Using Terraform as your Everything as Code tool
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The document discusses Terraform as an infrastructure as code tool, emphasizing its ability to automate the setup and configuration of infrastructure through declarative configuration files. Key concepts include defining desired infrastructure state, planning changes, and applying those changes in a repeatable workflow to ensure quality and maintain historical records. It also highlights the use of various providers and additional functionalities beyond just managing infrastructure.
Using Terraform as your Everything as Code tool
- 1. Terraform - Infrastructure Everything as Code! 1 Zurich HUG #1, Nov 21st 2018 - Basil Brunner, @myniva
- 2. About me Basil Brunner, Extron @myniva AWS / Kubernetes Terraform since 2015 2 Zurich HUG #1, Nov 21st 2018 - Basil Brunner, @myniva
- 3. XYZ as Code • Configuration as Code • Security as Code • Compliance as Code 3 Zurich HUG #1, Nov 21st 2018 - Basil Brunner, @myniva
- 4. Definition of IaC terraform.io tool that codifies APIs into declarative configuration files buildazure.com refers to the instrumentation that allows for Infrastructure to be setup and configured in an automated fashion 4 Zurich HUG #1, Nov 21st 2018 - Basil Brunner, @myniva
- 5. Infrastructure - Virtual Data Centers • API • Scriptable • Public and private clouds 5 Zurich HUG #1, Nov 21st 2018 - Basil Brunner, @myniva
- 6. as Code - Workflow • Version Control System • Review • Continuous Integration • Test Automation • Continuous Delivery 6 Zurich HUG #1, Nov 21st 2018 - Basil Brunner, @myniva
- 7. Terraform Key Concepts 1. Define desired state of infrastructure 2. Plan changes to existing infrastructure 3. Apply change set to existing infrastructure 7 Zurich HUG #1, Nov 21st 2018 - Basil Brunner, @myniva
- 8. Define 8 Zurich HUG #1, Nov 21st 2018 - Basil Brunner, @myniva
- 9. Plan 9 Zurich HUG #1, Nov 21st 2018 - Basil Brunner, @myniva
- 10. Apply 10 Zurich HUG #1, Nov 21st 2018 - Basil Brunner, @myniva
- 11. Stop doing manual work Start using Infrastructure as Code! • Workflow ensures quality • Changes are repeatable • History / Audit 11 Zurich HUG #1, Nov 21st 2018 - Basil Brunner, @myniva
- 12. Why not ... ? • AWS CloudFormation • Azure Resource Manager Templates • GCP Cloud Deployment Manager 12 Zurich HUG #1, Nov 21st 2018 - Basil Brunner, @myniva
- 13. Multi Cloud? Not needed! 13 Zurich HUG #1, Nov 21st 2018 - Basil Brunner, @myniva
- 14. Not just Infrastructure • Ticket management • Code Hosting • Artifact repository • Database schema and users • DNS, CDN • Monitoring & Alerting • Log management 14 Zurich HUG #1, Nov 21st 2018 - Basil Brunner, @myniva
- 15. Terraform Providers • 94 official providers • https://github.com/terraform-providers • 78 community providers • https://www.terraform.io/docs/providers/type/community- index.html • Write your own! 15 Zurich HUG #1, Nov 21st 2018 - Basil Brunner, @myniva
- 16. Tip #1: Create ZIP archive on the fly 16 Zurich HUG #1, Nov 21st 2018 - Basil Brunner, @myniva
- 17. Tip #2: Ignore changes on certain attributes • if your resource gets modified externally 17 Zurich HUG #1, Nov 21st 2018 - Basil Brunner, @myniva
- 18. Thank you! Questions? 18 Zurich HUG #1, Nov 21st 2018 - Basil Brunner, @myniva