Jack RoperinITNEXT·5 hours agoMember-onlyManage Multiple Terraform Versions With tfenvIn this article, we will explore the popular Terraform version manager tfenv, with practical examples of how to install it and use it to add, change and uninstall different Terraform versions. Tfenv enables you to install multiple Terraform versions and switch between them easily as needed. Tfenv is a version…Infrastructure As Code4 min readInfrastructure As Code4 min read
Sayali Shewale·23 hours agoTerraform Hands-on Project — Build Your Own AWS Infrastructure with Ease using Infrastructure as CodeTask: Create a VPC (Virtual Private Cloud) with CIDR block 10.0.0.0/16 resource "aws_vpc" "main" { cidr_block = "10.0.0.0/16" tags = { Name = "main" } } This will create a new VPC in your AWS account with the specified CIDR block and a name tag of “main”. The terraform block defines…Infrastructure As Code6 min readInfrastructure As Code6 min read
Rangaswamy P V·6 hours agoTerraform scripts to create a K8s Cluster using “kubeadm” in AWS from scratchHere in this article we will create a custom Kubernetes cluster on the AWS Cloud and the following are the pre-requisites Secret keys of your AWS account Access keys of your AWS account and also your Private/Public ssh key in the Openssl format Once you have all of the above…Infrastructure As Code12 min readInfrastructure As Code12 min read
dolapo badru·1 day agoChef : A Beginner’s GuideFirst of , if you know nothing of automation, IAC (Infrastructure as Code) and Configuration Management, the first thought you should have about the word “Chef” will probably be about cooking and someone who is an expert at making meals for a living. Well, that’s not what this article is…Infrastructure As Code5 min readInfrastructure As Code5 min read
Tech Tales Club·1 day agoMember-onlyWhy is it a bad idea not to use remote state with terraform?Terraform is a popular Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool that enables organizations to manage and provision their infrastructure using code. One of the key features of Terraform is its ability to manage infrastructure state, which is essential for ensuring consistent and reliable infrastructure provisioning. In Terraform, infrastructure state refers to…Infrastructure As Code3 min readInfrastructure As Code3 min read
Scalrinscalr·19 hours agoDon’t Build a Service CatalogBy Ryan Fee — Service catalogs are great, right? They give you an easy button, help you standardize, and allow all users to deploy infrastructure regardless of their technical capabilities. I love easy buttons, and I love standardization, but I do not love the crutch that is a service catalog. I have had too…Infrastructure As Code2 min readInfrastructure As Code2 min read
Balkaran BrarinCloud Prodigy·22 hours agoInfrastructure as Code — Lists vs Maps and Preserving OrderIn Terraform, lists and maps are two different data structures that are commonly used to organize and manage resources. A typical list variable looks like this: variable “mylist” { description = “An example list variable” type = list(string) default = [“element1”, “element2”, “element3”] } In the above example, a variable…Infrastructure As Code4 min readInfrastructure As Code4 min read
Tech Tales Club·1 day agoMember-onlyGitOps — And why I should be using it already?In recent years, GitOps has emerged as a popular methodology for managing and deploying applications. GitOps is a modern approach to software delivery that leverages the Git version control system and a declarative approach to infrastructure and application management. …Infrastructure As Code3 min readInfrastructure As Code3 min read
Tech Tales Club·1 day agoMember-onlyWhy is it a bad idea to import existing infrastructure into terraform?Terraform is an Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool that provides a simple, declarative syntax to define and manage infrastructure resources. It allows infrastructure administrators to define the entire infrastructure as code, enabling reproducibility, versioning, and collaboration. One of the features of Terraform is the ability to import existing infrastructure into…Infrastructure As Code3 min readInfrastructure As Code3 min read
Mike Tyson of the Cloud·1 day agoTerraform Drift Detection: How to monitor and remediate cloud infrastructure driftIn today’s fast-paced and constantly evolving world of cloud computing, enterprise organizations need a solid strategy to monitor their infrastructure. One key aspect of this strategy is drift detection, which involves identifying and addressing any differences between the desired state of the infrastructure and its actual state. …Infrastructure As Code9 min readInfrastructure As Code9 min read
