Infrastructure as Code (IAC) Automation

Project Description: This project focuses on automating cloud infrastructure standards using Ansible and Git, following Infrastructure as Code (IAC) principles. IAC is a DevOps practice that allows you to define, configure, and manage infrastructure through code, enabling consistency, reliability, and scalability.

Project Objectives:

Create a set of Ansible playbooks to automate the provisioning and configuration of cloud infrastructure components. Implement IAC principles to define and manage infrastructure as code, enabling version control and collaboration using Git. Optimize infrastructure operations by reducing manual tasks and ensuring infrastructure consistency. Enhance project documentation to make it easy for others to understand and contribute to the project. Tools and Technologies Used:

Ansible: To create automation playbooks. Git: For version control and code management. AWS (Amazon Web Services): As the cloud platform for infrastructure provisioning. Key Steps:

Step 1: Define Infrastructure Components Decide on the cloud infrastructure components to automate, such as EC2 instances, security groups, and VPC settings.

Step 2: Develop Ansible Playbooks Create Ansible playbooks to define the desired state of these infrastructure components. Below is an example of an Ansible playbook for launching an EC2 instance:

name: Launch EC2 Instance hosts: localhost connection: local gather_facts: False tasks: - name: Create EC2 Instance ec2: key_name: my-key-pair instance_type: t2.micro image: ami-0c55b159cbfafe1f0 region: us-west-2 count: 1 vpc_subnet_id: subnet-0123456789abcdef0 group: my-security-group wait: yes register: ec2

- name: Add instance to host group
  add_host:
    name: "{{ item.public_ip }}"
    groups: launched
  with_items: "{{ ec2.instances }}"

Step 3: Use Git for Version Control Create a Git repository to store your playbooks. Initialize a Git repository in your project folder and commit your code regularly. This enables version control and collaboration.

Step 4: Test and Deploy Test your playbooks in a development environment and then apply them to the target cloud infrastructure. Use the ansible-playbook command to execute your playbooks.

Step 5: Document the Project Provide clear documentation on how to use the playbooks, the required dependencies, and any customization options. Make it easy for others to understand and contribute to the project.

Expected Outcomes:

Automation of cloud infrastructure provisioning and management. Improved infrastructure consistency and reliability. Enhanced knowledge of IAC and Ansible. A valuable addition to your GitHub portfolio, showcasing your skills in automation and IAC principles