Servers in the Cloud by Kief Morris
• tutorial: AWS CloudFormation Getting Started