Infrastructure-as-Code Automation with Terraform, Packer, Vault, and Nomad – Best Practices Guide by Piyush Pandey and Navin Sabharwal (2021)

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LC Classification Number: QA76.76.A65 Publication Year: 2021 Item Width: 6.1 in gtin13: 9781484271285 ISBN-13: 9781484271285 Synopsis: Discover the methodologies and best practices for getting started with HashiCorp tools, including Terraform, Vault, and Packer. The book begins with an introduction to the infrastructure-as-code concept while establishing the need for automation and management technologies. You'll go over hands-on deployment, configuration, and best practices for Terraform, Packer, Vault, Nomad, and Consul. You'll then delve deeper into developing automation code using Terraform for automating AWS/Azure/GCP public cloud tasks; advanced topics include leveraging Vault for secrets management and Packer for image management. Along the way you will also look at Nomad and Consul for managing application orchestration along with network interconnectivity. In each chapter you will cover automated infrastructure and application deployment on the VM/container base ecosystem. The book provides sample code and best-practice guidance for developers and architects to look at infrastructure-as-code adoption from a holistic viewpoint. All the code presented in the book is available in the form of scripts, which allow you to try out the examples and extend them in interesting ways. What You Will Learn Get an overview of the architecture of Terraform, Vault, Packer, Nomad, and Consul Follow hands-on steps for enabling Terraform, Vault, Packer, Nomad, and Consul Automate various services on the public cloud, including AWS, Azure, and GCP Who This Book Is For Developers, architects, and administrators who want to learn about infrastructure-as-code automation., Discover the methodologies and best practices for getting started with HashiCorp tools, including Terraform, Vault, and Packer. The book begins with an introduction to the infrastructure-as-code concept while establishing the need for automation and management technologies. You'll go over hands-on deployment, configuration, and best practices for Terraform, Packer, Vault, Nomad, and Consul. You'll then delve deeper into developing automation code using Terraform for automating AWS/Azure/GCP public cloud tasks; advanced topics include leveraging Vault for secrets management and Packer for image management. Along the way you will also look at Nomad and Consul for managing application orchestration along with network interconnectivity. In each chapter you will cover automated infrastructure and application deployment on the VM/container base ecosystem. The book provides sample code and best-practice guidance for developers and architects to look at infrastructure-as-code adoptionfrom a holistic viewpoint. All the code presented in the book is available in the form of scripts, which allow you to try out the examples and extend them in interesting ways. What You Will Learn Get an overview of the architecture of Terraform, Vault, Packer, Nomad, and Consul Follow hands-on steps for enabling Terraform, Vault, Packer, Nomad, and Consul Automate various services on the public cloud, including AWS, Azure, and GCP Who This Book Is For Developers, architects, and administrators who want to learn about infrastructure-as-code automation. Item Length: 9.3 in Type: Textbook Publisher: Apress L. P. Format: Trade Paperback Author: Piyush Pandey, Navin Sabharwal Number of Volumes: 1 vol. Publication Name: Infrastructure-as-Code Automation Using Terraform, Packer, Vault, Nomad and Consul : Hands-On Deployment, Configuration, and Best Practices brand: Apress L. P. Language: English Subject Area: Computers, Technology & Engineering Table Of Content: Chapter 1- Introduction to Hashicorp Terraform,Packer and Vault.- Chapter 2- Setting Up Hashicorp Terraform.- Chapter 3- Setting Up Hashicorp Vault.- Chapter 4 - Programming with Terraform.- Chapter 5 - Setting up Hashicorp Packer.- Chapter 6 - DevSecOps Automation Using Terraform,Packer and Vault.- Chapter 7- Self Service Automation Using Terraform,Packer and Vault. ISBN-10: 1484271289 Illustrated: Yes Subject: Engineering (General), General, Enterprise Applications / General Number of Pages: Xiv, 243 Pages Item Weight: 14.2 Oz

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Discover the methodologies and best practices for getting started with HashiCorp tools, including Terraform, Vault, and Packer. The book begins with an introduction to the infrastructure-as-code concept while establishing the need for automation and management technologies. You'll go over hands-on deployment, configuration, and best practices for Terraform, Packer, Vault, Nomad, and Consul. You'll then delve deeper into developing automation code using Terraform for automating AWS/Azure/GCP public cloud tasks; advanced topics include leveraging Vault for secrets management and Packer for image management. Along the way you will also look at Nomad and Consul for managing application orchestration along with network interconnectivity. In each chapter you will cover automated infrastructure and application deployment on the VM/container base ecosystem. The book provides sample code and best-practice guidance for developers and architects to look at infrastructure-as-code adoption from a holistic viewpoint. All the code presented in the book is available in the form of scripts, which allow you to try out the examples and extend them in interesting ways. What You Will Learn Get an overview of the architecture of Terraform, Vault, Packer, Nomad, and Consul Follow hands-on steps for enabling Terraform, Vault, Packer, Nomad, and Consul Automate various services on the public cloud, including AWS, Azure, and GCP Who This Book Is For Developers, architects, and administrators who want to learn about infrastructure-as-code automation. Chapter 1- Introduction to Hashicorp Terraform,Packer and Vault . Infrastructure as Code introduction . Introduction to Terraform . Introduction to Vault . Introduction to Packer Chapter 2- Setting Up Hashicorp Terraform . Introduction to Terraform Cli,cloud and enterprise . Setting up Terraform Cli Chapter 3- Setting Up Hashicorp Vault . Introduction to Vault opensource and enterprise . Understanding Vault architecture . Using Vault security model . Installing Vault Cli Chapter 4 - Programming with Terraform . Understanding programming components . Setting up first use case for automation for AWS . Setting up first use case for automation for AZURE . Setting up first use case for automation for GCP Chapter 5 - Setting up Hashicorp Packer . Understanding Packer components . Installing Packer . Setting up automated AWS image management . Setting up automated Azure image management . Setting up automated GCP image management Chapter 6 - DevSecOps Automation Using Terraform,Packer and Vault . Introduction to DevSecOps automation . Continuous integration and delivery automation Chapter 7- Self Service Automation Using Terraform,Packer and Vault . Approaches for self service automation . Setting up self service automation using vRealize automation

  1. This book is a fantastic guide for anyone looking to master HashiCorp tools for IaC. The hands-on approach makes complex concepts easy to grasp, with clear examples and practical best practices. Whether you're new to Terraform, Vault, or Packer or looking to refine your skills, the step-by-step deployment and configuration walkthroughs are incredibly helpful. The authors break down automation in a way that’s both engaging and immediately applicable. A must-read for DevOps engineers and cloud architects wanting to streamline infrastructure management efficiently.

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