- Determine the desired state of your infrastructure and define it using declarative code.
- Select an appropriate IaC tool such as Terraform, CDK or another tool to write infrastructure code.
- Define reusable modules and templates to standardize infrastructure provisioning across different environments.
- Install and configure the selected infrastructure automation tool in your DevOps environment.
- Establish integration with your chosen cloud providers or on-premises systems.
- Define infrastructure configuration files and scripts to describe the desired infrastructure components.
- Identify the provisioning and configuration steps required for your infrastructure components.
- Define automation workflows that describe the sequence of actions to provision and configure infrastructure resources.
- Implement error handling and rollback mechanisms to ensure the stability of your infrastructure provisioning process.
- Integrate infrastructure automation workflows with your CI/CD pipeline to automate the provisioning process.
- Define triggers and hooks that initiate infrastructure provisioning based on code changes or deployment events.
- Automate the testing of infrastructure code and configuration to ensure correctness and consistency.
- Implement monitoring and logging tools to gather metrics and insights about your infrastructure's performance.
- Utilize monitoring data to identify areas for optimization, scalability improvements, and cost savings.
- Continuously iterate and refine your infrastructure automation processes based on feedback and changing business needs.
