Purpose
Define infrastructure as version-controlled code, enabling reproducible environments and automated provisioning.
When to Use
- •Provisioning cloud resources
- •Creating development environments
- •Managing infrastructure changes
- •Disaster recovery planning
Key Capabilities
- •Declarative Infrastructure - Define desired state in code
- •Container Configuration - Create Docker images and configurations
- •State Management - Track infrastructure state and changes
Approach
- •Choose appropriate tool (Terraform, Docker, K8s)
- •Define resources declaratively
- •Use modules for reusability
- •Version control infrastructure code
- •Apply infrastructure changes safely
Example
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# Terraform example
resource "aws_instance" "web" {
ami = "ami-0c55b159cbfafe1f0"
instance_type = "t3.medium"
tags = {
Name = "web-server"
Environment = "production"
}
}
# Docker example
FROM node:18-alpine
WORKDIR /app
COPY package*.json ./
RUN npm ci --only=production
COPY . .
EXPOSE 3000
CMD ["node", "server.js"]
Best Practices
- •✅ Version control all infrastructure code
- •✅ Use modules for reusability
- •✅ Implement least privilege access
- •✅ Tag resources for cost tracking
- •❌ Avoid: Manual infrastructure changes
- •❌ Avoid: Hardcoding credentials