Summary
In this chapter dedicated to Terraform, we learned that its installation can be done either manually or using scripts.
To apply Terraform, we detailed the different steps of its configuration to provision an Azure infrastructure using an Azure SP.
Additionally, we explained, step by step, its local execution with its main command lines, which are init, plan, apply, and destroy, along with its life cycle in a CI/CD process. Finally, we ended this chapter by looking at the protection of the state file in an Azure remote backend.
Therefore, Terraform is a tool that is in line with the principles of IaC. The Terraform code is readable and understandable to users, and its execution integrates very well into a CI/CD pipeline that allows you to automatically provision a cloud infrastructure.
Throughout this book, we will continue to discuss Terraform, with additions about its use with Packer, Azure Kubernetes Services, and downtime reduction.
In the next chapter, we...
