𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗢𝗽𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗢𝗽𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀

Manual setup is slow. It causes errors. You wait weeks for a server. Infrastructure as Code (IaC) fixes this. It treats your hardware like software. You use files to manage your servers.

Benefits of IaC:

• Faster setup.
• No more config drift.
• Identical environments.
• Clear history in Git.

Two types of tools help you:

• Declarative tools define the goal. Example: Terraform.
• Imperative tools list the steps. Example: Ansible.

Manual changes are dangerous. They cause drift. Your servers stop being the same. This leads to outages.

Keep your code in Git. You get a full audit trail. You know who changed the network. You know why a database changed.

Security is built in. Scan your code for risks. Fix bugs before they reach production.

IaC is the base for DevOps. It makes your systems predictable. It helps you move fast.

Source: https://dev.to/varunvarde/why-infrastructure-as-code-is-the-foundation-of-devops-success-4n47 Optional learning community: https://t.me/GyaanSetuAi