Terraform + Ansible on the Azure Terraform Community Call for 11/2023

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Join us in this insightful session from our November Azure Terraform Community Call, where we delve into the synergy of Packer, Terraform, and Ansible for cloud infrastructure management. Watch as we navigate the harmonious integration of these powerful tools, showcasing the unparalleled efficiency and flexibility they bring when used in tandem.

During the call, we demonstrate how Packer's immutable infrastructure creation complements Terraform's declarative approach to infrastructure as code, while Ansible's configuration management capabilities ensure that the resulting deployments are precisely configured and managed post-provisioning.

Key highlights of this video include:

A walkthrough of creating a base image with Packer, highlighting its benefits for consistency and speed in deployments.
A guide on deploying this image across Azure's cloud infrastructure using Terraform, showcasing the ease of scaling and managing infrastructure as code.
Practical examples of Ansible's role in the post-deployment phase, ensuring that configurations are automatically and reliably applied across the board.

The presentation not only covers the "how-tos" but also emphasizes the "whys" behind choosing the right tool for each job. It stresses the importance of leveraging each tool's strengths - Packer's image building, Terraform's infrastructure management, and Ansible's configuration application - to create a robust, scalable, and maintainable cloud ecosystem.

Whether you are new to the world of cloud infrastructure or looking to optimize your current processes, this talk is a treasure trove of best practices and expert advice. By the end of this talk, you'll gain a clear understanding of how to employ Packer, Terraform, and Ansible in a complementary fashion for a streamlined workflow that enhances productivity and reduces the potential for errors.

Don't miss out on the Q&A session where our speaker answers some of the community's most pressing questions, providing deeper insights and clarifications.

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Thanks Mark, great to see an example of a few of the different tools working together.. singing different parts of the same song :)

rucas
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Great presentation, Mark... not used Packer or Ansible yet, so look forward to getting my head round what they do from your upcoming videos

ManneyM
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So Packer has an Ansible provisioner as well (basically allows you to run Ansible either on the remote VM or on the machine running Packer). I have used this a bit before and the two seem to go pretty well hand in hand. What are your thoughts about it?

abdulazizbarkat
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Hi Mark, I'm using Terraform with workspaces in Azure DevOps and need to prevent concurrent pipeline jobs for the same environment (like 'prod') on a shared self-hosted agent. How can I ensure only one job accesses the state file at a time to avoid lock errors, without restricting the agent's use in other projects? Thanks

marsamuk
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Have you considered DSC? Azure Automation Accounts provide this natively. Now with DSCv3 released, what are your thoughts?

CarlintVeld
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I am a real fan of the inside out pattern where the vm itself pulls the desired state from some upstream and runs the playbooks. I would say management through ssh should be limited as much as possible. What do you think?

CarlintVeld
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Red Hat provides this Ansible Automation Platform with AWX as an open source web ui and play book orchestrator. What are your thoughts about this?

CarlintVeld
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I would say IaaS i.e. vm based workloads should be last resort. Always go for something higher in the stack: Container Apps, App Service, Kubernetes. I thought good to point this out

CarlintVeld